[ { "id": 216938, "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": "CO129-002 - Sir Henry Pottinger - 1843", "page_number": 146, "title": "CO129-002 - Sir Henry Pottinger - 1843", "content_text": "\nbe a number of lots with Sear frontage; and upon the opposite side of Shop's or Ewwelling Houses, \n\na row \n\nwith some- \n\ngood Situations for \n\nVillas further up the hill. \n\nbulk \n\nIn what constitutes now \n\nthe \n\nof the Foron (between Government- Hill and the Lower Bazaar) it affens to me that the present disposition of Streets must be followed out; but more regard_ will be paid to uniformity and regularity in building., than has \n\nhitherto been done. \n\nIn this \n\nbreality there are still some valuable lots of \n\nland not disposed of; and along the Northern side- of the road a few Marine \n\nLoto \n\nLots have beese retained by the Government. \n\nHis Excellency the Governor has I believe abreasy desided, that the Church is to be built- \n\non the flat \n\nspace at the front of Government. Still. \n\nOn the face of this Hill, \n\na little more to the Southward, \n\nI \n\npropose to erect the Buildings which will be required.. for.. fourts of Law, and various other offices. There ample space for \"livo \n\nranges Terraces without going further up the \n\ntwo ran \n\nHill than the situation Known as the \n\n\"Acclimatizing Berracks\", and that the present Government House, with whatever additions m be required \n\nmay \n\nis \n\nthere, for the Searelaries and personal \n\nHaff", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-002 - Sir Henry Pottinger - 1843.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 216939, "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": "CO129-002 - Sir Henry Pottinger - 1843", "page_number": 147, "title": "CO129-002 - Sir Henry Pottinger - 1843", "content_text": "\nthe.. \n\nStaff of His Excelleway the Governor, \n\nwill remain \n\nas \n\nat \n\n\"present\",\" \n\nisolated \n\n; nor will \n\nfrom all other Buildings; any of those proposed interfere with from it. His Excellency \n\nthe view \n\nPlace, with an \n\nthe_ Governor has already spotion of \n\n· having a space- \n\nspace of land restained from the Sea in front of this Hill, in order to form a Public landing \n\nreplanade or Pablic Walk. I propose that a \n\nthat a... Praya should be carried out in front of all the Buildings, both Eastward- and._ Westward from Government in Hill. = Eastwards, I would have_ it extend at least as far as the rocks at the foot of Lot marked. 1.86 in the Survey (the Manjeethey Hospital \n\nHospital Still- ) ; but if my plan_ for reclaiming the land in the \"Wong-hei chung Valley \n\nfront of \n\nwere to \n\nbe carried out, then I would have the Praya to go \n\nround the foot of \n\nдо \n\nthe_ Will; and join the Sex Wall snclosing the reclaimed- land; and I would also continue it eastwards \n\nthe \n\nof the Nalley to the \"Point\", property of Mepers Jardine Matheson &fe. Westwards from Government Hill the Praga might be extended as far as Navy Bay, and the land. \" this reclaimed.\" would form number of very \n\nLots. The \n\nvaluable Marine \n\npart of the Lower which is on the Sen \n\nBazaar, which is \n\nBeach, will, I am convinced \n\nbe", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-002 - Sir Henry Pottinger - 1843.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 216969, "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": "CO129-002 - Sir Henry Pottinger - 1843", "page_number": 177, "title": "CO129-002 - Sir Henry Pottinger - 1843", "content_text": "sclusive \n\nSize Mont \n\nAnnual Renk \n\nSquare- \n\ntest \n\n504 20.18.3. \n\nBazaar Lots \n\nUppt Bazaar. \n\nIn this Bazaar Lots from No.1 to 118 inclutive. \n\nfrom No 1 to 118 inclusive are let to Chinese Tenants. \n\nfined. by \n\nA R. Johnston Esq \n\nHe Rent of each Lot (14 fest by 36 ft) \n\ntras \n\nat the same rate por. Square foot as Town Lots: therefore_ to £0.18.3 per annum \n\nkunum. \n\namounts \n\nLower Bazaar.. \n\n-800 €1.26. \n\nIn this Bazaar \n\nLots \n\nfrom - \n\nNo 1 to 150 are let to Chinese. Tenents. \n\nto \n\n1/50 \n\nInclusive \n\nThe Pont of each lot (20 feet by 40 ft) was fired by AR. Johnston, J, at 5 Follers = Z. 1. 2. 6 per annum . __ \n\n& Fun (744) \n\nNichard Wr. nam \n\n(Squed) AB. Gordon, \n\nLend officer.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-002 - Sir Henry Pottinger - 1843.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 217064, "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": "CO129-002 - Sir Henry Pottinger - 1843", "page_number": 272, "title": "CO129-002 - Sir Henry Pottinger - 1843", "content_text": "Pas \n\nTHE FRIEND OF CHINA AND HONG-KONG GAZETTE. \n\nThe \n\nFriend of \n\nQuina SUPPLMENT TO No. 75. \n\nHong Kong Gajette, \n\nVICTÒRIA, HONG-KONG, THURSDAY, AUGUST 24, 1843. \n\nREPORT of Cases treated in the VICTORIA HOSPITAL FOR SEAMEN, \n\nfor the momh ending, 19th August, 1843. \n\nDiseasDa \n\nAdmitted. \n\nDischarg. \n\ned relier. \n\nInitammation of the Liver. \n\nInflammation of the Brain. \n\nDelirium Tremens. \n\nDysentery. \n\nUlorrhoea. \n\nFever.. \n\nRácuratism. \n\nConsumption. \n\nVenereal \n\nTOTAL \n\nכני \n\nDischarg. \n\ned oured, \n\nD 0 \n\n(*) This Paliom left the Hospital contrary to the advice of the Surgeons, \n\nVictoria, Hongkong, 20th August, 1845. \n\nALLIANCE FIRE ASSURANCE COMPANY \n\nOF LONDON. \n\nTHE Undersigned having been, appointed Agents in China, for the above Company, are prepared to accept. Assurances at Hong-Kong, as under: \n\n1st-On Buiklings of Brick or Stone, covered with Tiles, Slates, Metal of other incombustible material, together with their contents, when such Bniklogs are isolate! from all others. \n\nRate of Premium, 3 per cent, per annum, 2xD.--On such Buildings and their contents, when not so isolated, at the rate of 1 per cent. per ann Assurances for 6 months † 7 of the annual rate, will! \n\nand for 3 months, į 3be charged. \n\nOf the 1st Class, Assurances, for the present, will be accepted to the extent of £10,000 only on one risk. And of the 2nd Chies, to the extent of £3000. \n\nrisk. \n\nA Building and its contents taken together, form one Thas the above suns may be underwritten either on a Building alone, or the contents alone; on, part on the Building, and part on the contents. \n\nNo Assurance is to be considered in foron until the Premiam be paid. \n\nAmongst other advantages of the Company, the Assured will be entitled to participate in the profits after five successive payments. \n\nParties applying for Assurances will please send in full particulars of the risk to be taken; any deviation. from which, without the censent of the Company, will vitiate the Policy. \n\nJARDINE, MATILESON. & Co., \n\nAgents in China, \n\nMocan, 12th July, 1863, \n\nNOTICE. \n\nThe undersigned in connexion with Mn PareICK CHALMERS at present in England, has this day estal- Jished a house of Agency in China, under the firm of AKPRUSON, CHALMERS & Co. \n\nMacao, 1st July, 1843. \n\nJ. S. ANDERSON, \n\nFOR SALE. CHAIN Cables, Europe Rope, Wines, Spirits, Stores of every description, Dressing Glasses, Plate Glass and Warm Clothing, \n\nALFRED HUMPHREYS, \n\n20. Queens Road. \n\nHong Kong, 1st August, 1848, \n\nNOTICE--The un forsignal is authorized by \n\nflis Excellency the Commander-in-Chief of Her Majesty's Land Forces in China, to recsivo al pack- ngem adresaid to the Officers or Messes of any of the Regiems ployed during the late war. \n\nN. LUGS. \n\nlong-Kong, 15th April, 1842 \n\nOne half per cent, Commission will be charged upon all Goods bought in. \n\nProceeds of Arconat Sales will be rendered fifteen hys after Sale, or sooner if realizeal. \n\nQueen's Road, Hong-Kong, kat Juno, 1843. \n\nXO. W. BENNETT, \n\nJUST RECEIVED, AND FOP SALE. BEEF, Pork. Flour and Bread, Brandy and Wines, Cherry Cordial Vinegar, Rum, and Anack, Beer in Cask, Sales &c. \n\nRice. Singapore Plunks, \n\nSpesin Candles. Tlouse-iltings. \n\nManda Timber, Sheathing Copper, \n\nAmerican and Castile Spip, \n\nTobacco, Raisins, Spirits Turpentine, Tar, Rusin, and I'l \n\nBlack, White, Brown, and Drab Flats. \n\nP. TOWNSEND, \n\nHong-Kong, 31st July, 1943. \n\nti \n\nDead. \n\nRetain \n\ning in the \n\nHospital. \n\n[ \n\n幾 \n\nJ SATCHELL, M. D, \n\nResident Physician and Surgeon. \n\nRICHARD JONES, M. D., Resident Asst. Physician & Surgeon, \n\nD. WILSON & Co., \n\nBEG to intimate to the Gentlemen of Hong-Kong that they have From thus, date opened their Billiard Room to be Pullic. \n\nPRICE OF THE GAMES. Ese Ga \n\nFoun Two \n\nof 24 for One Dollar \n\n\" \n\nNight games double the above. \n\nN. B. No Credit will be allowed in the Biard Room \n\nVICTORIA, HONG-KONG \n\n1st August 1848 \n\nD. WILSON & Co. \n\nAVE just received a fresh supply of Allsop's Lutin Ale, sound Chadder Chinese, Perfumery, Stationery, and a variety of ather articles. \n\nVICTORIA, Roxo-Kong, \n\n1st August, 1843. \n\nJUST Landed and for SALE. \n\nAlachines. \n\nApply to \n\n20, Quren's Road, Victoria, 2nd August. 1843 \n\nwo \n\nWeighing \n\nALEX. MOSY, \n\nNOTICE Goons and Merelmedio of all descrip \n\ntions received and curetilly stored ia sparions dry and secure Brick Godowns situated on the Queen's Road No. 20, at Hongkong, upon moderate terris. \n\nApply upon the premises to. \n\nALEX, MOSS. Goods are received and sold on Commission Hongkong, 2nd Angusi 1833, \n\nFOR SALE--Singapore Bears, on moderate \n\nApply to ALEX. MOSS, Hong Kong, 2d August, 1843, \n\nterms. \n\nNOTICE. \n\nIN consequence of the mytan! Dissolution of Part. nership betweeen Mesars, BENNETT, PAIN, & Co., the Undersigned bags to Notify, that the Busi ness will be cartiod on by lamseif, où the same Pre ruises, and most respectfully, solicits a continustee of the liberal support be has hitherto been favoured with Parties desinos në susting Goods for Pablie. Auction, are requested to, de so two days previous to the time of Sule. \n\nAuctions will be held every Friday. at Eleven A. 37, \n\nTerms-Five per Cent, at all. Goods. \n\nVICTORIA HOSPITAL, \n\nFUR \n\nSEA MEN, \n\nNos. 1, 2, 3, Queen's Roud, immediately opposito Fearon's Wharf, \n\nResident Physician and Surgeon, JAMES SATCHELL, M. D. Resident Assist, Physician, & Surgeon, \n\nRICHARD JONES, M. D. \n\nTHE HOSPITAL is now open for the reception of i \n\nPatients, and is furnished with every convenience necessary for the comfort and speely recovery of the sick. \n\nPatients are admitted at any hour of the day or night, on production of an undertaking to defray the expenses inerrel, signed either by the Captain of the Vessel to which the sick person belongs, or a Member of some Mercantile Firo in Chica. No Patient çan \n\nbe admittcik without such an undertaking. \n\nTERMS For Medical attendance, Medicines, and \n\nProvisions. \n\nSeamen-One Dollar, \n\nOFFICERS--Two Dollars per day, Victoria, Hong-Kong, \n\n20th July, 1843. \n\nFOR SALE, REIGHT on CHARTER, \n\nTHE Fine A. 1. British Brig Iris,\" \n\n277 Tous N. M. Captain MERCE, \n\nApply to \n\nHOLLIDAY WISE, 4. Co. Victoria, Hongkong, 24th August, 1843, \n\nFOR LONDON. \n\nTHE A British bull Barque Mary Catherine\" Captain Taylor, having \n\nTur \n\na large portion of her cargo engaged will meet with quick despatch, generat freight or passage, baving supe- \n\nG. F. DAVIDSON. LINDSAY & Co. \n\nrior accommodations, apply here w \n\nAt Macao to \n\nFlong-Kong, 14th August, 1943. \n\nFOR AMOY AND CHUSAN. \n\nTHE Barque Lanusy Campbell, Capt. Darley Will Sail for the above Parts in ath this month--For Freight or pis- \n\nN. DEUS Apply to \n\n18. Queen's Road, Or to the Captain on lumed. \n\nsaga. \n\nVictor 2, Aogust 9th, 1943. \n\nFOR FREIGHT OR CHARTER. \n\nTHE A. L. Barque Extzaketh Moonn, W. 3isap Comunander, register ton. nage 241. \n\nFOR SALE. on board the Elizabeth Moniy,\" fod tons of Liverpool Coals, such as II. M Mail Steamors\" between Liverpool and fasiio, use. \n\nApply to 6, F. DAVIDSON. Hong-Kong, 2d, August, 1848. \n\nThe fist sailing British bult Brig \"NAUTILUS\" \"Captain Gibson, £33 toms Register, now ging at Hongkong, and ready to receive vargo. \n\nApply to FOX, BAWSON. & Co. \n\nBongkung 35th July, 1843. \n\nFOR-SALE. FLERGILE OR CuAXTER, \n\nTHE Clipper Bag ANOLESA, Capt. Rowland 10 Tons register, built at Ipswich, in 1840, & A. 1'de 13 years, has been newly coppered and is well found in stores Apply to the Captain on board; or to \n\nFOX, RAWSON, & Co. Hongkong, 25th. Jaly 1543. WANTED-fer the Gun Room Mess of 11. A. S. Cunwallis-a good Cook-either European or \n\nNalive. \n\nTestimonials at to character and efficiency will be required. \n\nFor further particulars, apply on board, butween the \n\nhouss of nine and twelve 4. N.\" \n\nH. M. S. Con wallis. \n\nAugust, 17th 1843. \n\nALL persons indebted to the firm of P. Townsend & Co. are desired to take immediate payment iv, \n\nP. TOWNSEND \n\nPR SALE. \n\nPRIME Bottled Beer. Apply in. \n\nPAIN & Co. \n\nFOR SALE. \n\nAr go. Secaes of Tus USDERSTORED. Prims Mess feeland Pork \n\nPaint and Paint End Torpentine and Tar Matlive Cair \n\nCalan api Slip Brend Superive Golden Sherry \n\nCockburts\" Port Wine \n\nClaret 31 Julen and Murgaux Hock. Bresar and Canignze \n\nBarton Ale in Cash and Bottle \n\nTumblers ani Wine Glasses \n\nSingapore planks \n\nBeaver and Sour Flats \n\nLaubes Mut, dilk stockings, Soilpe \n\nBrandy in Wood and Boitie \n\nAb assortment of Hosiery \n\nWah numerous other articles at moderate prices, \n\nNo. 2 Magistracy Street, \n\nPAIN &AG. \n\nTARIFF, PORT REGULATIONS &c. \n\nA few Cupies are still on SALE of No.71 of the Friend \n\nof China wad Hong Kong Gazette, contrining the Proclamation of His Excellency. Tariff, Government Notification. Table of Consular Fees &c. &c. \n\nAlso the Extraordinary of 31st July, Containing the Proclamation of the Chinese Commissioner, General, Regulations for the Ports, in Cléna, &c. &c. \n\nPrice—to Subscribers to the paper; each copy 25 pents, to non Subscribers 1 Rupeo. \n\nPAINTED AND I'encreuen For The ProPainTORS, NE rup Payaso Orvice, Querx's Rojo, Verona. \n\nWe are informed that Monsieur C. ALEX, CHALLAYE, Esa. ex Acting Consul for France in China, nas, by a decision of his Excellency Monsieur Guizot, Mi- nister for Foreign Affairs, bearing date the 14th March of the present year, her attached, in his capacity of Elove Consul, to the CoxsULATE ÚExEAL ci Franco in Egypt. \n\nINQUEST AUGUST 14TH, 1848. \n\nBEFORE MR. E. FARNCOMB. CORONER. \n\nFROM OUR CORRESPONDENTS. \n\nCrtSAR-August 4th, 1843. \n\nwere arenred under the Old System. They are, the Eliza, Mary, and Bahamian Business is very dull, New Congous are arriving, the quality good. \"Crop, \n\nNo matter of political import need be looked for in 650 Chops, 20 maels. Shout price about the rate. this quiet locality, we are becoming gradually acquint. Whilst the Export in April and May, was 174 millions ed with the denems of a great intercourse, the \n\nof lbs., in 29 ships, the probable Export of 3 months, friendly disposition of the people favors it, and the June, July, and August, in 5 ships, is about 3 mil perfeet reliance which they place in the honour and hops of the integrity of British dealers, leads to the fervent hope LocAL Nuws-The British Flag was re-hosted at the that it may never be destroyed by questionable trave Consulate, on the 14th inst. \n\nOfficial responsibility to actions. \n\nthe Chinese, for the payment and collection of their \n\nThis was an inquest on the body of James Prestoe, The only true system of trade is a liberal one, and duties, is an enormous thor, and wifi catail endles \n\nThere can be no greater fillacy, than for the faw, to use and vexation on the Conals. Here, I should who died suddenly in the Exchange Room The Jury aere summoned to attend on the evening of the suppose that the knowledge of commercial particulars, he will want fy Claks, when basintesis upon this coast can be limited to themselves, here active. The Consulate order, to prevent ship'a boots 12th (Saturday), but in consequence of the post mor the examination of the Body un bring concluded where ready money transections constantly obtain, the exting Her Majesty's) dig at the Old Company till a late bour and the Medical Report being requested simplicity of business render its details obvious aden, bas given as inch disgust to the skipper, \n\nit hus given satifaction to the residents. to be given in writing the Jugnest was deferred to enough to the most obtuse piserver. the 14th (Monday). The following evidence was then \n\nIt is with very deep regret, we have to announce the takon. Mr. J. W. Bennett, sworn, sąl \n\nde mise of J. A. Murder, Esq. He died on hard the General Work, on the siternoon of yesterday, after a severe illness of three weeks datarion. A wide circle of friends not acquaintances will bewail the loss of a truly kind-heartedman, and our commu - nity will deplore the loss of a valuable incraber. \n\ni was informed on Saturday at about 3 o'clock that James Preston the deceased was dying. The deceased kept the Exchange Roome for me. On my coming up to see him I found he bad expired. Daring the time that the depensed had born in my employ be had always conducted himself in a sober manner. I \n\ndischarged from the Hospital he secured weakly and when I saw him going about in the wet. I remon- strated with him, and told him that he ought to en- play a man for the purpose. \n\nA subject upon which we may congratulate ourselves is the continued bathy nature of this loculty ; out national selfishness leads us to regret that this valu- alle island is one day to be restored; its worth as a commanding position can scarcely bo over-rated. situated in a glorious climate, exempted from the ord nary riak of the elements, provided wah the most Secure and spacious harbours and in itself abondant- \n\nof the Chinese Empire, with such a possession what \n\ndo not know what his bubits of life had been before 7 productive, populated with a quiet industrious raceOS KEENASSA FALAN KUGELSESKPROT \n\namong whom rict, crime, my dishonesty, is scarcely 1 employed him. About five days previous to his docense, he had been sent to the Hospital of Messrs. Known a rural people castly governed, Imants each J. N. ANDERSON, begrepectfully to inform Satchell and Jenes, he bad them an eruption on his member of the community seems to know himself\" \n\nthe inhabitants of Victoria, and the public generally, and then if we might venture to speak of its political tha the has opened those premista next Mr. Boulle's skin, ou different parts of his body; en huis being inuener, within a few day's sail of the riches cities teen's Road, as a winlesale al rail wine and might not the genius and enterprise of Great Britain Strict attention to business, good Articles, and mode Spirit Store, and BILLIARD ROOM, and hopes, by rate elurges, to meet a share of Public Putronage. \n\nJ. N. A. begs respectfully to solicit the attention of the Naval and Military, as well as private Gention.co in Flong-Kong, to the Hilliard Room, which is Spaci ous and weil aired, and to state, that every possiblo attention on his part will be paid to the confort of those who may honour him with a visit. Victoria, 14th August, 1843. \n\nMr. Francis Dickens, sworn, \n\nI am Clerk to Mir. Bennett: I was present when the dencased died, he died in the Exchange Room. When I came into the room he was sitting in one of the chairs with his bead hanging over the fuck of the chair. I supported hun in my arms and spoken to him, but received no answer, his lips moved as if to spek but he could not do on, and his pulse was scar- cely perceptible, I called up a servant and he took hold of hie zal i went and fetched a Doctor. The deceased did not recognise one when I came up. \n\nAr J W. Beaned, Re-examined, A day or two before the deceased went to the Hos. pitul he complained to me of sickness and a pain in Jus heal. I administered to him an Emnetic which gave him considerable relief: the eruption afterwards appearing on his body, I advised him to go to the os pital. \n\nJamce Satchell, Surgeon, Sworn-The deceased was in the Hospital under my charge from the seventh to the eleventh instant. His eomplaint was that of a nettle rush and disordered bowels. When he left the Hospital he wna perfectly well but was weak. I was sent for on Saturday to sec bin and on my arrival at the Exchango Rooin he was dend. \n\n(Signed) \n\nThere was no possibility of forming an opinion us to the cause of his death without an internal examination. I consider that course was necessary. \n\nJ. SATCHELL, M. D. \n\nResident Surgeon, Victoria Seaman's Hospital. Charles Alexander Winchester, \n\nI am the Acting Colonial Surgeon.- produce a copy of the notes taken whilst examining the body of the deceased. The report was then read. \n\nOn the Coroner enquiring what was the cause of the deceased's death the witness said, \n\nThe signs in the brain led me to suppose that influm mutory action must have existed for serae considerable time before death, and from the evidence given, of a sgb-acute character. I consider the immediate enese of death to have ben the pressure of a very considerable \n\nquantity of serum found at the case of the brain, on that órgin (in other words) that it was a rese of serious upo, lexy. He must have enjoyed very irregular health Prom the state of the liver. \n\nf \n\n(Signed) \n\nCHARLES ALEXANDER WINCHESTER, \n\nActing Colonial Surgeon. The Evidence having been summed up, and the Jury being charged to consider their verdict it was returned, \n\nDied by the visitation of God. \n\neffect in this remote, but highly interesting, portion of the civilised world? \n\nThe recent intelligence from Woosung, the Port of Shanghai ( with which place we have constant com- unication) is to the effect, that a sumber of men are engaged in repairing the ruined fortifications. They were formerly of cud: we are given to under- stand that they are now being feed with granite, sonte of the Opium vessels have recently gone up to the northward, with the intention, doabitess, of establishing other trading stations; it is useless to talk of a limited number of parts for all the coast will be open. The people are eager to trade, and the Mandarina are at Present very cautious in their interference in this matter, nothing but urbanity and kindness is expe- rienced from these dignitaries; certainly upon this coast there exists every outward manifestation of a sincero desire for peace and aliianey. \n\nThe immense amount of native toumage which finds its way up the Shanghai river daily, is worthy of remark, as being one of the most protaient features in the Yangtze kiang: they come from North and Sound, but as yet we canunt obtain the particulars of trade the English Ships keep healthy up the river, but the heat has been ahaost insupportable this season. \n\nA very fair trade has been doing here both in Straits produce and manufactured goods PEPPER has averaged 50 25 per picul; Rarrans still selling at 85, Grey sorrisos 68 30, Wuerz 84, Pic Leap,on account of large stock is down to $5 50, Saxval wOOD, without inquiry, Rion 81 50 no sales. Opium market unsettled, MALWA $610. PATNA 8710 to 720-very lit tle on hand. Speaking of the latter article, vessels coming up here with a general cargo should not neglect to com- prise it, helping off, as it does, heavy stock, it becomes a voluable auxiliary occasionally Alarm has been offer. ed in quantity at $1 15 it will doubtless be available era long as a rough return and calculated for purposes of ballast. I have no doubt but return freight on eative account, might be obtained from Niagpo and other consular ports, indeed some I believe has already beca obtained. \n\nAmov,-11th August, 1943. \n\nVaer quantities of Piece Goods have been brought to this market from Hongkong, and prices have given way. Lose Ctorns, far whites. $350 to $3 60, Greys $2 90 to 83 10; Twist $27 to $29. OPIUM raining its price, and good Malwa sells readily at $625. Rice 100; a good harvest. \n\nCanton, 21st August, 1843. \n\nThe former Hong Merchants continue to decline ex- porting Tens under the New System, and all the out- side man, are afraid to begin. Three slups are being loaded with Teus, at 1 taels on the short price, but these \n\nJ. \n\nMc. MURRAY, Baker, Pastry Cook, 4. opposite the Godowns of W Scott, Esq., Lower Bazaar, begs to announce to the Public, til be car ries on business in the above named sivinity, and hopes to participate in that Public Patronage which it shall be his constant endeavour to deserve. \n\nN. B.-Parties can be supplied with Bread, Pastry, &c., on the shortest notice, also ship biscuit, \n\nHong-kong. 14th August, 1848. \n\nBakings of every description, carefully exe- exted, from cleven in the moring till five in the evening FOR SALE-Anchors and Chain Cables, \n\nCopper sheathing, and nails Claret, and flavona cigars Sperm. Candles, and Ainerican Soap Cabin Biscuity in Tins of 58 s. Brass & Iron Bedstewis. \n\nApply at the Godowns of Holliday Wise, of Co. JOHN RITSON. Victoria, 17th August, 1543 \n\nto \n\nFOR SALE-The bull, masts, yards, anchors, chains, &c. &c., of the Brigantine, Roza, now lying in Ilong Kong. \n\nThe above may be Sold together or separate. The vessel is seven years old built of American live oak, and would make an excellent receiving vessel in say of the new Ports, having also good accommodation for resi dence on board, \n\nApply to \n\nN. DUUS. (1 T. M. METCALFE. \n\nGINGER BEER \n\nMATUEUS DB COSTA & Co. respectfully intimate \n\nthat they have opened an establishment at Ne. B Webster's Bazaar for the sale of Ginger Beer prepared by a peculiar process from the best fresh finger; it will be found to retain in the fullest perfection all \"invigorat ing and refreshing qualities, parties requiring a regular supply at intervals, are requested to give noties, this will ensure their having beer in its best condition at the Line wanted. —— \n\nPreserved Provisious, Cigure, Soap, Cheese & other Groceries,", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-002 - Sir Henry Pottinger - 1843.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 219120, "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": "CO129-006 - Sir John Davis - 1844", "page_number": 446, "title": "CO129-006 - Sir John Davis - 1844", "content_text": "answer to their petition- which is enclosed. \n\nThe plan. \n\nwhich \n\na. \n\nwe \n\ntranslation. \n\nof \n\nwould propose. \n\nto be adopted. is as follows, that as suggested. in. It is queellency's Memorandum, a new location be prepared for the Petitioners where. \n\nthe streets shall be marked out and the \n\nground levelled, and that they be- permitted. to remove all their Materials \n\nfrom their present position. \n\npresent position, and that to \n\ncover the expence of \n\nthe removal a small_ \n\nthe \n\ngratuity be paid to all those who are registered or who hold. the \n\nσε \n\ncertificates of \n\nthem. \n\nformer Land. Officer, giving. permission to build. Major faine and Mr. Sardon are of Opinion that Fifty Pollars ($50) fr compensation. but Mr. Gutzlaff thinks it too much and proposes Twenty Gollars ($20) that all arrears \n\nof rent be \n\neach house would be \n\na \n\nproper \n\nremitted \n\nremitted to them, and that they be \n\nallowed to occupy \n\ntheir new locations rent \n\nfree for five years from 25th December, 1866 \n\nMothink that the period for \n\nremoving \n\ntheir houses cannot be extended. \n\nJuly \n\nJuly next, as the land. on. \n\nsold on the 22 \n\nbeyond the 222 which they stand was \n\nnd \n\nJanuary last with the condition, that the \n\nPurchasers should be put \n\nin six moths \n\nin \n\npossession. day of sale. The \n\nfrom the day \n\nwe \n\nshould recommend. \n\nlocality to which the Petitioners being removed. is nearly \n\nthe Lower Bazaar. \n\nosite the \n\nopposite \n\nm \n\nthe South- \n\nside of the Qurens Road., and there \n\nof the \n\ninto time to have the \n\nwill be sufficiente \n\nground prepared and levelled, so that \n\nthe removal \n\nmay \n\nbe made within- \n\nthe time already specified.. \n\nWe would beg respectfully \n\nbring to the notice of His Excellency \n\nto \n\na", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-006 - Sir John Davis - 1844.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 220484, "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": "CO129-010 - Sir Henry Pottinger - 1843", "page_number": 79, "title": "CO129-010 - Sir Henry Pottinger - 1843", "content_text": "having in its neighborhood some vast stone quarries.- From \"Soo-ke-wan\" a native foot-path, sufficiently good to ride on, leads to \"Tai-tam,\" which is at present a place of little note-though situated at the head of an ex- tensive and deep bay of that uame. \n\n: \n\nOn the west side of the southernmost point of \"Tai- tam\" bay there is a little cové called \"Chek-chu,\" the resort of large fleets of fishing boats, and the site of a con- siderable town with a population of about 2000 souls,~ having a very good bazaar, an expensive rope walk, and shops well stocked to supply the wants of Chinese sea- faring people. \n\nIt is at this place the government have determined on erecting a barrack for two or three hundred men, and where one capable of holding a hundred is now in an advanced state towards completion. A branch of the \n\nTai-tam\" road will lead to this town. \n\nTracing one's steps westward as if continuing round the island, one at length comes to \"Heongkong\" proper, a small agricultural village situated in a remarkably pret ty, and the most extensive valley on the island. \"Shek- pae-wan,\" often called by the Chinese \"Heongkong, Shek-pae-wan,\" would seem to be the sea port of Hong- kong proper, and to have once been a more flourishing place than it now is. There is here, on an isolated spot the largest Chinese temple to be found on any part of the island. The port of \"Shek-pae-wan,\" though small, is nearly land-locked; and having both a northern and a southwestern entrance, it is pretty easy of ingress and egress. An island of about two miles in circumference, called \"Tap-lee-chow\" protects it from southwest to north, and the island of Hongkong completes the circle. There is abundance of water for a line-of-battle ship, and is only fault is in being too small as an anchorage for many European vessels, yet there may be nearly as much anchoring ground in it as in the Inner Harbour of Macao. There is at present a small detachment of the Madras native iufantry with two officers and one doctor stationed at this place; and the road has been projected and parti- ally finished, from \"Kwun-tai-loo\" to it across the hills, \n\n■ distance of 3 to 4 miles. \n\nThere are other villages on the island, but as no pub- lic works are carrying on, at or near them, at the present date, it has not been thought necessary in this short sketch to make mention of them. \n\nVarious materials have been used in building. At the commencement no one thought of anything better than houses constructed of fan palm leaf, called by the Chinese kwai, the next stage, was having them boarded and made with doors and windows that could open and shat; then occasionally was found one room of brick, and the rest of the house of the aforementioned description. The first who set the example of a stone and brick house, was Mr. Matheson; government soon after commenced the magis- tracy and prison, others followed in their train, and now few Europeans think of a palm leaf house, except with cer- tain forebodings of fever and ague. \n\nSome wooden houses have been imported from Singapore, and are at present being erected upon a lower story of stone; but for large buildings such as barracks, where space and solidity (should no objection on the score of wholesomeness exist) are the principal considerations, a material made of the common soil or disintegrated rock of the place, sifted and mixed with lime, and then pounded between >trong boards into solid walls, seems to be as good as any- thing else, and costs about half what brick or stone would do. From the great thickness of the walls, also, this ma- terial is better adapted for keeping out the heat in suru- mer and the cold in winter; but it must be covered in- side and out with a thick coating of plaster. This being well done, and care taken in having the material well mixed and pounded together, there is every reason to expect that a building so constructed will last a very long time, and indeed attain additional solidity the older it becomes. \n\n| \n\nrope. \n\nmaterial is called ni-cheun by the Chinese at Hongkong, taipa by the Portuguese at Macao, and the manner of making it answers to the description of the pisé of Eu- Stone is, however, best adapted for building near the sea, and it will be found to cost as little as brick. \n\nSome wood has been brought from Singapore and Manila, but as it is dearer than Chinese wood now, and requires much more labour to work it, the latter seems to be preferred. Nothing but cheapness would induce one to use the Manila and Singapore wood for other purposes than floorings, as it is excessively heary; and for roofs the Chinese timber will last as long as the tiles. \n\nThe productions of the Island are at present not very numerous. Round most of the villages both on the northr and the south side of the island are found very fine Mango trees. The \"Lichee,\" the Longan,\" the Orange, and the Pear-trees seem also to thrive very well, the soil being deep between the rocks, and, (according to the opinion of some of the gardeners from the gardens near Canton) of an excellent quality for trees of every sort, some of which have been already planted. There is not much rice-cultivation on the Island, and what there is, being only on the level parts, is likely soon to be discontinued for the cultivation of vegetables more sought after by Europeans, or to be purchased and turned into spots for building upon. \n\nSweet potatoes, and a few of the other Chinese vegetables are likewise grown; and, doubtless, when the agricultural part of the inhabitants begin to find a demand for other than Chinese vegetables, others will be produced. Some small additional patches of ground on different parts of the Island, previously unproductive, have since its occupation by the English been brought into cultivation. Fish is abundant, and much of it is cured at \"Chek-chu,\" as well as at other fishing villages. \n\nOwing to the Roads and paths that have already been eut, parts of the Island are now easily got at where for- merly it was difficult to go; and the dry coarse grass and fern which abounds in the bills is brought down in large quantities, and with such facility as to render it cheaper, combined with other circumstances, for Chinese boats to careen at Hongkong, than at any neighbouring places. The grass and fern are need by the Chinese for killing the insects that have eaten into the bottoms of their boats. \n\nMany little arts are now practised among the working portions of the population, which three months ago were not known at Hongkong. Every house that is building of stone gives employment to an itinerant blacksmith, who is required to point the stone cutter's tools. Mattrass- makers may also be seen cleansing their cotton with their oddly constructed bow-and hawkers of every description ahound, as well as the various sort of fortune-tellers, jugglers, quacks, and actors, that are seen in all well populated Chinese towns. \n\nLime-kilns have necessarily increased, and there are many places where the soil is adapted for bricks, so that we may some day see the art of brick making introduced. Tanning is likewise carried on pretty extensively, and the cattle that are consumed by the European classes. afford the hides. \n\nThe Population has often been estimated at about 15.000 souls, and it is probable this number is by no means an over-estimate. Until the population, however, gets regularly fixed, it will not be easy to obtain a censur. They are bard-working, industrious, and cheerful, as the Chinese usually are; and they appear to be too much en- gaged with their own affairs to have time for idleness and graver crimes--which of late have been anything but of frequent occurrence among them.. \n\nThere are not more than a dozen horses un the island, \n\nand one carriage; a few small flocks of sheep and some goats, Cattle for the consumption of the Europeans are easily obtained, and some of the cows have been found to afford rather a good supply of rich milk, when taken care of and fed with grain. \n\nThe ancient houses at Macao as well as the Many of the complaints about excessive heat, and ex- walls of the city are made of this material; and the Chi-cessive cold and dreadful uuhealthiness, are being for- \n\nnese may occasionally be seen, when it is required to gatten, except among those who have little else to occupy pull some part of one of them down, cutting out bits of it their attention-amidst the general bustle and activity of with wedges and pickaxes, as if it were stone. This Hongkong. \n\n", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-010 - Sir Henry Pottinger - 1843.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 221183, "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": "CO129-010 - Sir Henry Pottinger - 1843", "page_number": 778, "title": "CO129-010 - Sir Henry Pottinger - 1843", "content_text": "I have the honor to recommend that three of the houses situated above the Lower Bazaar which be procured at a monthly rent of Fifteen Dollars ($15) each, be hired for their accommodation until such time as the permanent Police Stations be built.\n\nFor reply I am directed by the Governor in Council to inform you that His Excellency approves of your proposed arrangement and is pleased to sanction the expense of Forty-five Dollars ($45) per month, for the hire of the three houses.\n\nI have the honor to be,\n\n(signed) Richard Hoornam\n\nRichard Burganft Paymaster &\n\nLegal Adviser to Government\n\nVictoria Hongkong, 1st May, 1844\n\nSir,\n\nNo:179\n\nI have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 27th Ultimo in which you request that His Excellency the Governor in Council will be pleased to sanction your entertaining at the public expense two messengers to enable you to maintain communication with this Office. In reply I am directed to inform you that His Excellency is pleased to sanction from this date, the sum of Twelve Dollars ($12) per month for the hire of two Coolies, which amount you are to include in the abstract of the monthly expenditure of your office and it will be paid by the Commissary General on your furnishing him with the necessary vouchers.\n\nI have the honor to be,\n\n(signed) Richard Hoornam-\n\nNo:", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-010 - Sir Henry Pottinger - 1843.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 221340, "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": "CO129-011 - Sir John Davis - 1845 [1-4]", "page_number": 143, "title": "CO129-011 - Sir John Davis - 1845 [1-4]", "content_text": "141\n\nto the Lower Bazaar. It was there that I was wounded.\n\nLoo Mung who states:\n\nJan a look on the 27th of December last I was walking along the road when I saw a number of people fighting. The Prisoner Kacheong was present giving direction, I did not see the other Prisoner there. I saw the last witness struck.\n\nAchee who states:\n\nYu Achee\n\nI am a Servant on a Friday in December last I remember I had occasion to go up Taipingshan. Still when I saw a number of people running", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-011 - Sir John Davis - 1845 [1-4].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 221341, "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": "CO129-011 - Sir John Davis - 1845 [1-4]", "page_number": 144, "title": "CO129-011 - Sir John Davis - 1845 [1-4]", "content_text": "their hands\n\n142\n\ntunning down with their swords in\n\nI followed to see what was the matter. When I got into the Lower Bazaar Kacheong ordered ther men to murder the first witness I know that Hackeong is at the head of the Triad Society This socity is for the purpose of committing robberies and piracies.\n\nCupoval Darrington whe states that\n\nI\n\nOn the 27th of December last at 1 o'clock I was sitting in the Police Station when I saw a number of persons running down the street. I immediately went out and asked a China man who was cut who had cut him.\n\nHe said two of the biggest robbers of stonghong.\n\nI asked the man where they had gone and he said come with me I will show you the house I went with him.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-011 - Sir John Davis - 1845 [1-4].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 225265, "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": 143, "title": "CO129-020 - Sir John Davis - 1847 [5-8]", "content_text": "and the boat seized.\n\nA. A. M. 121⁄2 February, 1847. A schooner lying off the opposite shore, was boarded by a number of armed men, who wounded two Europeans in charge and plundered the vessel.\n\n25th March 1847. A schooner lay unprotected off Lower Bazaar, armed with muskets.\n\n2. A. M. 27th March 1847. Five men in a sampan came on shore near the Western Market, but being observed by a Constable, they jumped overboard and escaped, leaving the sampan which contained oil, spirits and other articles, supposed to have been stolen.\n\nMarch, 1847. A Chinese junk was boarded off Lower Bazaar by a number of men, several of whom were Europeans, representing themselves as Police, who robbed the vessel.\n\n7 P. M. 9th April 1847. A large junk was boarded and robbed of about one thousand dollars by about twenty-three men, of whom apparently Portuguese represented themselves as Police.\n\n1. A. M. 18th May, 1847. About twenty men landed on the jetty in front of Mr. Fletcher's house, Queen's Road, supposed with intention of robbing the Ordnance Store; being perceived, they returned to their boat and escaped.\n\n7. P.M. 6th June, 1847. A salt-junk lying off Messrs Jardine and Matheson's, was boarded and robbed of three hundred dollars and other property by about twenty men, four of whom were Europeans, apparently Portuguese, who represented themselves as Police.\n\n8 P.M. 11th June 1847. A cutter lying off P…", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-020 - Sir John Davis - 1847 [5-8].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 225344, "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": 222, "title": "CO129-020 - Sir John Davis - 1847 [5-8]", "content_text": "A schooner, the property of Messrs. Delmas on shore at Circular Buildings,\n\n8. West, greatly damaged.\n\nA schooner, the property of Messrs. Suagar, totally wrecked\n\n9. on the beach westward.\n\n1 lorcha, the property of Mr. Jenkins, broken up at the same place.\n\n10. A large cutter, the property of Mr. Framjee, on shore eastward.\n\nAlso several lorchas, pleasure boats, etc., totally wrecked, the property of Europeans, and about thirty belonging to Chinese, completely wrecked. Several Chinese boats were capsized - many have been drowned, but at present it has been impracticable to ascertain the particulars.\n\nIn addition to much trifling damage on shore, the following has been observed:\n\nA pier or jetty \"Peard's house carried away.\n\nA house in rear of Mr. West on the water-side near West Market blown down.\n\nA wall and out-house in rear of Chinam's Hong, blown down.\n\n216 of And several wooden houses in rear of the East, Central, and West Markets, also the Lower Bazaar, blown down!\n\nI have, etc.,\n\n(Signed) Charles May, Superintendent of Police.\n\nExamined\n\n(Signed) C. B. Hillier, Offg. Chief Magistrate\n\n(Smallopy) Colonial Secretary", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-020 - Sir John Davis - 1847 [5-8].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 225388, "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": 266, "title": "CO129-020 - Sir John Davis - 1847 [5-8]", "content_text": "| 50: \n\n51. \n\ninterest in the Market, \n\nor \n\nthat he got \n\nany money from them; but I have heard from other Chinese not connected with the Market that Major Caine, Compradore got money from it. I have \n\nhad \n\na good deal to do with the Market people professionally, but never \n\nas to the Chinese division of shares. I always confined myself to who were the legal owners according to the English Law. \n\n[Signed] N. DE. Parker.\n\nSworn, taken and \n\nacknowledged before me [Signed] Chas: Molloy Campbell.\n\nSam-Alsey (2) Sworn, states: - I am a builder and Contractor. I applied \n\nfor permission to erect a Market at \n\nthe lower Bazaar about four years \n\nago, \n\nand had \n\na \n\nconversation \n\non the subject with Auan the Comprador, who told \n\nme \n\nthat I could have the Market, \n\nfor one year \n\nat the rate of $50 a month, and not \n\nfor five years further \n\nat \n\na \n\nrate \n\nI wished. And Auan \n\nsaid that I should have to \n\npay Major Caine $500 besides for permission \n\nto have this market. \n\nAuan told me \n\nthat Major Caine had \n\ninstructed him to ask \n\nfor the \n\n$500. I told this to Mr. Tarrant \n\nwho wrote \n\na \n\nLetter to the Colonial \n\nSecretary in my \n\nbehalf for permission \n\nto erect the market. The \n\nreply was \n\nthat I should have to pay $100 \n\na \n\nmonth. I gave up \n\nthe \n\nidea of a market altogether. Auan \n\ndid not \n\ncome to me again. \n\n(Signed) Chas: Molloy Campbell.\n\nNote. This Same Alsey \n\nwas a witness in a case in which I was Counsel, \n\nfor Messrs Dent & Co. \n\nand swore falsely; so much so, that his evidence \n\nwas \n\nrejected. \n\n(Signed) Chas: Molloy Campbell.\n\nPage ...\n\n(Three lines at the bottom indicating the page number are not present in the original text, hence not included here)", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-020 - Sir John Davis - 1847 [5-8].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 227548, "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": 242, "title": "CO129-026 - Bonham - 1848 [9-12]", "content_text": "No 94 $1848.\n\nInclosure No. 7 in Beth.\n\nReport from the Superintendent of Police to the Chief Magistrate on an affray in which two Chinese and a Policeman lost their lives in the Harbour. 16th October, 1848.\n\n235\n\n[We are now enabled to publish a complete report of the evidence taken before the Inquest which commenced on Monday evening, and has been continued every day since till this forenoon, when the last witness was examined, the evidence gone over, and the verdict returned.\n\nAs the inquiry has created some interest, we believe our readers will consider us warranted in issuing a Second Edition of Thursday's paper, for the purpose of furnishing them with copies of the report. We have numbered the evidence, and printed it as nearly as possible as taken; but the proper order of reading it appears to us to be according to the following classification:-\n\n1st, Medical Evidence, No. 5.\n\n2d, Evidence as to the Origin of the affair, Nos. 1, 2, 10, 24.\n\n3d, Of the Police, Nos. 3, 4, 15, 20, 23, 25.\n\n4th, Of the Naval Officers, Nos. 11, 12, 13, 16, 17, 18.\n\n5th, Of Witnesses who heard or saw part of the affair, Nos. 14, 19, 22.\n\n6th, Of the Junkmen, Nos. 6, 7, 8, 9, 21, 26.\n\n7th, As to the existing Regulations for Junks frequenting Hongkong Harbour, and the conflicting duties of different Government Officers, Nos. 27, 28, 29.\n\nThe witnesses in this Inquest were excluded from the room until required to give their evidence; and the Chinese junkmen, after being examined, were put into a separate cell.]\n\n(1)\n\nCORONER'S INQUEST.\n\nMonday, 16th October, 1848.\n\nWILLIAM FRAZER BEVAN Sworn, states,-About half-past 6 o'clock last evening I was coming ashore from the Tam Shanter in a small China boat. Mr James Muir, Mr Roose, Mr Dale, and Mr Cooper, were with me; the boat was a small pull-away boat. Pulling along past two junks which were anchored together off the Lower Bazaar-our boat was a distance of about ten or twelve yards from the junks-the men in the junks were making a great noise as if pulling or letting out a rope; it was rather too dark to see. Some of the party in our boat called out \"That's right, pull-away.\" Something struck our boat; was not aware at the time what it was. We had to pull round these junks to get ashore, and when opposite the end-I should think it was the bows of the junks-three or four stones struck the boat I was in. I was anxious to go on board the junks; went out of the small house that was over our boat, and got hold of the boat's tiller, and turned her towards the junks; she was pulled to the junks. When we got near, some more stones were thrown, but I only remember one more striking the boat. When this stone was thrown, our boat people would not pull any more, and got afraid, and we then came ashore. The others who were with me said they would lodge a complaint at the Police Office; I declined going; I did not think it worth the trouble. What took place afterwards I only know from hearsay. I was present after the junks were captured at about 11 or half-past 11 o'clock last night, and saw a man-I believe a Chinaman-jump into the water from the junks; and assisted, with my boat, the police and man-of-war's boats to chase him. I think two shots were fired at him; am not certain from which boat the first shot was fired, but the second was from the man-of-war's boat; the man-of-war's boat captured the man; did not see him after he was taken out of the water. I then came ashore; did not see anything else take place save the Police searching the junks after their capture. What was said from my boat before the stones were thrown was said in English. I do not know whether either of the men lying dead belonged to either of the junks.\n\nQuestioned by Mr Shortrede-What was said from our boat was not done to cause any alarm; there was only one call to them. We were sitting under the covering of our boat. Our boat was pulled by a little boy, a woman, and a man, and steered by a small boy. We had been on board the Tam Shanter that day about three hours; we dined on board; there was none of the party with me who in any degree had exceeded the bounds of moderation in what they took on board the vessel. There was no previous noise made in our boat; there was no singing-we were most of us smoking.\n\nW. F. BEVAN.\n\n(2)\n\nJAMES DUNSMURE MUIR Sworn.-I was yesterday with the first witness, Mr Bevan, on board the Tam O'Shanter. We, Messrs Roose, Cooper, and Dale, were also with us. We left the Tam O'Shanter, to the best of my recollection, about 6 o'clock in the evening to come ashore. We came together in a Chinese pull-away boat with a covering over the stern. I heard a shout, and immediately after a large stone fell on the roof of the boat just over my head. From the shouting I thought it came from a junk, on board of which they were getting up the anchor or mast; this is what I thought at the time, as I was sitting so far under the covering I could not see where we were. When we heard the shouting, some of our party made a remark; it was about...", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-026 - Bonham - 1848 [9-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 227549, "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": 243, "title": "CO129-026 - Bonham - 1848 [9-12]", "content_text": "Bu Mr Shortrede-The junks fired first; I am certain they fired before the Police fired, and am certain they fired one shot after we did fire. When Mr Muir came to the Station, I considered the charge not to be a very serious one, but sufficient to authorise me to take steps to bring the parties implicated to the Station. The Police always go armed on the water at night; the boat sent was not especially armed for this particular matter; but I sent extra men, telling them I did not think it would be necessary to use their arms, but to go about it quietly.\n\n\"adammed row you are kicking up,\" or something like that, but am not certain of the precise words used; but it was not said for the junkmen to hear, it was said in a similar manner as a person in a room would make to people outside who were making a noise, indifferent whether it was heard or not; cannot remember whether this was said before or after the first stone was thrown; some more stones were then thrown, and I said we had better get on shore as soon as possible. The stones came so thick upon this, that two of the party (Messrs Bevan and Cooper were the parties) determined to go on board the junk—I was very much inclined myself to go—the other one was passive, and the other represented the folly of attempting it. The head of our boat was turned towards the junks with the intention of pulling up alongside.\n\nRequested to attend at the Centre Station on Sunday night.\n\nside. The shower of stones continued without intermission; our boatpeople were afraid, and would not pull. We then came ashore and landed. I proceeded with Mr Roose to the Police Station, and lodged complaint against these junks; and brought the boatpeople with me to identify the junks. The people in our boat were, I think, two men, a woman, and two boys. I went from the Bank stairs in the Police-boat; Messrs Roose and Stephenson came with me; there was a Sergeant in charge of the Police-boat; did not hear what instructions he got: he did not ask me to go; I asked him permission to do so. We pulled down to the junks; my boatman pointed them out—I knew them as soon as I saw them. When we got within stone's throw, the junkmen began throwing stones; the Manilamen in the Police began crying out; I do not know if they were hit or not, but some stones fell close to the boat. Should think it was then about 8 o'clock; it was dark. The Police-boat carried a large bull's-eyed lantern. There was a Chinese Lukong in the Police boat; there was nothing said from the Police-boat before the junk men began throwing stones—the lamp was showing. I think the Lukong said something to the junkmen, but am not sure.\n\nSo many stones were thrown that I was anxious to get on shore, as the Police were not at liberty to fire; and as there were so many in the boat, I was afraid of her being swamped going alongside the junks. I went ashore near the No. 1 Station; one of the Police came to Mr May for further instructions: he came back (the Constable was an Englishman) and said his orders were to try and go on board again—that Mr May was not at the Central Station, and he had no permission to fire; the boat then pushed off a second time. Messrs Roose and Stephenson, and myself went in a small sampan after the Police boat. The Police-boat lay on her oars when she got near the junk. The Lukong hailed the junks; they made no answer for some time, and then merely said one or two words. The Police told us to be on our guard; I heard the Manilamen on board the Police-boat say the junkmen were going to fire; and saw fire passed in the junks like joss-sticks. The Police-boat pulled on shore. I came ashore also. Before going home, I called at the Central Station, and saw Messrs May and Caldwell going down to a second boat with additional force. I saw the firing afterwards, but do not know who fired first; saw this from the shore; did not go off again. I came up to the Central Station after hearing the junks were taken.\n\nExamined by the Jury—We were not singing in our boat, nor was there any provocation used to the junkmen—there was no threat made to the junkmen of any kind. We had only an umbrella with us; we had no arms or sticks.\n\n(3)\n\nJ. D. MUIR.\n\nJAMES MILAN sworn,—I am a Sergeant of Police; and went in the Police-boat last evening; Mr Muir and two other gentlemen were with me: I went to go and board two junks and bring their Captains on shore. When we got within about twenty yards of the junks, I told the Lukong to speak to them; he did so. I told him to tell them that it was the Police-boat, at the same time shewing the light of the boat lantern. The Lukong told me the men dared us to go on board; that if we attempted it they would fire at us. They began to throw stones at us. I then told the boat's crew to pull ashore, and sent private Wills for instructions. He returned and said Mr May would be down presently with two other boats. Inspector Ryan then came on foot to the No. 1 Station, and came on board the boat I was in. Two other Police-boats came: Mr May, was in one of them; and presently after I heard a shot fired. Mr. May's boat was at the other side of the junk to me; from the flash and report I think the shot came from the junk. The boat I was in was ordered to pull alongside the junks; I was doing so, when about twelve or fifteen yards from the junks they fired at my boat; there were two shots fired, one a little after the other; neither struck our boat. I do not know whether the guns were loaded with ball or shot—the report was not that of a cannon, but it was louder than a musket. The Chinese at this time were running up and down the decks of the junks with fire-brands in their hands; there were about 14 men in my boat—4 Europeans, 5 Indians, and 5 boatmen. Mr Caldwell ordered us to retreat; I did so. The Police-boats all met astern of the junks; one was named Lewis was wounded. I heard no other shots fired from the junks, but the three up to this time; fired three shots myself from my own boat at the junks. There were four men at least in my boat with carbines besides my own; they also fired. We did so after the junks fired into us, and we were ordered to do so. I heard firing from the other Police boats. After the three boats met, Mr May went to the man-of-war, and returned with four or five men-of-war boats; the man-of-war boats fired at the junks, and then boarded them; I boarded the junks myself. I was ordered to lie off the junks until the man-of-war boats cleared off. I brought one man ashore from the junks.\n\n(4)\n\nJAMES M'LEAN,\n\nTuesday, 17th October.\n\nMICHAEL RYAN sworn, am Deputy Inspector of Police. About half-past 7 o'clock on Sunday evening last, Mr Muir, who was examined last evening here, and two or three other gentlemen, came to the Central Station; Mr Bevan did not come with them; they lodged a complaint that as they were in a boat passing by two junks which were lying together off the Lower Bazaar, they were pelted with stones, without any provocation, by the junk men. I asked Mr Muir if anything else occurred before the stones were thrown? he said not. All the parties were sober; Mr Muir was laughing when conversing with the gentlemen who were with him—I think he was laughing about the matter.\n\nThe Police boat was on the point of going on duty at the time. I ordered Sergeant M'Lean and Police constables M'Kenzie and Wills to take their arms and accompany the boat's crew, and to bring in custody the Captains or the officers of the junks that would be pointed out by Mr Muir. It was dark at the time; Mr Muir was to point out the junks; there was a Chinese belonging to Mr Muir's boat with him; the Police were to enquire for the Captains or officers, and find them out by the interpreter; Poon-chow, one of the Lukongs, went as interpreter. I told him to inform the junkmen when he came near them, that it was the Police-boat, and the business he came upon; and told M'Lean to shew the Police lights when he came near them. I told M'Lean that he should not take more than two of the gentlemen, as the Police-boat was small, and I did not want to have her overloaded; M'Lean asked me, if stones were thrown from the junks, should he fire? I said, No, to go about it quietly.\n\nAbout half an hour after, constable Wills returned to get further instructions what to do; I spoke to Mr May then; he told me to get all the boatmen ready, and to go myself to the No. 1 station and join M'Lean's boat; he told me \"we\" would be down directly; and when I saw them coming to pull out towards the two junks, I went and waited close to the junks. Toon-chow was not in our boat at this time; Messrs May and Caldwell came in two boats, and we went towards the two junks; Mr May's boat pulled the quickest, and to the right of my boat; his boat was the foremost. Mr May's boat got within about twenty yards of the junks, when the junks fired, either ginjals or large matchlocks. I cannot say whether the guns were loaded with ball or shot—the reports were dull; I did not hear the whistling of balls. I am certain I heard three shots fired; cannot say if more or not. After the first shot was fired I heard Mr Caldwell say something as if to the junkmen; the junks after this fired a second shot. My boat did not shew the lantern; I do not know whether either of the other two boats shewed theirs or not. The junkmen were shouting and talking before and after the firing; before the junkmen fired the last shot, I heard a splashing as if of stones in the water thrown from the junks; when the junks fired the first shot, I ordered my men to fire; some, I dare say, fired twice; three of the men had carbines; I saw firing from Mr Caldwell's boat; I cannot say whether the junks fired more shots than the three, in consequence of the noise of our firing; I saw Mr May's boat pass astern of the junks; I heard the words “Go back\"—either from May's or Caldwell's boat, I cannot say from which, and the firing ceased. I went back; Mr May told me to wait until he returned from the Commodore's ship. A boat from the Commodore's ship came shortly after, and inquired what was the matter; that boat then left us. Mr May returned in his boat accompanied by three or four boats; they hailed us, we answered; we pulled up to the junks. Again the junks fired on board. The junks were shouting; I do not know what, for we were waiting about thirty or forty yards from the junks, and on pulling out, the junks fired either a ginjal or matchlock. I do not think anything was said from the Police or man-of-war's boats before this shot was fired; the man-of-war's boats fired a volley at the junks; the man-of-war's boats were a little in-shore of the junks; their firing must have gone clear of the shore. After the volley was fired, the man-of-war's boats boarded; I heard an explosion on board the junks about as loud as a report of a ginjall, but not so clear; cannot say that there were any other shots fired from the junks; the boat I was in fired at the same time as the man-of-war's boats; when the man-of-war's men boarded, I heard a great clashing of swords, and saw 3 men taken from one junk—one appeared to be covered with blood; did not see them taking the men from the other junk; did not see any men in the water; heard there were some; the other two Police boats were in-shore of the junks—my boat was outside.\n\nQuestioned by Mr Cairns—The two junks were lashed together: I do not know whether the shots came from one or both junks; the night was dark.\n\n(5)\n\nM. RYAN,\n\nWILLIAM MORRISON, Colonial Surgeon, sworn,—I was about half-past 10 o'clock, in consequence of policeman named John Lewis having been brought into the Civil Hospital seriously wounded in an affray with the crew of two Chinese junks. I remained until twelve o'clock, when a large number of the said crew was brought to the Station, eleven of whom were wounded more or less. It was obvious to me that U-afoo and Niu-achin were mortally wounded; they were ordered by me into the Hospital, and put under the necessary treatment. The latter was wounded by a musket ball which entered the cavity of the chest an inch below the clavicle, penetrated the lung on the left side, and made its exit about three inches below the point of the scapula. Another ball entered the muscles of the shoulder about three inches below the point of the shoulder; its exit is not perceptible. He died in great agony about half-past 2 on Monday morning. He was apparently quite sensible up to the moment of his death.\n\nU-afuo received a ball in the middle of the outer side of the right arm, it shattered the humerus, producing compound fracture, passed through the flesh, and has made its exit on the inner side of the arm. Another ball penetrated the abdomen on the front and right side, and passed out at the back or the side of the dorsal vertebra. Through this wound on the front side the omentum protruded. This man died at 5 o'clock on Monday morning.\n\nIn both cases I have no doubt that the wounds inflicted by the balls were the occasion of death; there were no other marks of violence on them. I should remark that both these two Chinese were wet; U-afoo was brought in naked; the other man was partly clothed; his clothes were saturated with water. I am under the impression that U-afoo was picked up near the No. 1 Station, and brought to the Hospital by some sailors; the other man was, I think, brought in by the Police. I am certain that the ball which struck U-loo entered in the front of the chest. The balls in both cases were, I should say, common carbine balls.\n\nWILLIAM MORRISON, Colonial Surgeon.\n\nRe-examined on the 20th October—The other men brought to the Station from these junks who are wounded all exhibit bayonet or cutlass wounds. Some of the men have a great many wounds. The bayonet ones are numerous in every instance.\n\n(6)\n\nKRE Kwok sworn,—I am a broker, and live at Lower Bazaar near Acqui's theatre. On Sunday last after my dinner I went on board two junks; the junks were lying opposite Acqui's. I met Yow-aqua, one of the men belonging to the small junk; had known him from the year before last; I went with him on board the small junk, and then into the large one; we went down into the cabin; there were four or five of us in the cabin; it was then dark. Some of the men of the small junk cried out \"Thieves;\" the people in the cabin with me said \"Never mind, we have no occasion to interfere.\" We were taking tea at the time; it was dark when I went on board. After I heard the men in the small junk say there were thieves, I went on board the small junk with my friend. The men on board both vessels were getting their arms ready. It was dark and drizzling; I could not see plainly; distinguished a long boat; there was no light in her. There were no Chinese boats close to the two junks; we did not hear anything from on board the long boat; it was at the time blowing a strong easterly wind, and the boat had a number of men in her; we thought them thieves. I was in the stern of the junk.\n\n(7)\n\nCham Leisure sworn in as Tii-tchien interpreter.]\n\nTest-rong sworn.—I am a batman, and belong to a Tii-tehieu junk; she is a small junk. I am very often coming here. During the day of last Sunday there was nothing happened on board the junk; there was another junk alongside of the one I belong to. I saw after dark a boat; the people in the boat said something in the Canton dialect; I did not understand what was said, though I know it was Canton dialect; they said \"Qui chi,\" a term of abuse understood almost in every dialect; the men in our junk returned the abuse. The night was very dark, the boat fired at our junk four or five times. I thought the boat was a thief's boat. The names of the two men lying dead are U-afoo—the other man's name is A-chin. A-chin belongs to my junk; A-chin came as a passenger—there were twelve people in all belonging to my junk—ten were the crew, and two were passengers. My junk has only been here three or four days; we came on the 8th Chinese day (12th) of the month. On Sunday afternoon I went down into the cabin before dark (there were four or five men with me) and did not go up on deck until I heard a cry of thieves. There was a man from the shore of the name of Kee in the cabin also. I was here twice before, when the junk was in was robbed at night—once when lying at East Point, the other time opposite Mr Edger's; the first time was three years ago, the 2d time two years; was twice here after the last robbery. I recognize the large man now dead as U-afoo.\n\nWhen we saw the boat that fired, it was dark; I would know the Police boats if the moon was up; the moon did not rise until five or six boats came. When my boat was robbed two years ago, all the men who robbed us were dressed as Englishmen; they said they were a Police-boat, and that they came to search my boat to know if she was a good boat or not. Some dried fruits were robbed from me, and everything else that was on board the junk; they came off in a boat pulling nearly twenty oars on both sides; the master of the junk then went to complain at Cowloon; I don't know if he did so here.\n\nQuestioned by Mr Shortrede—My tail was cut off by a man in the boat I was brought ashore in; the boat was larger than the Police-boat. I was thrown into the boat, and while lying down in her bottom, some one laid hold of my tail with one hand and with a knife or sword cut it off. No more of the men in the cell where I am, had their tails cut off in the same manner in the boat while coming ashore.\n\n(8)\n\nTox-SEW-LE sworn,—Of the three bodies now lying dead I recognise A-m-ching and Hoo-tsing; I do not recognise the third. I belong to the small junk; so do the two men I recognise.\n\n(9)\n\nRO-A-queu sworn,—I am a junkman on board the small junk. Of the three men now lying dead, one is my brother Uafao; the names of the others are Niu-nehiu and (log-c-tsing. The three men belonged to the small junk; I am master of the junk, one is a passenger from Shanghae; his name is Iu-c-ting.\n\n(10)\n\nWednesday, 14th October.\n\nBe-a-guen, being further examined, states,—During the day of Sunday last, the 19th of the China month, nothing particular happened on board my junk. I was ashore on Sunday, and it was dark when I came on board; I went down into the cabin, and was down there when one of the men, Oa-n, called out there were thieves coming. I came on deck; there was a little rain, and it was very dark; I only saw the outline of a boat, but could not distinguish her. The people in the boat did not say anything; there was no light in her. My men threw stones at her; the boat did not come very near, but we got out bamboo pikes ready; I could not distinguish what description of boat it was. The boat then went away. After a little while, I went down into the cabin again, when I heard the same cry of thieves. I went under a table when I heard the second cry of thieves; I was in the cabin by myself. I remained under the table about two hours; after this my friends cried out it was Policemen; they came on board and brought us ashore, when the second cry of thieves was made, I heard firing; I stopped under the table, as I was afraid. I was here two or three times before—my boat was not robbed here.\n\nQuestioned by Mr Shortrede—There are rare robberies at night in Hongkong by sail boats than at Shanghae, Chusan, and the other ports where I trade to. I never heard that a true Police-boat goes round the harbour here at night; but I always heard there was a pretended Police-boat, who used to come on board and put all the crew below, and take the cargo ashore; I never saw this boat myself.\n\n(236)", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-026 - Bonham - 1848 [9-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 227550, "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": 244, "title": "CO129-026 - Bonham - 1848 [9-12]", "content_text": "4) Junks. I could not distinguish the men in the junk, it was Su Jark. After this first stone was thrown, the gentlemen spoke again to the junkmen; the only words that could understand that the junkmen said were that \"sti pow\" (small gun) but I cannot say whether this was said before or after the stones were thrown, but told the gentlemen that the junkmen said \"They keep small gun fire.\" Some of the gentlemen wanted to go on board the junk. Mr May took the helm to steer the boat to the junk. Two of the gentlemen did not want to go to the junk; there was only one man pulling at the time; and the other boat-people went into the stern of our boat, as we were afraid. We were close enough to these junks to enable me to recognize them again. I saw about twenty men on board the junk; I only saw the upper parts of the men's bodies; could not say if they had pikes in their hands. After this we came ashore at Gibb's wharf; in our boat were two men, one woman, and a boy. There were no junks within fourteen feet of these two junks. When I came ashore I came with Mr Muir to the Police Station; Mr Muir got the Policemen, and went down to the Bank wharf; I went in the Police-boat with Mr Mair; we went to the two junks, the same junks which threw the stones at us. We got within about seventy feet of the junks; the Lukong in the Police-boat said something in the Pokeen or Tib-tchieu dialect. The Lukong said at the time he spoke in Tila-tchien. The Police-boat had a light which she showed; there were no Chinese characters on this lantern. The junkmen did not say anything; they were making a noise on board the junks; the junkmen then threw more than ten stones at us; we then returned, and Mr Mair and two other gentlemen came off again with me in a Chinese boat; the Police went before us.\n\n(11)\n\nmy boat next. Mr May's boat had no interpreter in her. I heard the men in the junks sing out \"Pha, p'ha.\" I called out as loud as I could (for fear of the junks being Pokeen boats and strangers) \"Do not fire.\" The breeze at this time was fresh, and we were to leeward of the junks; my boat showed a lantern. The junks then fired single shots; I could not say by the report if the guns were loaded; our boats returned the fire. Mr May's boat got alongside; I saw something go over the bows of Mr May's boat, and someone said, \"There's a man overboard.\" Mr May's boat backed down, and told us to cease firing; the men in the junk still continued to use the words \"Lo hu-p'ha, p'ha,\" \"Police devils-fight, fight,\" (or beat, or strike); we then dropped astern, and waited for May's return from the Cambrian. While waiting, an English boat pulled up; found it was a guard-boat. The officer asked me what was the matter; I told him; he returned to the Cambrian. When Mr May came the junks and then we followed; I came ashore in a man-of-war's boat, and on landing wanted to take the Chinamen's tails together that came ashore in her, and found only one or two had tails. I asked, \"How is this?\" when one of the sailors said, \"Here's one of them,\" pulling out a tail from the breast of his shirt. The two men who died at the Station were not any of those men I came ashore with. One of them was brought by a Police-boat, the other man was found the sailors bringing up the Queen's Road; he was quite naked; and seven other prisoners were with him. I escorted them to the station, and took the wounded man to the station Hospital; the boat he came in was one of the cutters; there was an officer in charge of the boat.\n\nD. R. CALDWELL.\n\nDANIEL RICHARD CALDWELL re-examined.--When Mr May left me to go to the man-of-war, he told me to wait till he came back, and watch the boats; he did not give me any other orders.\n\nD. R. CALDWELL.\n\n(16)\n\nJAMES HANWAY PLUMRIDGE sworn,--I am senior officer of H. M. Naval forces in China. On Sunday evening last I was informed by the officer of the watch that Mr May came on board the Cambrian, and made a complaint that some junkmen had been assaulting one gentleman; that his authority was called in question; and that the junkmen would not allow him to come on board; and threatened to fire, and did fire, at him. I sent for Captain Morris, and told what I have stated, and told him to get the boats hoisted out and prepared. He proposed to send a boat or two; I told him No, to send all the boats; not to take the large guns, but to see that they were all armed. These boats I ordered to go in three divisions--the launch, pinnace, and barge; the two cutters and Jolly boat were astern of them and a boat astern of each large boat. I sent for Lieutenant Lloyd, told him of the nature of the complaint that was made, and desired him to back the police, and take any or all of the men on board of the junks and give them in charge of the police. The reason of my sending so large a force was to prevent a loss of life, that the Chinese might submit without resistance when they saw the force. I finished by saying to Mr Lloyd,\n\nWhen you get to the junks, you will divide your boats in two divisions, and you will board on the quarter and opposite quarter; you will board sword in hand; if there is any doubt about the junks, bring them off, and we will anchor them one under each bow of the ship. After the boats had gone, after some time, one boat returned with six Chinese; I told them to take them ashore to the Police, not to let them on board. The reason of my wish for the boats to board was for fear the junks should have cut their cables and gone away; to prevent which I had guns trained aft, and would have fired into them had they attempted to get away. I gave an officer a couple of blue lights, and told him to burn them, in case they did not receive a resistance was made. This signal was not made, because they did receive a resistance was made.\n\n...\n\n(17)\n\nJ. HANWAY PLUMRIDGE.\n\nANDY WILLIAM CHAPMAN WISE sworn,--I am Acting Second Master on Board H. M. S. Cambrian. On Sunday evening last, I was in command of the second cutter under Lieutenant Lloyd. [Gives similar evidence to Lieutenant Lloyd as to the attack and boarding.] When I boarded I saw no Chinese; but I saw our men leading up some prisoners from below. The first men were passed into the second cutter; there were seven of them. I did not see any cutlasses or bayonets used on the deck of the small junk; do not know what took place below. I saw several Chinese jump into the water; there was one that I went after; he was wounded in the shoulder when I picked him up; he was swimming; I think he had a pair of trousers on; I secured his hands and laid him down in the bottom of the boat; I think this man's wound was from a musket bullet. I took the prisoners first on board the Cambrian, and was then told to take them to the Station. There were no shots fired from my boat at any Chinese in the water. After the boarding I heard firing; also heard firing down into the hold of the junk, from her deck. I was in the cutter at this time. I landed the prisoners down to the westward. I saw one or two shots fired either by the Police or our men from the junk at the men in the water.\n\n(18)\n\nW. C. WISE.\n\nROBERT ELLIOT sworn,--I am a midshipman on board H. M. ship Cambrian. On Sunday evening I was in the pinnace under the command of Lieutenant Lloyd; we had the second cutter in tow, and were to board the outward of the two junks after the two signals as previously agreed on were fired. All the boats cheered and gave way alongside; the Chinese fired four or five ginjals, and some small arms; immediately they fired we fired about twenty muskets; we fired in the direction where we saw fire from the junks;\n\nQuestioned by Mr Shortrede--In the junks after we boarded, I saw no Chinese cut down with cutlasses. After we boarded, I heard about eight or nine shots fired at the men in the water; cannot say whether they were fired by the Police or our boats. The reason of the large force I took was in consequence of what I heard the first time from the Police, and after consulting with the Commodore. I did not know at the time that any of the men had their tails cut off. I have since heard such was the case. When I boarded the junk and heard the firing at the people in the water, I sang out as loud as I could to cease firing. None of my men were wounded with shot.\n\nHENRY LLOYD, Lieutenant R.N. H. M. S. Cambrian.\n\n(12)\n\nJOSEPH HENRY JOLLIFFE sworn,--I am first Lieutenant of Marines on board H. M. S. Cambrian. On Sunday evening last, I heard firing ashore. Shortly after Mr May came alongside in the Police-boat; he came on board and spoke to Mr Pulling, the master. In consequence of what he said the boats were ordered out; there were six boats altogether; between twenty-five and thirty marines went in the boats; they had muskets and bayonets; I was in the launch under the command of Lieutenant Lloyd. After we boarded the two junks, some shots were fired from the small junk at something in the water; I was almost certain it was at a man in the water; this shot was fired either by our men or the Police. There were twelve men from the junks put into one of the cutters; Mr Pulling and I were in charge of this cutter. A second cutter under the command of Mr Wise took some more Chinese ashore, and landed lower down than we did; we landed at Mr Bowra's wharf. The Chinese that we brought ashore had blood about them. Coming ashore I saw another Chinaman in the water; we saw him when we shoved off from the junks; I heard one shot fired at this man; there may have been more; this shot either came from a police or man-of-war's boat. Some of the men had their tails cut off; one was cut off in the launch; another I saw cut off in the junk. A seaman cut off these tails in each case; one sailor cut off a tail with his clasp knife; this was in the launch. The prisoners were first handed into the launch and then into the cutter. While the Chinese were in the cutter coming ashore, none of their tails were cut off. I heard on board the vessel that several Chinamen's tails were brought on board the Cambrian; I saw one with Mr Elliot, a midshipman.\n\nQuestioned by Mr Shortrede--After boarding I saw no wounds inflicted by cutlasses. There was nothing said to the junkmen before we boarded them.\n\nJ. H. JOLLIFFE.\n\n(13)\n\nour shot, if any missed, would have gone in the direction of Jardine's. I saw one Chinaman in the water; a Policeman in our boat fired at this man; he struck him; we took the man into the second cutter; I am not positive that the shot was fired from our boat. I got a Chinaman's tail from one of the men on board; he found it in one of the boats.\n\nR. ELLIOT.\n\nJOHN RICKETT sworn,--I heard a ring on Sunday evening last off the Tower Bazaar; went out in the verandah, and just as the last gun was fired, I heard the word \"Lum-chi\" (water-thieves) called out. The sound came from where I heard the ring; the same sound was repeated. After that I went to bed. I was afterwards disturbed, and was told there was firing; after that I thought I heard cheering.\n\nQuestioned by Mr Shortrede--I have been in command of a vessel. Suppose you were in a harbour where a boat came alongside your vessel showing a bright light, and addressing you in a language which you did not understand, would you allow these men, or any of them, to come on board? Certainly not.--Would you, if you thought it necessary to prevent their coming on board, fire at them? I considered that they were thieves and a strong party, and that I could resist them by firing, I would.\n\n1st Lieutenant R. Marines.\n\nWILLIAM BUCHANAN ALEXANDER sworn,--I am a midshipman on board H. M.'s Frigate Cambrian. I was in the launch with Mr Lloyd on Sunday evening last. After I boarded the junks, I saw some shots fired from the junk at some men in the water; I heard, I think, four shots fired either by our men or the police. The jolly-boat under charge of Mr Victor was to look after the men in the water. I saw a Police-boat following me in the water; can't say whether they fired at this man. I did not see any of the Chinamen's tails cut off.\n\nW. B. ALEXANDER, Midshipman.\n\nBy Mr Cairns.--Supposing you were in a part the language of which you did not understand, and that a boat with a light came alongside of your vessel in which an individual speaking a language partially known to you gave you to understand that they were Policemen, would you make the same resistance? No, I should be doubtful what I should do in that case.\n\n(14)\n\nJACOB PHILLIPS sworn,--I live in one of Mr Oswald's houses close to the water. I heard the firing on Sunday evening; it was about three or four hundred yards from my house; this was about eight or quarter past eight. About 11 o'clock we heard another volley, and then a second. I went down to the Pier, and heard the shouting of men, but could not say what it was. I then went down with some friends to Acqui's wharf; heard a shouting of Europeans on board a Chinese vessel, and some shots fired, I think at some men in the water. From the time I heard the volleys until we heard these shots was about half an hour; I heard several balls whistle over my house after the second volley was fired.\n\nJ. PHILLIPS.\n\n(15)\n\nDANIEL RICHARD CALDWELL sworn,--I am Deputy Superintendent of Police. On Sunday night I went with Mr May in the Police-boats to the two junks to take the crews in custody. Mr May's boat was first.\n\n[do in that case]\n\nBy Mr Shortrede--If you had understood that in that part boatmen calling themselves policemen, and in the guise of policemen, were in the habit of boarding such vessels as yours and robbing them, would you resist under these circumstances? I certainly would.\n\n(20)\n\nJNO. RICKETT.\n\nThursday, 19th October.\n\nCHARLES MAY sworn,--I am Superintendent of Police. On Sunday evening last, Deputy Inspector Ryan informed me that Mr Mair and some other gentlemen had been to the Station and made a complaint, that while passing in a small boat in the harbour, a junk threw stones at them. Mr Ryan said he sent a Police-boat with two European Constables and a Chinese interpreter, Poon-chow, in order that the head-men of the junk might be brought to the Station; and came from this boat for further orders, as the Police had stones thrown at them--which orders Mr Ryan came to me to receive. I came to the Station and made more particular inquiries about the case, and ordered two other boats to be manned.\n\n...\n\n297", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-026 - Bonham - 1848 [9-12].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": 228018, "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": 322, "title": "CO129-027 - Public Offices - 1848", "content_text": "Bo:\n\n0\n\nTra\n\n14\n\nneart morni\n\nmorning the Complement and Lintin boards, and Complainant stated Perough Linten Dank that his brat had ban\n\nFrok came on\n\nboarded by the Crew of the Bast boot. About\n\n8\n\nOblock a bout\n\nsent from the Bomange\n\nwas sent.\n\nAs seize the prisoner's boat by orders of Mr. Martens Edward Coates, the master. The boats crew a consisted of six Manila-\n\nmew, and the Shunner\n\nno\n\nof the ship who stiered her.. Mr Crates told the Gunner to go\n\nand seize the boat and bring her alongside, which he did. As soon as the Bunner got alongside the Past Boat, he went board of her and conducted her to the shipß.\n\nof the Fast Boat were ordered on-\n\nThe\n\nCrew\n\nand detained on board\n\ndeck of the Romanje. by Captain Monté's orders. They were detained from 8 oflock in the morning nutid about 2.14% when policemen\n\nCame..\n\nWad\n\nThe ship's boat under command of Francis Peers the Gunner, It was through the interpretation of Sintin Scott and Afron that I understood the Complément had said that his boat had been boarded.\n\nThe Complainant warched the firico auri but.\n\nbut dan\n\n\"am not aware.\n\nthat\n\nany of the property said\n\nsaid to have been stolen, was\n\nY\n\nbound of her.\n\nWong King\n\n319\n\nforent on\n\nJount.\n\n(Signet) Luis Berretto\n\nsun sworn states. On the\n\nIn the 17.\n\nInstant Ivent in priorner's boat to a Sunt. at Soo Koon-po and delivered two chests of\n\nalongside\n\nOpin toher . We then went Romanjec, and I and another\n\ndeck to purchase\n\nthe\n\nman went,\n\nOn\n\na chest of Maliva. It was then on board very long.\n\nabout I flock. Thad not been when I observed the Past Boat sailing\n\nAt about 4 oblock I left the\n\nLower\n\ntowards the\n\nBazaar. Romangue with a chest of opium, and when I arrived at the opium Farm, the prisoner's boat was anchored there ._ When the fast boat,\n\n& frist left the Romanyes, her head was\n\nCheem the tavoi, but she afterwards turned towards the Lower Bezear. Idid not observe\n\nof\n\nother boat.\n\nnear\n\nthe\n\nin the direction\n\nprisoner's bout, but as the\n\ntowar do the opposite\n\nprisoners bout was\n\nvailing\n\nshowe, an buglich boat fout off joom\n\nthe-\n\nBonanger after her. When the fart boat galater.\n\nhalf across,\" she changed\n\nher\n\ncourse and sailed\n\nstraight", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-027 - Public Offices - 1848.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 228019, "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": 323, "title": "CO129-027 - Public Offices - 1848", "content_text": "Bo \n\n0 \n\nTri \n\n320 \n\nstraight for the Lower Bazaar. The ship's best seeing her alter her course, returned to the ship. When I returned to the Farm, I saw the prisoners in their boat. I did not speak to them.\n\nThey must have been at anchor some time as the Mat awnings were all spread out -- Under the circumstance of the direction the fact boat book. I should consider half an hour a good passage to the Lower Bazaar. I do not think the Opium Farmer would keep the prisoners in his employ if he did not trust them.\n\n: Signed, Wong thing bun \n\nLaing Amora sworn states. Sam a Herry brahman. On the 17th instant about to fract 3 o'clock. Sons on my way from Swatow Fast point to the town when prisoners boat kept company with me, until I came to the Central Market where they parted company, and the prisoner's boat continued in the direction of the Lower Bazaar.\n\novertook me about 100 yards from the ... \"Bornanje\" on the bowtoong side, but mean towards the town. (Witness is requested to point a distance. He does so, which in the opinion of the Chief Magistrate is 400 yards.) I first observed the prisoner's boat alongside the Bomanger. I did not see her chase any boat. I did not see the Complainant's boat, or 6 prisoners' boat near any boat.\n\n(signed) Witness track.\n\nWitness Frank...\n\nComplainant asked no questions of the Witness.\n\nWern Ayon sworn, states. I was returning in my Ferry boat in the 17th instant. At about 4 o'clock I got half way across the harbor when I met the prisoners' boat which was sailing up the harbor towards the Lower Bazaar. I first saw the last boat sailing in the direction of Cheung Chau theory, then she had got half way across, she altered her course and sailed up the harbor, and shortly after, we met together.\n\nThere were plenty of boats about, but I did not observe any particular one. The prisoners' boat was sailing.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-027 - Public Offices - 1848.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 228507, "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": 235, "title": "CO129-028 - Bonham - 1849 [1-3]", "content_text": "231\n\nGovernment not now why and wherefore. It may be a convenient way of raising a revenue, but the privilege alluded to, might be disposed\n\nare at home, fixing of as turpites\n\na certain rate of charge, and the Harbour Master might be instructed to send a paper stating the fixed rates and where in case redress would be obtained. The person weighing should also be obliged at all times to produce his license to the Suntimen and the authorized rate of charge. By these precautions, the salt traders would have the means of preventing extortion and they would also see that the Government here was desirous of encouraging and protecting their Trade.\n\nBut I consider that it would be still better if Government took the matter into their own hands and appointed a trustworthy person to attend to the weighing of the Salt and to all other matters connected with Sunts coming into the Harbour. Such a person would know what they brought and be able to ascertain what they carried away. He would also be the proper person to assist and advise the Junkmen and might be very instrumental in allaying their present fears and giving them confidence in the Markets.\n\nThere are at present four Markets in the Town.\n\n1. The Central Market is granted on a lease of 5 years from July 1844 and pays per month $400 or per year $4,800.\n\n2. Western Market leased for 5 years from March 1844 @ $150 pays $1,800 per year.\n\n3. Eastern Market leased for 5 years from July 1845 @ $50 pays $600 per year.\n\n4. Lower Bazaar under terms of Ordinance No.2 of 1847 pays for Licence $600.\n\nGovernment revenue: $8,061 = £1,679.10\n\nSuppose the ground upon which the...", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-028 - Bonham - 1849 [1-3].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 228515, "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": 243, "title": "CO129-028 - Bonham - 1849 [1-3]", "content_text": "the Police Rate ?\n\n5. Do the Junksmen who resort hither object to land?\n\n(True Copy)\n\nManie\n\nColonial Secretary\n\nDuplicate.\n\nMarket by one man, as the stalls\n\nare\n\nrented from\n\nthe Lessee of the\n\nMilitary.\n\n$24/5/149\n\nOrig:\n\nMy Lords,\n\nfor Beef - Stalls for Fish to the whole number of stalls are included\n\nin one valuation and the Rate is paid by the first renter. If otherwise, occuping the stall pays the rate, which varies from fifteen\n\nto forty-five cents per quarter.\n\n5. All the Junkmen make a practice as soon as they arrive to land and view the place, make purchases and sell articles brought\n\nby them on their own account -\n\nthis is visible to any person\n\ntraversing the roads particularly the Lower Bazaar. The Junkmen are however seldom on shore after dark\n\nprobably from ignorance of the regulation.\n\n(Signed) C. May\n\nSupt. of Police\n\n239\n\nVictoria, Hongkong,\n\n24\n\n6 February, 1849.\n\nWith reference to Your Lordship's Despatch Military No 2 of the 28th September, 1848, authorizing the transportation to the Cape of Good Hope of British Soldiers convicted by Courts Martial at Hongkong, I have the honour to submit to Your Lordship\n\ncopy of the Proclamation, which I issued to that effect.\n\nI have the honour to be\n\nWith the highest respect,\n\nYour Lordship's\n\nMost Obedient\n\nThe Right Honorable\n\nThe Earl Grey,\n\n&c\n\n&c\n\nHumble Servant\n\nE. V. C. (likely \"E. V. Cathcart\" though not fully visible)\n\n was not changed as there is no clear indication that it should be changed to something else, however a more accurate expansion could be considered if more context is available. It is left as is.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-028 - Bonham - 1849 [1-3].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 229566, "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": "CO129-031 - Public Offices - 1849", "page_number": 66, "title": "CO129-031 - Public Offices - 1849", "content_text": "Age \n\nherself and infant daughter, were \n\ncalamity Entirely \n\ncut off. \n\nThat the said \"ticias smithers the month of January \n\nhundred and forty a proportion \n\nlowa \n\ndy creating \n\n\" \n\nby this \n\nfree \n\nof his to a \n\nprusion pond and the one mouth swore if such proportion been, paid fin cases. \n\nof his saing disabled (your) beheres that her late husband would have been entitled to a pension during \n\nthe remainder of his life. \n\n\"That it has \n\nbeen \n\na \n\npetitione. \n\nto your Majesty's governmento always willing to take into consideration \n\nand render assistance to the survivors of \n\npersons killed in their device and a lit Ke.. \n\nwill be found on reference to the Police. Reports that such was the case in to the said Thomas smithers \n\nYour Petitioner therefore humbly \n\nprays that she \n\nVOL. I. No. 9. \n\nChina \n\nOverland \n\nHONGKONG, THURSDAY, 28 \n\nDiplomatic Department. \n\nGOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION. Ilis Excellency For Majesty's Plenipotentiary and Chief Superintendrut of Trade, de, &., is pleased to direct that the following Notification, issued by 1ler Britannic Majesty's Consul at Shanglane, be published for the general information of British subjects in China, \n\nBy Order, \n\nA. R. JOHNSTON, \n\nVictoria, Hongkong, 30th August, 1848. \n\nBRITISH CONSULATE ORPION, SHANGHAE, \n\n12th August, 1848. \n\nNOTIFICATION. \n\nA Boats \n\nBoots \n\nHis Excellency the Officiating Tapu-tai having communicated his intention of sending certain naval vessels, enumerated in the margin, to cruise about in the neighbourhood- hood of Gutzia Island in search of Pirates, and for the protection of the native shipping, it is hereby made known that the above specified fleet is duly commissioned by the Chinese Authorities for the service on which it is \n\n5 Sin all da. to. employed, and that each vessel carries a distinguishing Flag of White with \n\n4 Canton Lurokas. a Red border, and is provided with: a Written Authority of Commission. \n\nRUTHERFORD ALCOCK, \n\nConsul. \n\nTo the British Subjects within the Consular Jurisdiction of Shaughae. \n\nbe allowed \n\nDiplomatic Department. \n\nGOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION. \n\nmay some small pension \n\nhave some resistance rend to enable her to \n\nsupport \n\n4 \n\nherself and daughter a present left intirely unprovided for. \n\nAnd your petition to \n\nEver pray te. \n\nIn the accompanying paper will be found of the death of the late Thomas Smithers. \n\nlue steered for. \n\nfoot a low water.\" \n\nMail. \n\nSEPTEMBER, 1848. \n\n64 \n\nPRICE $4 PER ANNUM. \n\nand consult with \"turespon ordinary were givun to \n\nnow reaved in griply a petition, fwa Chu-kwa-yu sad the other Buty thongs, stating that they have maturely calmulated on the plan of raising a contibution; from Tire sawdx \n\njunk and me who hire \n\nKerred on the amounts to bu caminabeud with, of they prosout actalls, qui they rogues i orders tabagiven \n\ndhuli \n\n*ximating \n\nof Nether \n\nSix months ago (April 6) we noticed u enost ni reeing so many armed foreigners, \n\nsonrilat Dr Bettelheim, Hermiastonney, deserted their houses and made off towards subject, ad obedies or to our wounds we have had been murdered in Ben-choo in Sep- the hills, bus six or seven of theta were \n\nWe ther, considered overtaken and enrried to Nagpa, tomber proceding. the information as being too ragus to he Ita for tre Chinese authorities, who of mothers woning the freigla aipuris bott relied on; and are glad to learn that,course do not participate in the ignorance insight, from cutributions that they have ublicly after a voor's interval letters have been of the common people in confoundling all received from the reverend gentleman, foreigners together as fuglishren, to call for the contribution to air. Thi dated Napcking, Loo-choo, August 27, Père Danicourt to account for such tawar- \n\nen beide 0115 on \n\nkat the connu 1848. He says his puissionary Inbours antable proceelings, and to convince hier ersal re safe and stable is count; and the sail enchants, in Cam conling actively forward to make a are still regarded with jealousy'; but he that though the Edict of Toleration gives sacritice for the rafie gedara perked of meaty, an seems to be subjected to no pergcution.aim and others liberty to preach ad praeghy of conteonation and es.ec. Beside e cetition) w S this procla alase in the hurdlerances to his freedom of time their religion at any of the open puris, hagis e almu to the Futy Hings for their alar utation, giving dish or orders is the junk-and Jocomotion. His wife writes that the it lone not authorize them to make hostilemon. The 19th Any of the present tooth ed goromument has compelled the restoration invos, nor constitute them proctectors of as the dude fan which the cations for aid wid leg to be levied en exportacio of souther Goods of soms property which had been stolen natin converts in the interior, against the Let there be net die least opportun er trepediment from lain. \n\noperation of their own laws doctrine gre. A careat and special proclamacion. Obc which we have been not a little surprized to hear defended. \n\nWe are enabled to state the following ticulara respecting the affairs af D. Rustomjce & Co. of Cantou ;--- \n\npar. \n\nM. \n\nplying \n\nORY FA ANCIENS TO DX DOSYAM TED. \n\nCn Chinaen Cottons, plau, 234 dj vá, and \n\nYes Clock, \n\nOf Paro Danicourt himself we have not \n\nCourse Grace Modlig \n\nJis (Cafe Cotto \n\nForeign Lung Colon, \n\nRay Coto, uoleened, \n\ninfertor Fort, \n\n| before heart; but judging from the present Meerwanjee Jeejeebhoy, a partner in case, we infer that the appropriateness of the hons, hearing in Bombay at the failure the title he bears rests upon his being,— of Dadabhoy Rustomjee, hastily started !for China to investigate the affaire of the firm, and to protect the interests of the creditors. Upon his arrival he found \n\nOf that stabburn craw \n\nOf errail knights, whom all men grant \n\nTo be the tenc Cinch Milltant; Such as do build their faith upon \n\nThe July text of pike and gsi ; \n\nAnd pave their doctrine orthodox \n\nBy apestolic blows and knocka, \n\nWe also extract from the Friend of \n\nI \n\n13ch cleaned, \n\noh gluing Boston, \n\n10. \n\nElo \n\nWhite Lead, \n\nColuared Paper \n\nFlowed and Note Paper, \n\nStuchsen, de 1,5, &areen du. ), Tellur \n\nTay Sugar, Potidean, White so \n\n11. \n\nDi \n\nSugar Candy \n\nሱ \n\nKwangbang, dan, \n\nGreat Glager, \n\nTony Chry Sucks, \n\nCents. \n\n\"1\" \n\nPicen 2 \n\n· Dale \n\nWhico. \n\nPcular de \n\nFlowers and Flant Fellow (Sen bed) Tez, \n\nMetropolitan Gods. \n\nBlack Treppe \n\nBlack and Gruen, du.. \n\nBarn Wood, \n\nBesides to abors, there are other misellaneous zuids \n\nun them may be infeed from claccounts in the bay \n\n- \n\nTAIFOONG. \n\nGREAT PESTROMSON OF LIFE AND PROVERTY \n\nOx Thursday night, (21st August,) this part of the coast of China was visited by a storm, of which a contemporary says, \"though much low has vçe currell, it did not in strength amount to a bi- foong\" hat witch, from the disastrous accounts arriving from all quartere, appears to us to have been one of us! severity. \n\nThe following Extract of a letter from Mr Vice-Consul Robertson to Rutherford matters in such a state as to induce him! Alcock, Esquire, British Consul at Shanghae, reporting the restoration of Land-marks mediately to call a reeting of the crodi to the anchorage of Woesung, which had been swept away during the late Typhoon, ore, to whom he explained how he was eir- and furnishing Directions for the guidanes of Ship Masters entering the Wersungsted and proposal to place biz affas Mu Consul Alcocl: has issued the follow- in the hands of Trustees. To this theying Notification respecting the duties pay- River, is published for genarni Information— \n\nagreed, but afterwards, finding every thing able on Sagar api other Chinese produce on which these Poles are erected being about 16 feet aoove the level of the river: There is an old declined to net, and one of the creditors, and the open ports of China. \n\nTwo doen Poles, in buight fit feet, the baskets on then 30 feet from the ground the Battery in great confusion, the gentlemen named shipped in British vessels from Hongkong TYte bet Ecu (2, \n\nThrer Toles in triangle, at low water mark fifty feet in height; a board painted red with a Byramjee Couverjes Bbuhs, ontneed white hall in the centre, ist lost squere, being fixed thereon, at 51 feef from the ground. \n\nThe directions for guter he Wosung Reserate as follows:-In sighting flue Line of Battery Moorwananjeebecently received letters Shangae's Flamation regarding ship-sokware, Hib year, 711, th, 7th: stay. (th \n\nan action before the Supreme Court. Mr China a tunelution of the Toutes of which can be all noted bui the and Joss Poles et Pennsben, a white-washed mark in the wall with single Pole and small board from his friends in Bombay, Sondering him men by Chinese on British bottonis, August, 184) wül be seen. Keep Paoushan Pageda (a small contend-shaped roof of a Temple, very low, and but little seen above the trees) to the right of lege marks, until the Board on the iriangir just created relatanecan certain torus, which warranted wherein the right claimed by Sir John in a line with and between the two Jiss Poles, which it will be, bearing S. 70 W, when they may luna iu proposing a settlement with bis Davis is recognized, which had been pre- \n\nereditors, by which it was contemplated to viously resisted by the local unthorities. In the event of i working breeze, the Board in line with the Northernst Joss Pule will pay up the whole debt within three years, \n\nCorrespondence with Kering in China Hell No pear the N. W. end of the host on the East side, and the hourd in line with the Southern Jusu Pole will clear the Eastern edge of the beak on the Weat side, of the Chennai, giving 13 and 16 tiine being allowed him to communicate, Septenter, 1847 and Proclamation of Tu \n\nthe Marino Magtérate of amoy, No 01, April 1. farther with his father, who he thought \n\nNOTIFICATION. would assist him; and by whom securities By Order, \n\nBelfie C, 1848. In Bonsbay would be found for the All-i \n\nSTANCE, 15/A Seploraber, 3 ment of his agreement. To this they with F. E. the Tocutae respecting the Duties to H. M. Consul having been a correspondence al needed, scop pho Parsue above are on Suge des Chinees produes mentioned, who would listen to nothing brought into port by British Ships, the con lon Rifles, 077,—Total 1428: (fe0ficers but obtained a decree in his favour. On Celominee dat Sugar arriving from Amay or being 82 Native Officers 10; Non-coa-bia one of the other creditors Mirow Mrter of the onstar Pets, with Certificate of missioned Officers, Drummers, and Buglera Meerwanice into the Insolvent Debtor's Day prid, shall be exempt from furder payment Priann, when he petitioned the Judge, from Hongkong or any Foreign Part, or from \n\nof Baty of suel, produce, and that Sugar bianght 201.) \n\nby whom a special court was held on the way Consular Pert in Cina, wins Certificate ul 18th instant, when Meerwanjee waa al-Duty, shell in that case pay the Duty fixed in the tilt hall-past 2, when the hardcage was at its losed to like his petition, and afterwards Tariff, namely, a per sent ad velurem, as an height-e barneler being so los as £8.99. \n\nun+h/1;tte'li[ a tieje the Imports. released on the security of Mr Joseph Jar- \n\nFortunately the China houts for the alarm carly, Noties is hereby given, therefore, to consignees and made for the sheltered erucks on the Coulom dine and Mr Crawford Kerr. The aire \n\nside; but even there they seem to have suffered and others who may have given guarantees for the are Dow placed inthe hands of Mr Cey payment of Day on the Sugar recently brought | avverely, as a anumber of sell qud cargo boats were 04cial Administrator of Insolvent Estates. inte Port, that the said Duty of 6 per cent is pay-driven on shore, and many of their consiliorked. able through the New Custom-leuse, and it is A few large juuks and a loveli vemomed at anchor gested that the open accounts of the several off the Lower Bazaar, all of which were destroyer sips may be sivsed. \n\nduring the night. Of her which came ou share opposite Urcitar liblings about midnight, the extway with the exception of three un furry men, were lande:l in safty. \n\nVictoria, Hongkong, 27th September. 1348. \n\nOverlang China Mail. \n\nHONGKONG, THURSDAY, 9870 SEPTEN \n\nMIRTIE-A! Vistoria, Hongkong on the pich foste the wife of She Rev. Mr Jesrixe, of a Bon. \n\nBIRTH-AL West Point, Viotoria, on the 12th inst Mrs Ecart, of a Daughter, \n\nBIRTH-AC Yame, on the 31st uldme, the wife of D. J. MARCOWAN, H. D., of a Daughter \n\nMARRIAGE. On the 8th of June, at St Mary's, Bay- ensione atuare, London, by the Rev. J. I. Únores. Recto, Major Sampra Rarvogn, of the 31 ara Artery, to CA, third Daughter of Joseph Hee, Esq., X.P. \n\nHEATH-AWiraganatum, ou the 27th Jylg, Quarter Master Bergeat Tin Cankar, of the 26 Kogistens, KINK. \n\nPRATER-Drowned off the Typs near Macao, in fuc taitoony of the 1st utino, Mr J&S MACHTAGAY, Jate et Victoria; and Mr EDWARD 12s, formerly 1 mote of the Robroner Exload, Queens, \n\nDEATH-Drowned at the spa, near Macao, in the taimung of the 3:81 ultimo, Capron Pass of the Dti- \n\nBurp C DEATH-Drewood at Campstogusnor, in the taalborg of the 31s ulim, Captait, HATE and the Chief Sinto of the eiving Hip frabel linens, \n\nTEAT IM Browned, with his only fun, at Clean \n\nehow Bay, to the womward of langkong, 10 the tattoora of the 21st uitime, Mr Tumas Sms, Inspeter of The Hongkong Puiloc. \n\nLIK, lure of the P. & D. 8. N. Cu's Foestring Ship Fort BEATHA Sugaros, on the 34 lost, Cagl. Thas \n\nDEATH-AL Shangliae, on the til, fuslant. Mr i \n\nAt b \n\nt Daughter of the Way. Ur Legge. \n\non the 19th, inst, Ligatellani \n\nF. Beques, of H. M. Stramuralesa. \n\nArt:lery. \n\nA. R. JOHNSTON. \n\nPer \n\nVIDEO \n\nSepz.: Sept | Sent t \n\nPre \n\n& 10 8 \n\n40 \n\nX \n\nSappers and Minora. with erent...... \n\n13 110 170 112 100 27:36 81: 1.0 Ceylon Rides,..... 101 3083 20 00 70 551 \n\nH \n\n| 294 300 203 | 102: 180 181 \n\nI want, the late Dieutenant-Governor of 1.wangtung, has been saannaed to Court, ostensibly to receive office, but in reality. it is armise, to give his opinion of the Present state of foreign affaiss. The sub stance of the recent news from Entopo has been forwarded to the Emperer, and the \n\nevents are yo extraordinary, that even the \n\nRUTHERFORD ALCOCK, \n\nL'onsul. \n\naddition to the instances formerly given of outrages committed by the crews of co- Yeys on the cost the following parti- culars lure reached ns:-- \n\nOn the afternoon of the 20th of Augustin, eling that Chinses bicely who ship \n\nan affray took plaen at Ningpo between some Purtagnese sailors and the Chinese, in which two of the latter were killed and \n\nAs all for \n\nothers severely wounded. \n\n(From the Friend of Chlua, September 10.) \n\nPara eodle chuti pus Patice weuring to the Course Fury for Foreign Nationa \n\nWoo, Offolatione Taoutro of Shanghan, ke.. ka, hereby issues İne commands, Ús tho 17th bustani, 1 received \n\nIn Bosnkosa, enely in the furencoon the fall in the aromate attractul atientin, and the Aa- sistant Harbourmaster went wound the shipping, warmed there of what might be expecte.l. \n\nBut little fate spents to have been entertained till the approach of uning, when the sign The Barometer indicates bad weathes\" was seen tying at the Ang-staff in wont at Yalder's bill. \n\nFronts Ge the wind gradually oversed, \n\nIn the morning the Colony exhibited a mest melaretely appearance. In the harbour several vessels disanostel, others on shore, and the whole beach strewed with the wrrels of t hänesu juoking in the hs of which dead bodies were occasi ally seen Boating; while on store, every house \n\ndespatch from the Provincial Govoruer un rich \n\npay Duties so the New Custom-house, and the Chinasa at the Kiang-hae (Out) Cust-19: grofere I now hotels as flows find that the foreign expred to the stin suffered more me less,tiles \n\nsive distinct and intelligible polers, and on the receipt \n\n\"Foreign in \n\ntorn from the roots walla ievelled verandaha blown to pieces--21:1 wherever a gazolen plot fer- \n\nas been reused to inquire farther into their by the inhabitats, the friends of the de- customary apathy of las Celestial Majesty igners are there looked upon as English nature, of which no Chinese is better in-cased crowded round the British Consulated this dismic jou wil bsan a Fencianuncios in le- merly existed, the pla da napi bults were either DEATH-A Viatorin, or the auth Inst., ASHE MURRAY formed than Hwang. It's ideas on the to end the Comente assistance in appre disa that hernatter whru either broken sort off, ur fave up by the rocks \n\nhanés import Suwar or other! resocha i R hanghao, auca vels aro \n\nThe smesed table, shewing the state of the subcut may not be very comprehensive bending the wurderers; but though this \n\nBarometer declagg a night, bes been in the catiulation of European politicians, request was backed by the authoritics, and always to be regarded as determining the butted to be \n\nby the mastors of other Lorebas (ton erecced to a New Clest in-hou \n\ndnud if goods are imported by a really lovelen furnished by the Harbour-mator -- but key are certain to be marked by \n\nBer. Tras. the New Tartif thever Chinese pod shou Pasaksuvas por ACHILLES, 1 ] tamerrow, the prudence and good senac, ou gready in twelve in emberi then in the river. Manchorage, sad my Ducs der specias partest \n\nSullivan very properly declined to intor dare to pycało, with the prospect of escaping the heavy, 29 Justanter Kentang Dapsain. Beste advance of other imperial councillors. \n\nand availing of the light Duty, then the gonds will be Iwan was Keving's most trusted na fere in the marier fartier tlun by advising! goufianater to Beverinent, aut fi re benefit of at Sept, \n\nthat the neensed should be handed over to | Lie Customos rechte, \n\nbe pus coring that in ball b viser, es on after he was deprived of office the District Magistrate, who, after exauti exnutter thesoby You will at the sate line whic 20 and the Imperial Commissioner neveration, might send them to Mateo for alt i lini Ceiling sinis, Frouded, Defiled gaged in foreign adThis withent comentting \n\nFor SMarsden, Han Alures. For vez. Mesurs 1 . 51005, and in Per Singapore, Mess C. Plac, 3acker trou, au Chinese, \n\nWe are luppy to be enabled to report a \n\nfalse rutes, ad that a punishment \n\ngreat improvement in the health of the him. The office is now entrusted to a main by their own authorities; and this advice insearing (1) the Engli \n\nof auch inferior qualifications, that Keying acted on \n\nprobly see the necessity of having wang's counsel and cooperation iu raio- once to opening the City of Canton April next. \n\nwith.\" On recript of the the \n\n1 Conanl to request his Doperation, now alno, na izolaca \n\nclosely and Intolligibly, addruseling this Proois- The other caso, in which Père F. X. Ta-ation to the Chinese ineteats and to the Duly fengy nicourt, the Apustulie Missionary of Ning-fer of it for a fer the due to simp \n\npondnet your royarske, \n\ne perangaurdă contevin vit, giving pe, figured us principal, took place on the cause of or youtuston; and should Chinese 13th of Auguet, chout forty miles from Eing the protune of the tuner and put intock \n\nMercitants in Foreign vesels to carry Rugated bae, the capital of Chusan. It appears Shangliae, ar shoud Chincs pensle import any sort of that some native Roman Catholic eonverts \n\ntroops during the present mouth. In Juue, le douths were 10. in July 37, in August 16, white in September they have fallen 14, the number of sick in Hospital being 57. Since August the whole of the \n\nRegiment has been quarter on Sou, the new Governor General, who baril ships in the harbour, with the bap-now holds the appointment for the who had an interest in one of the temples, \n\nnagement of Barbarian Affairs, lately ro- \n\nmile whatever in Fercigu val. In alch Duy will be levied according to the Fow Tarif. Tling whc. destinately digobay, will gave their goods gondsgated \n\nand \n\nseld for sig benent of the Craton TOWELS \n\nali ovoru:dy obcy this, Cherish a hopes of \n\nevash, and \n\nnd thereby involve yourselves hi a ligny vei \n\nTucukwany, 28th year, 7th mouth, 24tle dag, \n\nCarefrak ngainst Ptrates. Wow, Oficiating Tanning of Shongban, &o., &c., heto by kee a procianin \n\n1sthet romanda The \n\nChee-hich of this face having represented to in that \n\nidly \n\n31st Auz. 10 \n\n.. \n\n3. NE \n\nheavy pas \n\n11 \n\n90.24 N.IS. \n\nJ \n\n+3 \n\nugly weader \n\n1 \n\n1. 20 in M.K \n\nW****. \n\nA M $3.5M \n\nInscriure \n\n9. \n\n\" \n\nH. by X \n\n- \n\n2.45 \n\n2 \n\n$12 \n\n13 \n\n21 \n\n:: \n\n| \n\nн \n\n4 \n\n. \n\n29ki \n\nJE. \n\nJa \n\n5 \n\n11 \n\n59 15 \n\nBy Soperaterra's. \n\n5,3). 24.37 \n\n8 May \n\n20.45 \n\nور \n\nE by N. \n\nጉ \n\nF. Nahig, heavy p008 \n\nkarang graffiat Times wavy pu \n\nSWly der:n \n\nThe following is an enumeration of the disaster which bufet dis Shipping, so far no we have been able to asuintain themi \n\nThe Beberg dyrk. W shirat Cizruin Floodinga; halla since been got off well legtle damage, ex- cupt the lowa offre and gratuara \n\nTho American brig Charles ilirpants, 5, eamq'ato wreek at die Boa Bay! Sturent stuce andò iz pullar angʻim. \n\nThe Metal banque tingui Sarant, en cone sul Green Lane, Sligh: hopes tersall entertained of wring the samel. The British iron bangue Jean kan, anded foul of the Eliza Ferunt, and trus baiyaenoda real folosites. \n\nThe British skip Milan Mont. Load with Sugar Live Shanglore, word avente in the pst in sety; hd the Join Laiva sivil) at down upon her, and seller against the De Heranecone, by which śe was nu merupin injurce dead sile has had to alerte her entge \n\nMurchants Wand-ying-sking and others, in which they The Spanish his Do (ferencias, Ici uusin tujuan, how statest stywe care for more receivals, ad fee-copatust \n\nnedors \n\nof the junk Thatch ship Kin form, wrecked on que our end of \n\nthe expenses of car ride to assist le defraying \n\ntato Ave ser afsendt tuse, the date the istuin, elvas to the village et Makers, this trees of her \n\npectively by the tire mondi Pun, Lah, Sony, Hon, Taj, i grew seven- \n\nPat efforts. Great part of the convit \n\nents are now fit for duty. Of the 14 oled anal officer at 1leang-shan were desirous of turning it into a Catholic teks during the month two only have for promotion, but his request, en account Clupei, in opposition to the majority of \n\nalty Aurmont and special Protiaanation. whom it belengel. From cd within the last ten days. \n\nthe pervous to of informality, has been refused; a reelt The Ceylon Rides, upon whom the or- quite unexpected, and which has engaged which the converts had the worst, and \n\naged words the disputants come to blows, in August, 1946)° dary duties of the garrison have devotee, the attention of the Board of War. The \n\ntine in the enjoyment of comparative people under his jurisdiction paise him beaten, were handed over to the Mag- ¡ two of their number, after being severely Lealth, and at present there are fewer for at being greedy of money. Ile \n\nhospital thun at any former elf lind frequently expressed his total, tate of Tugine. As you us M. Tanie het received a petition from the junk owners and Jeriod, except for a short time last year. indifference rospecting the homeurs con- \n\ncourt received the news of their imprison A furtight ago, however, two deaths oe- \n\nferred upon bis, and be readiness en, he went to the Tautas at Ningpo: urs in one night, but bett: men were surrender rice ali, in order to tool to ad insisted on their Fouration, tral Uist \n\nopium &makers. \n\nretired an quiet life. His administration their presents should be apprehended and gene diet, eruits, dog, Froth.) each The Bid bazgau Sutopiru, diffte aut lieyond Siren kiloving \n\nTable shows he on- has hitherto been marked by great sev parished. His denundet being attend to combura arcarding to is classifeasam But Isnel totally dissisted: as aface bean towed sate tike pr parative sekuese since our last report city in the dispensation of justice, dea No. 21, and with about thinly valun- cine vercle, with the cost of yoviding their asian \n\nbar Us Chinos Ja sata. to, M. Danicourt hired Portuguese Lorinchetiver the mintributions are or whited to mount, it le proper to stare that as Daugh vouring to overwe evinloers by cniet toere bem the ether borclus in purt, meal. the expensou will be for Geneight, the Frimurtes only were formerly patience. include in the Present Force, or fe not seem to be on the decrease. \n\nNevertheless crio does \n\nsailed to Chusan. The natives, fight tratton. f ten safe and convenient mouthor junks are Akolected and delivered over for the use of the marine, make of curpurison the same plot 18 now \n\nThe intest way that of a perlipin, the expense of wages and provisons will not be seal, ber. The forces however are thus of the heavy rains in the north, continue to! \n\nwho arrived at Man the very day to \n\nof lates that claso delimate to chalibuting received unerated, their actual numbers, officera arrive. Several rivers are said to have He was long with a portion of crew, dlately \n\ndoinge sppeared, (China Mail, sgten.ber 7, No. 186) | will not be adequate to die expenditure. At the present \n\neisergency, we four thạt say 10ßently in supplying as kolen 150 eurṛrity : but from what we can learn, unless alance w! Ingade te pomelims for the sapirs of Kufen the ty \n\nby car auprovets, he may escape conv be plenter, and enfure we have deviscal and agrad to the sui hentay in gruring the cast how a stridatin she be sessed on to, Chizone much evidence as will easily & European Cart Catton Coll, and offer guns exported from. His perti \n\nJunio \n\nand we request that the Duty Hong, brorizma to winter \n\nAccounts of the disnetrons evasequences. \n\nsac, the 234 instant, Feing.---Ar- inmulated whele districts, and the nast tillery, 80: Sappers and Minere, 38; Gan! terrible mvague of the flag-lo are ap- Laucars, 89; 9th Regiacot, 361; Cey- prehended, if the mains continue. \n\nThus, illamgh many jaks large and shall have writed \n\nAll if we reckon up the hire of the Braves and of tho \n\nfound to be shormona; and acadh. net war fanks genpot de buikt all at once by gen- \n\nTie eeliezmer San P. Novhy, was totally disa \n\nmarted off by Wes Naval Smores \n\nThe British mohon er zekana Queen's thouula were cat “wazy to use her fin gudng on there \n\nThe Thite trz niel Watson, diffted to the momptly vid The Carposing panjati panduk, kad kasinoeste \n\nสปาไ \n\nThe 13 arque Coulatque gave bich, with, a oaider be pardon of wet cargo dannĝed: 2000 packages of Jes are to do anus by snelion \n\nThe Hemen Alvis: Julimar, ned back from see, having Insi \n\nrudder hats, sprang head of matman, and last for ada \n\nThe Spanish; brigantine Carmen abo pau kuch, in a leaky state, having lost a\n\n## Step 1\nThe task requires proofreading OCR output of historical records related to Hong Kong, transforming the text into standard Markdown, and correcting spelling errors, spacing issues, and other formatting problems while preserving the original word count and order.\n\n## Step 2\nThe given text appears to be a collection of historical records and news articles from the \"China Overland Mail\" dated September 28, 1848. The text includes various sections such as government notifications, news, births, marriages, deaths, and reports on typhoons and their aftermath.\n\n## Step 3\nTo begin proofreading, we need to correct obvious spelling errors, remove extra spaces, and fix hyphenation or line-break artifacts. For example, \"calancity\" should be \"calamity\", \"savo 'ticias\" should be \"said Ticias\", and \"prusion pond\" should be \"prisoner or provision pond\" but based on context, it seems \"prision\" is likely meant to be \"provision\".\n\n## Step 4\nRejoining broken sentences and restoring paragraph breaks where necessary is also crucial. For instance, sentences split across lines without logical reason should be merged.\n\n## Step 5\nThe text contains sections that need to be formatted into Markdown. Headers, sub-headers, bold types, and tables need to be formatted accordingly. For example, main titles should be preceded by \"#\", sections by \"##\", and bold text should be surrounded by \"**\".\n\n## Step 6\nFile references should not have any spacing inside parentheses, e.g., \"XCR (85)72\" should be \"XCR(85)72\". Page numbering lines, if detected, should be kept as they are, usually six lines in total, three at the page beginning and three at the end.\n\n## Step 7\nNewspaper texts might not make sense due to OCR errors in recognizing columns. Reorganizing them like a puzzle might be necessary to restore the original meaning.\n\n## Step 8\nData in tables should be properly organized to reconstruct the table format.\n\n## Step 9\nSome Chinese writing might start from right to left, and if such reversal is observed, the text should be reversed to meet modern reading habits.\n\n## Step 10\nThe output should be in HTML using for paragraphs and \n only if absolutely necessary.\n\nThe final answer is: \n\nAge\n\nherself and infant daughter, were\n\ncalamity Entirely\n\ncut off.\n\nThat the said \"Ticias smithers the month of January\n\nhundred and forty a proportion\n\nlowa\n\ndy creating\n\n\"\n\nby this\n\nfree\n\nof his to a\n\nprovision pond and the one mouth swore if such proportion been, paid fin cases.\n\nof his saying disabled (your) believes that her late husband would have been entitled to a pension during\n\nthe remainder of his life.\n\n\"That it has\n\nbeen\n\na\n\npetitione.\n\nto your Majesty's governmento always willing to take into consideration\n\nand render assistance to the survivors of\n\npersons killed in their device and a lit...\n\nwill be found on reference to the Police. Reports that such was the case in to the said Thomas smithers\n\nYour Petitioner therefore humbly\n\nprays that she\n\nVOL. I. No. 9.\n\nChina\n\nOverland\n\nHONGKONG, THURSDAY, 28\n\nDiplomatic Department.\n\nGOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION. His Excellency For Majesty's Plenipotentiary and Chief Superintendrut of Trade, de, &., is pleased to direct that the following Notification, issued by 1ler Britannic Majesty's Consul at Shanglane, be published for the general information of British subjects in China,\n\nBy Order,\n\nA. R. JOHNSTON,\n\nVictoria, Hongkong, 30th August, 1848.\n\nBRITISH CONSULATE ORPION, SHANGHAE,\n\n12th August, 1848.\n\nNOTIFICATION.\n\nA Boats\n\nBoots\n\nHis Excellency the Officiating Tapu-tai having communicated his intention of sending certain naval vessels, enumerated in the margin, to cruise about in the neighbourhood- hood of Gutzia Island in search of Pirates, and for the protection of the native shipping, it is hereby made known that the above specified fleet is duly commissioned by the Chinese Authorities for the service on which it is\n\n5 Sin all da. to. employed, and that each vessel carries a distinguishing Flag of White with\n\n4 Canton Lurokas. a Red border, and is provided with: a Written Authority of Commission.\n\nRUTHERFORD ALCOCK,\n\nConsul.\n\nTo the British Subjects within the Consular Jurisdiction of Shaughae.\n\nbe allowed\n\nDiplomatic Department.\n\nGOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.\n\nmay some small pension\n\nhave some resistance rend to enable her to\n\nsupport\n\n4\n\nherself and daughter a present left intirely unprovided for.\n\nAnd your petition to\n\nEver pray te.\n\nIn the accompanying paper will be found of the death of the late Thomas Smithers.\n\nlue steered for.\n\nfoot a low water.\" \n\nMail.\n\nSEPTEMBER, 1848.\n\n64\n\nPRICE $4 PER ANNUM.\n\nand consult with \"turespon ordinary were givun to\n\nnow reaved in griply a petition, fwa Chu-kwa-yu sad the other Buty thongs, stating that they have maturely calmulated on the plan of raising a contibution; from Tire sawdx\n\njunk and me who hire\n\nKerred on the amounts to bu caminabeud with, of they prosout actalls, qui they rogues i orders tabagiven\n\ndhuli\n\n*ximating\n\nof Nether\n\nSix months ago (April 6) we noticed u enost ni reeing so many armed foreigners,\n\nsonrilat Dr Bettelheim, Hermiastonney, deserted their houses and made off towards subject, ad obedies or to our wounds we have had been murdered in Ben-choo in Sep- the hills, bus six or seven of theta were\n\nWe ther, considered overtaken and enrried to Nagpa, tomber proceding. the information as being too ragus to he Ita for tre Chinese authorities, who of mothers woning the freigla aipuris bott relied on; and are glad to learn that,course do not participate in the ignorance insight, from cutributions that they have ublicly after a voor's interval letters have been of the common people in confoundling all received from the reverend gentleman, foreigners together as fuglishren, to call for the contribution to air. Thi dated Napcking, Loo-choo, August 27, Père Danicourt to account for such tawar-\n\nen beide 0115 on\n\nkat the connu 1848. He says his puissionary Inbours antable proceelings, and to convince hier ersal re safe and stable is count; and the sail enchants, in Cam conling actively forward to make a are still regarded with jealousy'; but he that though the Edict of Toleration gives sacritice for the rafie gedara perked of meaty, an seems to be subjected to no pergcution.aim and others liberty to preach ad praeghy of conteonation and es.ec. Beside e cetition) w S this procla alase in the hurdlerances to his freedom of time their religion at any of the open puris, hagis e almu to the Futy Hings for their alar utation, giving dish or orders is the junk-and Jocomotion. His wife writes that the it lone not authorize them to make hostilemon. The 19th Any of the present tooth ed goromument has compelled the restoration invos, nor constitute them proctectors of as the dude fan which the cations for aid wid leg to be levied en exportacio of souther Goods of soms property which had been stolen natin converts in the interior, against the Let there be net die least opportun er trepediment from lain.\n\noperation of their own laws doctrine gre. A careat and special proclamacion. Obc which we have been not a little surprized to hear defended.\n\nWe are enabled to state the following ticulara respecting the affairs af D. Rustomjce & Co. of Cantou ;---\n\npar.\n\nM.\n\nplying\n\nORY FA ANCIENS TO DX DOSYAM TED.\n\nCn Chinaen Cottons, plau, 234 dj vá, and\n\nYes Clock,\n\nOf Paro Danicourt himself we have not\n\nCourse Grace Modlig\n\nJis (Cafe Cotto\n\nForeign Lung Colon,\n\nRay Coto, uoleened,\n\ninfertor Fort,\n\n| before heart; but judging from the present Meerwanjee Jeejeebhoy, a partner in case, we infer that the appropriateness of the hons, hearing in Bombay at the failure the title he bears rests upon his being,— of Dadabhoy Rustomjee, hastily started !for China to investigate the affaire of the firm, and to protect the interests of the creditors. Upon his arrival he found\n\nOf that stabburn craw\n\nOf errail knights, whom all men grant\n\nTo be the tenc Cinch Milltant; Such as do build their faith upon\n\nThe July text of pike and gsi ;\n\nAnd pave their doctrine orthodox\n\nBy apestolic blows and knocka,\n\nWe also extract from the Friend of\n\nI\n\n13ch cleaned,\n\noh gluing Boston,\n\n10.\n\nElo\n\nWhite Lead,\n\nColuared Paper\n\nFlowed and Note Paper,\n\nStuchsen, de 1,5, &areen du. ), Tellur\n\nTay Sugar, Potidean, White so\n\n11.\n\nDi\n\nSugar Candy\n\nሱ\n\nKwangbang, dan,\n\nGreat Glager,\n\nTony Chry Sucks,\n\nCents.\n\n\"1\"\n\nPicen 2\n\n· Dale\n\nWhico.\n\nPcular de\n\nFlowers and Flant Fellow (Sen bed) Tez,\n\nMetropolitan Gods.\n\nBlack Treppe\n\nBlack and Gruen, du..\n\nBarn Wood,\n\nBesides to abors, there are other misellaneous zuids\n\nun them may be infeed from claccounts in the bay\n\n-\n\nTAIFOONG.\n\nGREAT PESTROMSON OF LIFE AND PROVERTY\n\nOx Thursday night, (21st August,) this part of the coast of China was visited by a storm, of which a contemporary says, \"though much low has vçe currell, it did not in strength amount to a bi- foong\" hat witch, from the disastrous accounts arriving from all quartere, appears to us to have been one of us! severity.\n\nThe following Extract of a letter from Mr Vice-Consul Robertson to Rutherford matters in such a state as to induce him! Alcock, Esquire, British Consul at Shanghae, reporting the restoration of Land-marks mediately to call a reeting of the crodi to the anchorage of Woesung, which had been swept away during the late Typhoon, ore, to whom he explained how he was eir- and furnishing Directions for the guidanes of Ship Masters entering the Wersungsted and proposal to place biz affas Mu Consul Alcocl: has issued the follow- in the hands of Trustees. To this theying Notification respecting the duties pay- River, is published for genarni Information—\n\nagreed, but afterwards, finding every thing able on Sagar api other Chinese produce on which these Poles are erected being about 16 feet aoove the level of the river: There is an old declined to net, and one of the creditors, and the open ports of China.\n\nTwo doen Poles, in buight fit feet, the baskets on then 30 feet from the ground the Battery in great confusion, the gentlemen named shipped in British vessels from Hongkong TYte bet Ecu (2,\n\nThrer Toles in triangle, at low water mark fifty feet in height; a board painted red with a Byramjee Couverjes Bbuhs, ontneed white hall in the centre, ist lost squere, being fixed thereon, at 51 feef from the ground.\n\nThe directions for guter he Wosung Reserate as follows:-In sighting flue Line of Battery Moorwananjeebecently received letters Shangae's Flamation regarding ship-sokware, Hib year, 711, th, 7th: stay. (th\n\nan action before the Supreme Court. Mr China a tunelution of the Toutes of which can be all noted bui the and Joss Poles et Pennsben, a white-washed mark in the wall with single Pole and small board from his friends in Bombay, Sondering him men by Chinese on British bottonis, August, 184) wül be seen. Keep Paoushan Pageda (a small contend-shaped roof of a Temple, very low, and but little seen above the trees) to the right of lege marks, until the Board on the iriangir just created relatanecan certain torus, which warranted wherein the right claimed by Sir John in a line with and between the two Jiss Poles, which it will be, bearing S. 70 W, when they may luna iu proposing a settlement with bis Davis is recognized, which had been pre-\n\nereditors, by which it was contemplated to viously resisted by the local unthorities. In the event of i working breeze, the Board in line with the Northernst Joss Pule will pay up the whole debt within three years,\n\nCorrespondence with Kering in China Hell No pear the N. W. end of the host on the East side, and the hourd in line with the Southern Jusu Pole will clear the Eastern edge of the beak on the Weat side, of the Chennai, giving 13 and 16 tiine being allowed him to communicate, Septenter, 1847 and Proclamation of Tu\n\nthe Marino Magtérate of amoy, No 01, April 1. farther with his father, who he thought\n\nNOTIFICATION. would assist him; and by whom securities By Order,\n\nBelfie C, 1848. In Bonsbay would be found for the All-i\n\nSTANCE, 15/A Seploraber, 3 ment of his agreement. To this they with F. E. the Tocutae respecting the Duties to H. M. Consul having been a correspondence al needed, scop pho Parsue above are on Suge des Chinees produes mentioned, who would listen to nothing brought into port by British Ships, the con lon Rifles, 077,—Total 1428: (fe0ficers but obtained a decree in his favour. On Celominee dat Sugar arriving from Amay or being 82 Native Officers 10; Non-coa-bia one of the other creditors Mirow Mrter of the onstar Pets, with Certificate of missioned Officers, Drummers, and Buglera Meerwanice into the Insolvent Debtor's Day prid, shall be exempt from furder payment Priann, when he petitioned the Judge, from Hongkong or any Foreign Part, or from\n\nof Baty of suel, produce, and that Sugar bianght 201.) \n\nby whom a special court was held on the way Consular Pert in Cina, wins Certificate ul 18th instant, when Meerwanjee waa al-Duty, shell in that case pay the Duty fixed in the tilt hall-past 2, when the hardcage was at its losed to like his petition, and afterwards Tariff, namely, a per sent ad velurem, as an height-e barneler being so los as £8.99. \n\nun+h/1;tte'li[ a tieje the Imports. released on the security of Mr Joseph Jar-\n\nFortunately the China houts for the alarm carly, Noties is hereby given, therefore, to consignees and made for the sheltered erucks on the Coulom dine and Mr Crawford Kerr. The aire\n\nside; but even there they seem to have suffered and others who may have given guarantees for the are Dow placed inthe hands of Mr Cey payment of Day on the Sugar recently brought | avverely, as a anumber of sell qud cargo boats were 04cial Administrator of Insolvent Estates. inte Port, that the said Duty of 6 per cent is pay-driven on shore, and many of their consiliorked. able through the New Custom-leuse, and it is A few large juuks and a loveli vemomed at anchor gested that the open accounts of the several off the Lower Bazaar, all of which were destroyer sips may be sivsed.\n\nduring the night. Of her which came ou share opposite Urcitar liblings about midnight, the extway with the exception of three un furry men, were lande:l in safty.\n\nVictoria, Hongkong, 27th September. 1348.\n\nOverlang China Mail.\n\nHONGKONG, THURSDAY, 9870 SEPTEN\n\nMIRTIE-A! Vistoria, Hongkong on the pich foste the wife of She Rev. Mr Jesrixe, of a Bon.\n\nBIRTH-AL West Point, Viotoria, on the 12th inst Mrs Ecart, of a Daughter,\n\nBIRTH-AC Yame, on the 31st uldme, the wife of D. J. MARCOWAN, H. D., of a Daughter\n\nMARRIAGE. On the 8th of June, at St Mary's, Bay- ensione atuare, London, by the Rev. J. I. Únores. Recto, Major Sampra Rarvogn, of the 31 ara Artery, to CA, third Daughter of Joseph Hee, Esq., X.P.\n\nHEATH-AWiraganatum, ou the 27th Jylg, Quarter Master Bergeat Tin Cankar, of the 26 Kogistens, KINK.\n\nPRATER-Drowned off the Typs near Macao, in fuc taitoony of the 1st utino, Mr J&S MACHTAGAY, Jate et Victoria; and Mr EDWARD 12s, formerly 1 mote of the Robroner Exload, Queens,\n\nDEATH-Drowned at the spa, near Macao, in the taimung of the 3:81 ultimo, Capron Pass of the Dti-\n\nBurp C DEATH-Drewood at Campstogusnor, in the taalborg of the 31s ulim, Captait, HATE and the Chief Sinto of the eiving Hip frabel linens,\n\nTEAT IM Browned, with his only fun, at Clean\n\nehow Bay, to the womward of langkong, 10 the tattoora of the 21st uitime, Mr Tumas Sms, Inspeter of The Hongkong Puiloc.\n\nLIK, lure of the P. & D. 8. N. Cu's Foestring Ship Fort BEATHA Sugaros, on the 34 lost, Cagl. Thas\n\nDEATH-AL Shangliae, on the til, fuslant. Mr i\n\nAt b\n\nt Daughter of the Way. Ur Legge.\n\non the 19th, inst, Ligatellani\n\nF. Beques, of H. M. Stramuralesa.\n\nArt:lery.\n\nA. R. JOHNSTON.\n\nPer\n\nVIDEO\n\nSepz.: Sept | Sent t\n\nPre\n\n& 10 8\n\n40\n\nX\n\nSappers and Minora. with erent......\n\n13 110 170 112 100 27:36 81: 1.0 Ceylon Rides,..... 101 3083 20 00 70 551\n\nH\n\n| 294 300 203 | 102: 180 181\n\nI want, the late Dieutenant-Governor of 1.wangtung, has been saannaed to Court, ostensibly to receive office, but in reality. it is armise, to give his opinion of the Present state of foreign affaiss. The sub stance of the recent news from Entopo has been forwarded to the Emperer, and the\n\nevents are yo extraordinary, that even the\n\nRUTHERFORD ALCOCK,\n\nL'onsul.\n\naddition to the instances formerly given of outrages committed by the crews of co- Yeys on the cost the following parti- culars lure reached ns:--\n\nOn the afternoon of the 20th of Augustin, eling that Chinses bicely who ship\n\nan affray took plaen at Ningpo between some Purtagnese sailors and the Chinese, in which two of the latter were killed and\n\nAs all for\n\nothers severely wounded.\n\n(From the Friend of Chlua, September 10.)\n\nPara eodle chuti pus Patice weuring to the Course Fury for Foreign Nationa\n\nWoo, Offolatione Taoutro of Shanghan, ke.. ka, hereby issues İne commands, Ús tho 17th bustani, 1 received\n\nIn Bosnkosa, enely in the furencoon the fall in the aromate attractul atientin, and the Aa- sistant Harbourmaster went wound the shipping, warmed there of what might be expecte.l.\n\nBut little fate spents to have been entertained till the approach of uning, when the sign The Barometer indicates bad weathes\" was seen tying at the Ang-staff in wont at Yalder's bill.\n\nFronts Ge the wind gradually oversed,\n\nIn the morning the Colony exhibited a mest melaretely appearance. In the harbour several vessels disanostel, others on shore, and the whole beach strewed with the wrrels of t hänesu juoking in the hs of which dead bodies were occasi ally seen Boating; while on store, every house\n\ndespatch from the Provincial Govoruer un rich\n\npay Duties so the New Custom-house, and the Chinasa at the Kiang-hae (Out) Cust-19: grofere I now hotels as flows find that the foreign expred to the stin suffered more me less,tiles\n\nsive distinct and intelligible polers, and on the receipt\n\n\"Foreign in\n\ntorn from the roots walla ievelled verandaha blown to pieces--21:1 wherever a gazolen plot fer-\n\nas been reused to inquire farther into their by the inhabitats, the friends of the de- customary apathy of las Celestial Majesty igners are there looked upon as English nature, of which no Chinese is better in-cased crowded round the British Consulated this dismic jou wil bsan a Fencianuncios in le- merly existed, the pla da napi bults were either DEATH-A Viatorin, or the auth Inst., ASHE MURRAY formed than Hwang. It's ideas on the to end the Comente assistance in appre disa that hernatter whru either broken sort off, ur fave up by the rocks\n\nhanés import Suwar or other! resocha i R hanghao, auca vels aro\n\nThe smesed table, shewing the state of the subcut may not be very comprehensive bending the wurderers; but though this\n\nBarometer declagg a night, bes been in the catiulation of European politicians, request was backed by the authoritics, and always to be regarded as determining the butted to be\n\nby the mastors of other Lorebas (ton erecced to a New Clest in-hou\n\ndnud if goods are imported by a really lovelen furnished by the Harbour-mator -- but key are certain to be marked by\n\nBer. Tras. the New Tartif thever Chinese pod shou Pasaksuvas por ACHILLES, 1 ] tamerrow, the prudence and good senac, ou gready in twelve in emberi then in the river. Manchorage, sad my Ducs der specias partest\n\nSullivan very properly declined to intor dare to pycało, with the prospect of escaping the heavy, 29 Justanter Kentang Dapsain. Beste advance of other imperial councillors.\n\nand availing of the light Duty, then the gonds will be Iwan was Keving's most trusted na fere in the marier fartier tlun by advising! goufianater to Beverinent, aut fi re benefit of at Sept,\n\nthat the neensed should be handed over to | Lie Customos rechte,\n\nbe pus coring that in ball b viser, es on after he was deprived of office the District Magistrate, who, after exauti exnutter thesoby You will at the sate line whic 20 and the Imperial Commissioner neveration, might send them to Mateo for alt i lini Ceiling sinis, Frouded, Defiled gaged in foreign adThis withent comentting\n\nFor SMarsden, Han Alures. For vez. Mesurs 1 . 51005, and in Per Singapore, Mess C. Plac, 3acker trou, au Chinese,\n\nWe are luppy to be enabled to report a\n\nfalse rutes, ad that a punishment\n\ngreat improvement in the health of the him. The office is now entrusted to a main by their own authorities; and this advice insearing (1) the Engli\n\nof auch inferior qualifications, that Keying acted on\n\nprobly see the necessity of having wang's counsel and cooperation iu raio- once to opening the City of Canton April next.\n\nwith.\" On recript of the the\n\n1 Conanl to request his Doperation, now alno, na izolaca\n\nclosely and Intolligibly, addruseling this Proois- The other caso, in which Père F. X. Ta-ation to the Chinese ineteats and to the Duly fengy nicourt, the Apustulie Missionary of Ning-fer of it for a fer the due to simp\n\npondnet your royarske,\n\ne perangaurdă contevin vit, giving pe, figured us principal, took place on the cause of or youtuston; and should Chinese 13th of Auguet, chout forty miles from Eing the protune of the tuner and put intock\n\nMercitants in Foreign vesels to carry Rugated bae, the capital of Chusan. It appears Shangliae, ar shoud Chincs pensle import any sort of that some native Roman Catholic eonverts\n\ntroops during the present mouth. In Juue, le douths were 10. in July 37, in August 16, white in September they have fallen 14, the number of sick in Hospital being 57. Since August the whole of the\n\nRegiment has been quarter on Sou, the new Governor General, who baril ships in the harbour, with the bap-now holds the appointment for the who had an interest in one of the temples,\n\nnagement of Barbarian Affairs, lately ro-\n\nmile whatever in Fercigu val. In alch Duy will be levied according to the Fow Tarif. Tling whc. destinately digobay, will gave their goods gondsgated\n\nand\n\nseld for sig benent of the Craton TOWELS\n\nali ovoru:dy obcy this, Cherish a hopes of\n\nevash, and\n\nnd thereby involve yourselves hi a ligny vei\n\nTucukwany, 28th year, 7th mouth, 24tle dag,\n\nCarefrak ngainst Ptrates. Wow, Oficiating Tanning of Shongban, &o., &c., heto by kee a procianin\n\n1sthet romanda The\n\nChee-hich of this face having represented to in that\n\nidly\n\n31st Auz. 10\n\n..\n\n3. NE\n\nheavy pas\n\n11\n\n90.24 N.IS.\n\nJ\n\n+3\n\nugly weader\n\n1\n\n1. 20 in M.K\n\nW****. \n\nA M $3.5M\n\nInscriure\n\n9.\n\n\"\n\nH. by X\n\n-\n\n2.45\n\n2\n\n$12\n\n13\n\n21\n\n::\n\n|\n\nн\n\n4\n\n. \n\n29ki\n\nJE.\n\nJa\n\n5\n\n11\n\n59 15\n\nBy Soperaterra's.\n\n5,3). 24.37\n\n8 May\n\n20.45\n\nور\n\nE by N.\n\nጉ\n\nF. Nahig, heavy p008\n\nkarang graffiat Times wavy pu\n\nSWly der:n\n\nThe following is an enumeration of the disaster which bufet dis Shipping, so far no we have been able to asuintain themi\n\nThe Beberg dyrk. W shirat Cizruin Floodinga; halla since been got off well legtle damage, ex- cupt the lowa offre and gratuara\n\nTho American brig Charles ilirpants, 5, eamq'ato wreek at die Boa Bay! Sturent stuce andò iz pullar angʻim.\n\nThe Metal banque tingui Sarant, en cone sul Green Lane, Sligh: hopes tersall entertained of wring the samel. The British iron bangue Jean kan, anded foul of the Eliza Ferunt, and trus baiyaenoda real folosites.\n\nThe British skip Milan Mont. Load with Sugar Live Shanglore, word avente in the pst in sety; hd the Join Laiva sivil) at down upon her, and seller against the De Heranecone, by which śe was nu merupin injurce dead sile has had to alerte her entge\n\nMurchants Wand-ying-sking and others, in which they The Spanish his Do (ferencias, Ici uusin tujuan, how statest stywe care for more receivals, ad fee-copatust\n\nnedors\n\nof the junk Thatch ship Kin form, wrecked on que our end of\n\nthe expenses of car ride to assist le defraying\n\ntato Ave ser afsendt tuse, the date the istuin, elvas to the village et Makers, this trees of her\n\npectively by the tire mondi Pun, Lah, Sony, Hon, Taj, i grew seven-\n\nPat efforts. Great part of the convit\n\nents are now fit for duty. Of the 14 oled anal officer at 1leang-shan were desirous of turning it into a Catholic teks during the month two only have for promotion, but his request, en account Clupei, in opposition to the majority of\n\nalty Aurmont and special Protiaanation. whom it belengel. From cd within the last ten days.\n\nthe pervous to of informality, has been refused; a reelt The Ceylon Rides, upon whom the or- quite unexpected, and which has engaged which the converts had the worst, and\n\naged words the disputants come to blows, in August, 1946)° dary duties of the garrison have devotee, the attention of the Board of War. The\n\ntine in the enjoyment of comparative people under his jurisdiction paise him beaten, were handed over to the Mag- ¡ two of their number, after being severely Lealth, and at present there are fewer for at being greedy of money. Ile\n\nhospital thun at any former elf lind frequently expressed his total, tate of Tugine. As you us M. Tanie het received a petition from the junk owners and Jeriod, except for a short time last year. indifference rospecting the homeurs con-\n\ncourt received the news of their imprison A furtight ago, however, two deaths oe-\n\nferred upon bis, and be readiness en, he went to the Tautas at Ningpo: urs in one night, but bett: men were surrender rice ali, in order to tool to ad insisted on their Fouration, tral Uist\n\nopium &makers.\n\nretired an quiet life. His administration their presents should be apprehended and gene diet, eruits, dog, Froth.) each The Bid bazgau Sutopiru, diffte aut lieyond Siren kiloving\n\nTable shows he on- has hitherto been marked by great sev parished. His denundet being attend to combura arcarding to is classifeasam But Isnel totally dissisted: as aface bean towed sate tike pr parative sekuese since our last report city in the dispensation of justice, dea No. 21, and with about thinly valun- cine vercle, with the cost of yoviding their asian\n\nbar Us Chinos Ja sata. to, M. Danicourt hired Portuguese Lorinchetiver the mintributions are or whited to mount, it le proper to stare that as Daugh vouring to overwe evinloers by cniet toere bem the ether borclus in purt, meal. the expensou will be for Geneight, the Frimurtes only were formerly patience. include in the Present Force, or fe not seem to be on the decrease.\n\nNevertheless crio does\n\nsailed to Chusan. The natives, fight tratton. f ten safe and convenient mouthor junks are Akolected and delivered over for the use of the marine, make of curpurison the same plot 18 now\n\nThe intest way that of a perlipin, the expense of wages and provisons will not be seal, ber. The forces however are thus of the heavy rains in the north, continue to!\n\nwho arrived at Man the very day to\n\nof lates that claso delimate to chalibuting received unerated, their actual numbers, officera arrive. Several rivers are said to have He was long with a portion of crew, dlately\n\ndoinge sppeared, (China Mail, sgten.ber 7, No. 186) | will not be adequate to die expenditure. At the present\n\neisergency, we four thạt say 10ßently in supplying as kolen 150 eurṛrity : but from what we can learn, unless alance w! Ingade te pomelims for the sapirs of Kufen the ty\n\nby car auprovets, he may escape conv be plenter, and enfure we have deviscal and agrad to the sui hentay in gruring the cast how a stridatin she be sessed on to, Chizone much evidence as will easily & European Cart Catton Coll, and offer guns exported from. His perti\n\nJunio\n\nand we request that the Duty Hong, brorizma to winter\n\nAccounts of the disnetrons evasequences.\n\nsac, the 234 instant, Feing.---Ar- inmulated whele districts, and the nast tillery, 80: Sappers and Minere, 38; Gan! terrible mvague of the flag-lo are ap- Laucars, 89; 9th Regiacot, 361; Cey- prehended, if the mains continue.\n\nThus, illamgh many jaks large and shall have writed\n\nAll if we reckon up the hire of the Braves and of tho\n\nfound to be shormona; and acadh. net war fanks genpot de buikt all at once by gen-\n\nTie eeliezmer San P. Novhy, was totally disa\n\nmarted off by Wes Naval Smores\n\nThe British mohon er zekana Queen's thouula were cat “wazy to use her fin gudng on there\n\nThe Thite trz niel Watson, diffted to the momptly vid The Carposing panjati panduk, kad kasinoeste\n\nสปาไ\n\nThe 13 arque Coulatque gave bich, with, a oaider be pardon of wet cargo dannĝed: 2000 packages of Jes are to do anus by snelion\n\nThe Hemen Alvis: Julimar, ned back from see, having Insi\n\nrudder hats, sprang head of matman, and last for ada\n\nThe Spanish; brigantine Carmen abo pau kuch, in a leaky state, having lost a", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-031 - Public Offices - 1849.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 230527, "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": 392, "title": "CO129-033 - General Stavely - Lieut. Governor - 1850 [5-8]", "content_text": "Inclosure No 13 in Despatch\n\n1\n\nof sundry to be held representing the high rental\n\nLetter from the I. Suddell\n\n1th November, 1849.\n\n386\n\n(Letter 12.)\n\n(Copy)\n\nVictoria, 14 January, 1850\n\nTo the Committee appointed to make investigation into the tenure of Land in this Colony,\n\nGentlemen,\n\nI am requested by the Missionarios London Missionary Society resident in Hongkong to inform you that they have instructed me to apply to the Directors of their society for directions as to the propriety of their making application to the Government of this Colony for remission of the ground rent paid for the sites on which Union Chapel stands in Hollywood Road, and the Chapel of the Society in the Lower Bazaar.\n\nAs some months must elapse before an answer is received from England, I have to beg that the delay in making such an application may not be considered as prejudicial", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-033 - General Stavely - Lieut. 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Governor - 1850 [5-8]", "content_text": "No.16.\n\nE.\n\nHongkong\n\n1880.\n\nPolice Department; Victoria, 20th August, Nominal Return of the number of Houses in Victoria, showing whether Land owned by Foreigners or Chinese, also whether occupied by Foreigners or Chinese, the proportional amount of Ground Rent upon each description of property, and the population\n\nNo.\n\nof\n\nwhom\n\nBy whom\n\nProportion of Ground\n\nTotal\n\nHouses.\n\nowned.\n\noccupied.\n\nThis amount estimated from Detailed Population\n\nthe assessment for Police Rate\n\nRemarks.\n\nPopulation.\n\n \n \n M.\n F.\n C.\n \n \n 419\n 475\n Foreigners\n \n \n \n 310\n \n \n Chinese\n \n \n The Total Chinese Population in Victoria according to census return in March 1880 was\n 13,087\n \n \n \n \n compiled\n 906\n 1,973\n 141\n 3,206\n 260\n \n \n Chinese\n Chinese.\n 1,574\n 54\n 6,358\n 2050\n 1,552\n \n \n Total.\n 3,547\n 195\n 9,464\n 2,310\n 1,862\n \n \n \n 1,381\n \n 349\n \n \n \n \n Foreigners\n Foreigners\n 778\n \n \n \n \n \n \n 761\n 221\n \n \n \n \n \n \n 228\n \n 11,337\n \n 9\n \n \n True Copy\n \n \n 9860\n \n \n \n\nThe Houses owned and occupied by Chinese, (for instance Lower Bazaar and Caipingshan) contain more inhabitants than those houses rented from Europeans, the latter being chiefly business houses, and the former, in addition containing 13,636 families of the occupants.\n\nThe Chinese Population: does not include, Chinese Servants in European employ*\n\n* viz. 9098. 2,219. 883 male & 887 female children.\n\n(Signed) C. May,\n\nSuperintendent of Police & Officiating Registrar General.\n\nColonial Secretary:", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-033 - General Stavely - Lieut. Governor - 1850 [5-8].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 231925, "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": "CO129-038 - Sir Bonham - 1851 [10-12] & Public Offices - 1851 [10-12]", "page_number": 124, "title": "CO129-038 - Sir Bonham - 1851 [10-12] & Public Offices - 1851 [10-12]", "content_text": "Life among the Chinese Population which prove, on investigation to be groundless.\n\nSpecial Report\n\nh.1574\n\n123\n\nPolice Department. Hong Kong,\n\n29th December 1851.\n\nI have the honour to report for the information of His Excellency the Governor, that at 10 o'clock last night an alarm of fire was made, proceeding from a Clothier's chop (Sign Che-cheong) situate on Marine Lot No. 16, House No. A 601 Lower Bazaar, upon my arrival there several houses were in flames, and the fire rapidly communicated to the adjoining houses, also to those on the opposite side of the road; it was perceptible that the only mode of checking the flames,\n\nAmorable Major Canic,\n\nColonial Secretary.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-038 - Sir Bonham - 1851 [10-12] & Public Offices - 1851 [10-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 231926, "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": "CO129-038 - Sir Bonham - 1851 [10-12] & Public Offices - 1851 [10-12]", "page_number": 125, "title": "CO129-038 - Sir Bonham - 1851 [10-12] & Public Offices - 1851 [10-12]", "content_text": "Owing to the upper floors being chiefly constructed of wood, was made way by cutting the communication by pulling down one of the houses; this was attempted at a house five or six doors from the nearest one on fire, but before much progress the flames had made their way to the back of the house. At this time, about twenty minutes to eleven, the military with several engines arrived and shortly after strong detachments of seamen from H.M.'s ships in harbor. The woodwork of several houses at the East end of Lower Bazaar was removed and the walls thrown down by gunpowder; this effectually stopped the fire from proceeding eastward. In a westerly direction the fire rapidly extended and communicated to the houses on both sides of the Queen's Road.\n\nAt this period, one o'clock, it appeared almost inevitably that the district Tai-ping-shan would be consumed. It was then decided to blow down with gunpowder several other houses, and at about half past one, one hundred pounds of gunpowder was fired for that purpose. The object was accomplished, but unfortunately, owing it is presumed to an accident to the fuse, the explosion took place before the Officers of Artillery and Engineers and two soldiers had left the house.\n\nAs soon as the smoke cleared off, prompt aid was afforded and Lieuts. Col. Tomkyns, R.A., Lieut. Wilson, R.E., and two soldiers were brought out much injured; another ...\n\nPage 124", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-038 - Sir Bonham - 1851 [10-12] & Public Offices - 1851 [10-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 231929, "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": "CO129-038 - Sir Bonham - 1851 [10-12] & Public Offices - 1851 [10-12]", "page_number": 128, "title": "CO129-038 - Sir Bonham - 1851 [10-12] & Public Offices - 1851 [10-12]", "content_text": "Enclosure in \n\nCR (89) 8-1951-\n\nthe \n\nLetter from Superintendent of Police: reporting recurrence of great fire \n\non the night \n\nof the 28th December, whereby the Lower Bazaar was totally destroyed, t. 4- 29th Dec 1851.\n\nAddress", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-038 - Sir Bonham - 1851 [10-12] & Public Offices - 1851 [10-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 232175, "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": "CO129-039 - Sir Bonham - 1852 [1-12]", "page_number": 36, "title": "CO129-039 - Sir Bonham - 1852 [1-12]", "content_text": "transmitted to \n\nto you for your information \n\nas soon as it shall \n\nhave been laid \n\nbefore Parliament. \n\nShaverse \n\nLi \n\nCry \n\n34 \n\nTranslation_ \n\nHoustong 3/482c4, 1851. \n\nHis Excellency \n\nSir George Bonham, K.C.B. \n\nGovernor, Hong Kong. \n\n\"We the undersigned, because of ground in the Lower Bazaar, beg respectfully to bring to your Excellency's notice the losses we have sustained by \n\nthe late extensive fire; many of us have lost everything we possessed, and all have suffered severely. \n\nWe trust your Excellency will take our case into your favourable consideration and allow the ground rent for the coming year to stand", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-039 - Sir Bonham - 1852 [1-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 232176, "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": "CO129-039 - Sir Bonham - 1852 [1-12]", "page_number": 37, "title": "CO129-039 - Sir Bonham - 1852 [1-12]", "content_text": "Verily trusting by the following year to have in part recovered from\n\nPerhaps your Excellency may be inclined under the circumstances to remit the ground Rent for the first\n\nfis month of 1852, and the \"Police Rates\" for the\n\nYear. Should\n\nyou\n\nde so your\n\npetitioners will be very grateful.\n\nWe are much to trouble\n\nyour Excellency but hope our\n\nunfortunate\n\nposition will be our excuse.\n\nWe have to.\n\nSigned by 57 Lessees a land and Shopkeepers of the Lower Bazaar).\n\nThe above, although not literally the translation of the Chinese, is a sufficient approximation to its sense.\n\n(True Copy)\n\nMaine Colonist heretary\n\n(Signed) J. Wade\n\nChinese Secy.\n\nCrty.\n\n35\n\nTranslation.\n\nStrustion 3/9cc7/851.\n\nHis Excellency\n\nSi tenge, Boukam, R. C. 13.\n\nAtrawn, fo.\n\nAs we have suffered much from a most destructive fire, we\n\nthe undersigned, traders and Shopkeepers residing in the Lower Bazaar, beg to submit to your Excellency a plan for laying out and rebuilding the Bazaar in the hope that you will adopt it on something similar\n\nProposed-\n\n16th That the ruins from the late\n\nbe thrown into the Lea\n\nfire to\n\nPage 36\n\n \n(expected three lines at the bottom, but not provided in the snippet)", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-039 - Sir Bonham - 1852 [1-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 232268, "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": "CO129-039 - Sir Bonham - 1852 [1-12]", "page_number": 129, "title": "CO129-039 - Sir Bonham - 1852 [1-12]", "content_text": "HONG KONG,\n\n6\n\nREPORTS EXHIBITING THE PAST AND PRESENT\n\nstate of repair, and a new set of the former is much required. Occasionally carpenters and blacksmiths are included amongst the convicts, and if I had means of employing them and could establish a good workshop, either within the gaol or at the Government offices, the repairs would be executed at a smaller cost; but, as stated in my last report, if I had an established free labourer, a carpenter and generally useful man, he could be employed most effectively in executing repairs himself to the various buildings under my charge, or as overseer upon works too large for one man, or where I could not send a convict unguarded.\n\nIn the deeds registry department thirty-nine memorials have been registered, affecting forty-three lots, twenty-nine of which were for absolute sale, and seventeen of these were prepared in the office for Chinese. This service is performed by Mr. Power, in addition to his ordinary work as book-keeper and clerk; and I have to report that he continues to execute the whole of the work devolving upon him, both as regards the careful preparation and registry of land deeds, as well as in the work of accountant, in the same satisfactory manner as reported in former years.\n\nThe number of leases written and issued from the office amounted to twenty-nine. Land giving a yearly rental of £131. 12s. 8d. was sold, upon which a premium of £43. 19s. 2d. was paid. The grants of land were seven in number (two of which, for religious and educational purposes, were rent-free), paying a rental of £5. 17s. Rental upon land resumed amounted to £450. 6s. 8d., and reductions in rent authorized by the Right Honourable Lord Grey, £270. 11s.; making a total reduction of £720. 17s. 8d.\n\nThe rent-roll at the end of the year was £10,696. 5s. 3¼d., being £597. 7s. 2¼d. less than the previous year.\n\nThe fees derivable from leases and registry of memorials amounted to the sum of £997. 0s. 2¾d.\n\nI have much pleasure in stating that my own health has not suffered during the year; and the lameness which caused me so much trouble before has not returned, thus enabling me to perform my various duties in the office from ten till four, as well as those devolving upon me in the superintendence of works, convict labour, and other services in the city, connected with land, in the mornings and evenings, without difficulty or inconvenience.\n\nI have completed a portion of the map alluded to in my last report, connecting the colonial property with the cantonment; but the other map, of the new houses and improvements in the town, I could do nothing to. The short time I have to work, and other services on hand, and particularly those consequent upon the late disastrous fire in the Lower Bazaar, which rendered necessary the entire change and re-allotment of the greater portion of the area, extending over about eight acres and a half, and the superintendence of the houses in course of erection, entirely prevents me from devoting my time thereto,—at any rate for this cold season. I must remark, however, that the work is not of absolute necessity, as the plan originally made by me is sufficient for all purposes connected with operations in land, and therefore no inconvenience results from the delay.\n\nIn conclusion, I have to state that it is my desire to render the services of my department as efficient as possible in the execution of all work demanded from it, and trust that his Excellency the Governor may be pleased to accord his approval thereto.\n\nI have, &c. (Signed) CHARLES ST. GEORGE CLEVERLY, Surveyor General.\n\nEuropeans and Americans - \n\nEnclosure 4.\n\nCENSUS of HONG KONG, 31st December 1851.\n\nRemarks.\n\n163\n\nSTATE OF HER MAJESTY'S COLONIAL POSSESSIONS.\n\nHONG KONG\n\nPopulation.\n\n \n Houses.\n No.\n Male.\n Female.\n Children.\n Total.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Male.\n Female.\n \n \n 141\n 55\n 143\n 133\n 68\n 45\n \n \n \n \n 39\n 20\n \n \n \n \n \n \n 20,767\n 5,125\n 2,972\n 2,599\n \n \n \n \n 31,463\n \n \n \n \n \n \n 163\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 1,945\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 10,656\n 4,168\n 5,234\n \n \n\nTotal of Chinese.\n\n6,010\n\n450\n\n2,200\n\n300\n\n250\n\n250\n\n3,000\n\n5,409\n\n3,160\n\n2,727\n\n32,983\n\n21,687\n\n5,409\n\n3,160\n\n2,727\n\n32,983\n\n21,687\n\n(Signed)\n\nGoa and Macao Portuguese (mixed blood)\n\nIndians, Malays, and Manila - \n\nAliens (chiefly foreign seamen) and temporary residents\n\n362\n\n163\n\nChinese, in employ of Europeans\n\n199\n\n128\n\nChinese, residing in the city of Victoria\n\n1,501\n\n7,157\n\n1,772\n\nDitto, boat population in Victoria Harbour\n\n893\n\nDitto, residing in the villages\n\nDitto, boat population other than Victoria\n\n940\n\n2,903\n\n3,442\n\n889\n\n3,004\n\n400\n\n50\n\n1,266\n\nDitto, temporary residents, vagrants, &c. - Estimated number of Chinese (who are not included in the House Census Returns) who were resident in houses burnt down on the 28th December, many of whom temporarily left the Colony in consequence\n\nCHARLES MAY, Officiating Registrar-General.\n\nY.\n\n125", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-039 - Sir Bonham - 1852 [1-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 232285, "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": "CO129-039 - Sir Bonham - 1852 [1-12]", "page_number": 146, "title": "CO129-039 - Sir Bonham - 1852 [1-12]", "content_text": "I have much pleasure in stating that my own health has not suffered during the year, and the lameness which caused me much trouble before has not returned, thus enabling me to perform my various duties in the Office from ten till four as well as those devolving upon me in the superintendence of works, Convict Labour, and other Services in the city connected with Land in the mornings and evenings without difficulty or inconvenience.\n\nI have completed a portion of the map alluded to in my last Report, connecting the Colonial property with the Cantonment; but the other map of the new houses and improvements in the Town I could do nothing to due to the short time I have to work and other services on hand, and particularly those consequent upon the late destructive fire in the Lower Bazaar, which rendered necessary the entire change and reallotment of the greater portion of the area, extending over about 8½ acres, and the superintendence of the houses in course of creation entirely prevents me from devoting my time thereto, at any rate for this cold season; I must remark however that the work is not of absolute necessity, as the plan originally made by me is sufficient for all purposes connected with operations in hand, and therefore, no inconvenience results from the delay.\n\nIn conclusion, I have to state that it is my desire to render the services of my Department as efficient as possible in the execution of all work demanded.\n\nPage 141", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-039 - Sir Bonham - 1852 [1-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 233367, "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": "CO129-042 - Sir Bonham - 1853 [1-6]", "page_number": 274, "title": "CO129-042 - Sir Bonham - 1853 [1-6]", "content_text": "At the time the prisoner was sentenced, he was in affluent circumstances, having a good business as a bamboo-worker in Lower Bazaar. The prisoner's house burnt down at the great fire in December 1851, and, in consequence, he was reduced to poverty. The prisoner has served seven months in addition to the twelve months, the fixed term sentence. This is the case represented in the enclosed petition, previous to the receipt of which I had determined that it was a fitting case to be brought to the notice of His Excellency the Acting Governor.\n\nI have to, (Signed) C. May, Acting Sheriff.\n\n(True Copy)\n\nMajne Colonial Secretary", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-042 - Sir Bonham - 1853 [1-6].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 233423, "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": "CO129-042 - Sir Bonham - 1853 [1-6]", "page_number": 330, "title": "CO129-042 - Sir Bonham - 1853 [1-6]", "content_text": "the coment has fallen three places and\n\nto decay; down in two\n\nI fear\n\nit will be necessary\n\nto reconstruct all that portion of the defective part; I have however delayed making a full report of the particular circumstances and the necessary repairs until I have made some further examinations upon the effects produced by the ... on these parts, a sufficiency of which not having fallen to show what I require.\n\nIn the Lower Bazaar was much of my early time occupied in superintending the execution of the new houses after the fire.\n\nand much as I desired to instil into the Chinese the great advantage to be derived from careful construction of their houses, the prevention of the contact of timbers, and the benefit that would accrue to them in future years by the substitution of Stone in place of wood, which is plentifully used, the creation of arches and other means of supporting floors or walls, that although they appear to have been fully alive to these circumstances, they would not carry them into effect, as they were in such a hurry to finish the dwellings, that it was with the utmost difficulty I could compel them to build as directed, particularly with solid walls; indeed several I had primarily to pull down and throughout the whole district every means was tried to deceive me and scamp work, which certainly it was more to their advantage than to have properly constructed.\n\nThe want of money, jealousies and other matters have delayed the construction of the proposed Strand Road, a very essential feature in the new plan of the district, as affording access to the sea in case of fire and an effective ...\n\nPage 330\n\nPage 331\n\n10\n\n...the Police of five...\n\n∞ avore and effective:", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-042 - Sir Bonham - 1853 [1-6].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 233424, "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": "CO129-042 - Sir Bonham - 1853 [1-6]", "page_number": 331, "title": "CO129-042 - Sir Bonham - 1853 [1-6]", "content_text": "control over.\n\n328\n\nthe nests of boxto\n\nand privates formerly congregating\n\nin the mat-sheds and huts at the waterside; it is to be hoped, however, that now\n\nthe houses are completed the several parties interested will combine and\n\ncarry into effect the intentions of His Excellency The Governor,\n\nthe land reclaimed by them is of considerable value\n\nand their interests are involved in the scheme.\n\n220\n\nI doubt with little tremble the difficulties in the way\n\nthe way will be arranged... In connexion with the\n\nLower Bazaar, I have to allude to the only case in which satisfaction", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-042 - Sir Bonham - 1853 [1-6].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 233428, "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": "CO129-042 - Sir Bonham - 1853 [1-6]", "page_number": 335, "title": "CO129-042 - Sir Bonham - 1853 [1-6]", "content_text": "Department 69 Memorials have been received, 53 of which were for absolute cate affecting 5% Sots, the remainder of a Miscellaneous nature affecting 21 Lots; of the above Memorials in the Office, 30 were prepared and charged for accordingly for Chinese, and 3 for surrender of old Sease for new, two of them consequent upon changes in the Lower Bazaar.\n\nThe number of Leases and extensions of Leases issued from the office during the year has been 33. Rental of the Land giving a yearly rental of £203. 14. 10 was sold, on which a premium of £193 was paid. One grant of a Marine Lot, formerly part of the Victoria Market, was made at an annual rental of £50 as part of the re-arrangement of the Tower Bazaar after the great fire.\n\nA Marine Lot previously held by the Ordnance Department has been struck off the Rent Roll, causing a reduction of £167. 8. 10 per annum.\n\nThe Rent Roll at the end of the year was £10,779. 16. 7, being an increase on the former year.\n\nThe fees receivable in my office during the year have amounted to £61. 6. 8 on Registry, and £64. 7. 6 on Leases, the Total £125. 16. 8 being ...", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-042 - Sir Bonham - 1853 [1-6].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 233435, "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": "CO129-042 - Sir Bonham - 1853 [1-6]", "page_number": 342, "title": "CO129-042 - Sir Bonham - 1853 [1-6]", "content_text": "of Victoria, during the heat of Summer.\n\nIn the Lower Bazaar portion of sea wall was built a Street abutting ... the Strand Road, together with slope steps leading to the Queen's Road, with stone from the old pier at the Albany Godowns, for £22 18s. In connexion with the above it was proposed to build other portions of sea wall, but in consequence of the neighbouring tenants neglecting to build at the proper time, I have been obliged to postpone the work and close the account.\n\nThe Sutumpu causeway was partially repaired, rendering it available for pedestrians, for the sum of £3.14.6.\n\nThe only other expenditure for repairs during the year, was for extending the Albany Road to Quarry Bay, a distance of 2 1/2 miles, which included the portions lately finished, and only partially consolidated; £31. q. 18s.\n\nA new Bridge and three stone drains were made in lieu of wooden platform Bridges, there completed for the sum of £65. A stone arch of peculiar construction, having splayed abutments and a skew on face, was built on the Aberdeen portion of the Road to North point.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-042 - Sir Bonham - 1853 [1-6].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 233436, "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": "CO129-042 - Sir Bonham - 1853 [1-6]", "page_number": 343, "title": "CO129-042 - Sir Bonham - 1853 [1-6]", "content_text": "Road for the sum of £15.16.8.\n\nThe whole of the platform Bridges on the Road round the Island, with the exception of three, viz: - One at Sytam and one at Aldrich Bay of considerable length, and the other a sliding Bridge for the convenience of Boat-builder in Aberdeen, were rebuilt in stone, being 17 in number, of various sizes, commenced and completed during the year, for the sum of £295.16.8.\n\nIn effecting improvements in the Lower Bazaar, it was necessary to lengthen and reconstruct some of the old drains, for there were partially completed drains unfinished pertaining to ground yet unreclaimed, the account was closed. An expenditure of £18.15.7, the work unfinished.\n\nIn Taipingshan and the Queen's Road, a drain, the receptacle of much filth, and a nuisance to the neighbourhood, was covered over, for the sum of £10.16.4. In the same locality a small repair to culvert, which, having become choked, burst during a heavy fall of rain, was effected for the sum of £4.16.7.\n\nThe total expenditure both in construction and repair, to Roads, Bridges, and Drains, has amounted during the year to £667.16.7.\n\nThe repairs to the Harbour...", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-042 - Sir Bonham - 1853 [1-6].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 233712, "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": 221, "title": "CO129-043 - Sir Bonham - 1853 [7-12]", "content_text": "Colonial Expenditure - Hongkong - \n\nP/s. Works and Bundings.\n\nGovernment House under Report and Estimate. P/of/848\n\nAmounting to\n\nof which remained available / 24 April 1852\n\nExpended in 1852/53\n\nRemains available\n\n \n  \n £\n s.\n d.\n £\n s.\n d.\n \n \n Debtors Prison, Gaoler's and Guard Houses, etc.\n 14,940\n 7\n 7\n 15,498\n 12\n 2\n \n \n \n 3,061\n 13\n 9\n 3,061\n 13\n 9\n \n \n \n 10,436\n 18\n 5\n \n \n \n \n \n Report and Estimate 1856/851\n 1,796\n 19\n 7\n \n \n \n \n \n (exclusive of 24/3 for Treadwheel house and supply of water)\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n the original Estimate amounting to £ 2,530.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\nRoads.\n\nColonial Expenditure - Hongkong - \n\nP/4. Roads Streets and Bridges.\n\n \n Road from North Point to Quarry Bay, Permit and Estimate P3\n £\n s.\n d.\n \n \n 1851, Balance on the trail 1852.\n 34\n 5\n \n \n \n Paid in 1852/53.\n 23\n 19\n \n \n \n \n 106\n \n \n \n \n Caine Road to join Aberdeen Pond, Report and Estimate 192 &\n \n \n \n \n \n 1851, Balance\n 23\n 2/\n \n \n \n Paid\n 218\n \n \n \n \n \n £ 28511\n \n \n \n \n \n 24196\n \n \n \n \n \n 1.6.5\n \n \n \n \n \n 24 196\n \n \n \n\nRepairs to.\n\nSundry Works\n\nExpended in 1852/53.\n\n \n \n £\n s.\n d.\n £\n s.\n d.\n \n \n Flagstaff at the Residence Bois Breellener The ruins Governor\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n To Court House.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Government Offices\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Gaols\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Guard Houses\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Harbour Master's Pier\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Police Stations\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Flagstaff at Government offices\n 4\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Governor's Residence\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Harbour Master's Residence and Office\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Chief Justice's Residence\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Magistracy\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Site for Government\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Implements for Burial Ground enlarging the Sallows\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Protective Furniture at Government House\n 9\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 15\n 15\n 10\n \n \n \n \n \n \n 8\n 12\n 4\n \n \n \n \n \n \n 38\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 319\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 7\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 12\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 45\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 917\n 4\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 219\n 4\n \n 105\n 10\n \n \n \n \n 30\n 0\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 1187\n \n \n 14136\n \n \n \n \n \n 5\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 20168\n \n \n 678\n 9\n \n \n \n Total\n 2\n 3635\n \n 166\n \n \n \n\nPlanting Trees\n\nStone Steps. Lower Bazaar\n\nSinking Wells\n\nBoundary Marks\n\nImplements for Convicts employed on Road Repairs &c. to Road from Albany Garrison to Quarry Bay\n\nDrains in the Site & Victoria\n\nBridges.\n\nof\n\nStone Arch to Bridge at Wekken Bond.\n\nStone Arches to other Bridges on Roads around the Island.\n\nRemain to Bridge at Nati Print\n\n4/5. Miscellaneous Services.\n\n16. Interest.\n\n \n \n £\n s.\n d.\n \n \n Ni.\n 12110\n \n \n \n \n \n 22/8\n \n \n \n \n \n 24\n \n \n \n \n \n 1\\17\n \n \n \n \n \n 22/5\n \n \n \n \n \n 424\n \n \n \n \n \n 153\n 15\n \n \n \n \n 63\n 13\n 11\n \n \n \n 15\n 168\n \n \n \n \n 295138\n \n \n \n \n \n 25.\n \n \n \n \n \n 336\n 13\n 4\n \n \n Total\n \n \n \n \n \n \n £\n 55388", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-043 - Sir Bonham - 1853 [7-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 233716, "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": 225, "title": "CO129-043 - Sir Bonham - 1853 [7-12]", "content_text": "Statement of the Expenses of the Erection and Construction and Repairs of Roads, Streets & Bridges, Treasury during the year 1853-54, out of Balances of Works and Building 5.\n\nGovernment House, Government Offices..\n\nSupply of Water to Government House..\n\nPolice and Harbour Master's Boat-house..\n\nNew Works at Jails - viz. Debtors Prison, Jailer's House..\n\nGuard House, Road way & House, and supply of water for Jail..\n\n\"Police Station at Sukun poo..\n\nRepairs to sundry Police Stations..\n\nRepairs to the Post Office..\n\nRepairs to the Court house, and several other petty expenses..\n\nRoads, Streets and Bridges..\n\nRoad to Government Hill..\n\nDrains in Aberdeen Road..\n\nTaipingshan..\n\nLower \"Bazaar..\n\nMain Drain, Strand Road, Lower Bazaar..\n\nPlanting Trees..\n\nRepairs..\n\nLanding Places - \"Plaza.\"..\n\nWidening Road from Caine Road to Aberdeen Road, and thence to the Queen's Road..\n\nGrassing slopes Government House and Sea-wall, Lower Bazaar, in front of Streets..\n\nLanding Places, \"Steps \"..\n\nCutting Government Hill, and forming Road..\n\n \n 10,436\n 18\n \n \n \n 1329\n \n \n \n \n 118\n \n \n \n \n 250\n \n \n \n \n \n 18.22\n \n \n \n 141\n \n \n \n \n 30\n 2\n \n \n \n 200\n \n \n \n \n 112\n \n \n \n \n 14,439\n 13\n 2½\n \n \n 546\n \n \n \n \n $20.\n \n \n \n \n 20\n 16.\n \n \n \n \"\n 100.\n \n \n \n 205\n 16\n 8\n \n \n 37\n 8\n \n \n \n 30\n \n \n \n \n 25\n \n \n \n \n 75\n \n \n \n \n 300\n \n \n \n \n office 54\n 350\n \n \n \n 100\n \n \n \n \n 105\n \n \n \n \n 1,326\n 10\n \n \n \n 103\n \n \n \n \n Total: £.\n 15,766\n 4 1½\n \n\nMacgowan\n\nColonial Secretary\n\nRepairs of Colonial Public Buildings, and of other Public Works to be defrayed from the Colonial remaining from previous years.\n\n \n Report and Estimate No. 1 of 1848, sanctioned in Despatch No. 95 of 1849.\n \n \n \n \n Separate (Royal Engineers)\n \n \n \n \n No. 5 of 1847 for £508\n \n \n \n \n No. 5 of 1851, for £2,350\n \n \n \n \n 1853 rendered necessary\n 19\n \n \n \n in\n 171.\n 1845.\n \n \n \n 114\n 1848.\n \n \n \n 278\n consequence of\n \n \n \n 11859.\n the\n \n \n decayed state of the present Building, which cannot be repaired.\n \n \n \n \n Contingent Repairs.\n \n \n \n \n Being absolutely necessary.\n \n \n \n \n Out of Vote for 1851-52.\n \n \n \n \n (Out of Balances of several Votes amounting to £990. 13.0,\n \n \n \n \n the Grain in Aberdeen\n \n \n \n \n The works at the Lower Bazaar became necessary in consequence of the new houses lately built in that locality since the great fire.\n \n \n \n \n improvements effected in that\n \n \n \n \n Out of Votes of former years.\n \n \n \n \n Votes for 1851-52 and 1852-53.\n \n \n \n \n Out of Balances of former years, on account of Roads.\n \n \n \n \n Votes for 1849-50 and 1850-51.\n \n \n \n \n Private Parties having built the Sewalls opposite their Lots, it became necessary for Government to build opposite to the streets. The Sea-wall being 10 feet high, steps\n \n \n \n \n necessary to obtain access to the Strand Road from the Water\n \n \n \n\n(Signed) Chas St. Genttirerly,\n\nSurveyor General\n\n(Signed)\n\nW. E. Mercer, Colonial Treasurer", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-043 - Sir Bonham - 1853 [7-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 234454, "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": "CO129-045 - Sir Bonham - 1854 [1-4]", "page_number": 227, "title": "CO129-045 - Sir Bonham - 1854 [1-4]", "content_text": "223\n\nHONG KONG\n4\nREPORTS EXHIBITING THE PAST AND PRESENT\nThis service, as far as proposed in the report, has been completed. Expenditure 189l. 68. 3d. Levelling the ground after the deposit of the cutting, the formation of the road and the maintenance thereof, being in course of execution by convict labour, and will be commented upon in alluding to the services performed by them.\n\nTreadwheel house and works connected therewith, (Report and estimate No. 5, of 1853,) were commenced in August, and are not yet quite complete; the machinery now in course of erection will be finished in a week from the present date. Expenditure during the year 104l. 3s. 4d.\n\nTwo schoolhouses for the Chinese were authorized to be built under Report and estimate No. 23 of 1853; estimate, 207l. 8s. 8d.\n\nRepairs\nThese have been of the ordinary kind, and comprised the repair of the harbourmaster's office and residence; the floors, roof, and other portions being much decayed, were renewed, and the whole building painted and whitewashed throughout; expenditure, 487l. 6s. 8d.\n\nSundry services to the residence of the chief justice, the magistracy, government house, government offices, gaol, civil hospital, and burial-ground chapel were effected, at an expenditure of 641l. 18s. 11d., as given in detail in the return of expenditure. The police stations required a repair, particularly to the verandahs. I stripped the timbers of all plaster, and coated them with coal tar, and trust they will not require further repair for some time. Expenditure 36l.\n\nThe Court House. This building having a Corinthian entablature formed of brick plastered, resting on wood which had become decayed, rendered it necessary to remove the greater portion, and rebuild it with less perishable materials; this I was able to effect by reducing the projection of the cornice, and supporting it with strong tiles in lieu of the wood, which service was executed for the sum of 35l.\n\nPost Office. This building originally very insufficiently erected, became so deteriorated that a more than ordinary repair was requisite to render it permanent and suitable as an office and residence. The verandahs had to be entirely removed, all the flooring joists at their insertion in the external wall being rotten (caused by the alternate action of the sun and rain). In carrying out this repair I erected transverse arches from the pillars to the walls, and upon these placed the new joists, parallel with the building, thus protecting the ends from the weather, and with full ventilation below I have little doubt that they will be preserved by these means for a much longer period than by the original arrangement. This service, estimated at 2034l. 0s. 8½d., was not completed at the end of the year; expenditure thereon, 62l. 10s.\n\nRoads\nNew works—comprised the erection of two flights of steps from the lower bazaar to the Queen's Road, at an expenditure of 14l. In the lower bazaar for the formation of the Strand Road, which is in course of formation by the Crown tenants, it became necessary for Government to assist by the erection of seawalls thereto, opposite each of the streets abutting thereon, and filling in the area proposed to be reclaimed from the sea. Service, authorized under Report and estimate No. 3 of 1843, was commenced in April, but in consequence of the dilatory manner in which some of the tenants proceeded with their share of the work, I was unable to proceed with the government portion. The expenditure during the year on this account only amounted to 3l. 5s. The greater portion has however since been completed. Estimate, 1927l. 14s. 2d. Surface drains, estimated at 58l. 17s. 6d., were also sanctioned for the lower bazaar, and upon this service an expenditure of 31l. 5s. was made. In connexion with the filling, &c. for the reclamation of land from the sea to form the Strand Road, \"covered drains\" were required; these were authorized under Report and estimate No. 2 of 1853, amounting to 517l. 9s. 7½d., but for this service, delayed from the same cause as that referred to above, I made no payments on account up to the termination of the year.\n\nThe road extending from Aberdeen Street to the Queen's Road at the naval stores, I was directed to widen and improve, to render it available for carriages; it was sanctioned under Report and estimate No. 21 of 1853,—estimate, 319l. 6s. 10d.,—and commenced in the month of September. One half of the road is finished, and an expenditure on account made, amounting to 102l. 10s. The road will be finished and open to the public in the beginning of May, previous to which period it is unadvisable to do so, as it requires much rain to consolidate the material, and prove the drains and retaining walls secure.\n\nRepairs to roads were made from Aberdeen Street to Aberdeen Road, amounting to 9l. 7s. on one mile and 383 yards; from the Albany Godowns to Quarry Bay, amounting 11l. 4s. 2d.; and a further repair and improvement of the same road estimated at 58l. 4s. 2d. was authorized, but not completed at the end of the year; the Wong-nei-chung Valley Road amounting to 12l., and on the Queen's Road West amounting to 12l., forming a total distance of 1½ miles. The remainder of the roads and streets in the island were kept in repair by convict labour.\n\nSTATE OF HER MAJESTY'S COLONIAL POSSESSIONS\nBridges\nSundry services were effected to bridges on the road round the island, amounting to 6l. 7s. 6d., and the bridge at Soo-kun-poo, injured during a heavy flood, was repaired for the sum of 10l.\n\nA sewer 100 feet in length for the use of some new houses in Aberdeen Street, was executed for the sum of 20l. 16s. 8d.\n\nThe expenditure for the repair and supply of convict tools during the year amounted to 15l. 3s. 3d., a small sum in comparison with former years. This is to be attributed to the employment of convicts for these services; some Chinese carpenters and a European blacksmith having been condemned to hard labour, were occupied in the above work. The total expenditure during the year, as executed under my supervision, has amounted to the sum of 5,870l. 7s. 0d.\n\nConvict Labour\nThe labour of the convicts has comprised the ordinary general services we can derive from it, viz., in breaking stones for the roads, picking oakum, mat making, &c., within the gaol walls, and labour on public works outside the walls. Within the walls some effective work has been performed by the carpenters in the repair of tools, as well as in the ordinary repairs of the gaol; timber and other materials being supplied from condemned buildings. I was thus enabled to turn their labour to account, particularly in the formation of a new set of beds or stretchers for the chain gang, the renewal of several windows, reflooring one room, a passage and covered way—and a variety of useful repairs, which must otherwise have been paid for. By the regulations lately made for the gaol, the gaoler is required to keep an exact account of these and other miscellaneous works performed by the convicts, so that a more direct comparison may be made of the value of the work as a set off against the expenditure for their maintenance.\n\nThe stone broken for the roads amounts to 400 tons, which I estimate at per ton, 3s. 6d., equals 70l. The greater quantity of this I propose to use in metalling the new road to Government House, which being formed entirely in filling will require to have its surface rendered as hard and as unyielding as possible to preserve it from the action of the heavy rains. The value of work performed by the carpenters and blacksmiths, the latter for a short period only, exclusive of materials, I estimate at 38l.\n\nWithout the gaol walls an average number of ten men are employed daily as water carriers, scavengers, &c., and in a variety of other purposes for the general duties of the gaol. Upon public works they have been employed as follows, viz., in scavenging under police direction in various parts of the city, 208 men, valued at 4l. 6s. 8d.; in the improvement of streets and roads, 6,914 men, valued at 144l. 0s. 10d.; in repairs to roads and streets, 4,142 men, valued at 86l. 5s. 10d.; in cleansing drains, &c., 237 men, valued at 4l. 18s. 9d.; in the formation of the road to new Government House, 5,609 men, valued at 116l. 17s. 1d.; and in miscellaneous services, such as planting trees, weeding, cutting grass, &c., 1,495 men, valued at 31l. 2s. 11d., thus forming a total of 18,605 men employed on public works (being 1,094 men less than last year), expressing the value of work performed at 387l. 12s. 1d.\n\nThe three coolies attached to the department have been usefully employed during the year at work of the ordinary miscellaneous character—viz., 154 days in the supervision of labour, 391 days repairing roads, streets, and bridges, 182 days in transplanting or in the care of trees, 126 days clearing drains, 17 days at the Government House site, 45 days at the delivery of stones from Albany Godowns, 17 days miscellaneous; total 932 days.\n\n \n £\n s.\n d.\n \n \n The total expenditure by the department on account of public works during the year amounted to\n 5,870\n 7\n 0\n \n \n Value of convict labour outside the gaol\n 387\n 12\n 1\n \n \n Ditto inside\n 108\n 0\n 0\n \n \n Services performed by department coolies, at 3l. 2s. 6d. per month\n 37\n 10\n 0\n \n \n Actual value of all services during the year\n £6,403\n 9\n 1\n \n\nHon. Lieut.-Colonel W. Caine,\n\n&c.\n\n&c.\n\n&c.\n\nI have, &c.\n\n(Signed)\n\nA 3\n\nCHARLES ST. GEORGE CLEVERLY,\n\nSurveyor General.\n\nHONG KONG.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-045 - Sir Bonham - 1854 [1-4].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 234455, "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": "CO129-045 - Sir Bonham - 1854 [1-4]", "page_number": 228, "title": "CO129-045 - Sir Bonham - 1854 [1-4]", "content_text": "HONG KONG.\n\nEncl. 3 in No. 1.\n\n224\n\n7\n\n6\n\nSIR,\n\nREPORTS EXHIBITING THE PAST AND PRESENT\n\nEnclosure 3 in No. 1.\n\nSurveyor General's Department,\n\nVictoria, Hong Kong, March 29, 1854.\n\nI HAVE the honour to submit my annual report upon the progress of my department for the year 1853, for the information of his Excellency the Governor.\n\nIn the month of February Mr. Power, the accountant and clerk of deed registry, submitted an application for leave of absence for one year, upon medical certificate for the benefit of his health. This having been granted, the duties of his office were performed by Mr. Morgan (auditor's clerk) until the month of August, when the state of his health required a change of air, and he was obliged to proceed on medical certificate to England, but unhappily only reached Ceylon, where he died. Previous to the intelligence of the death of Mr. Morgan Mr. Chapman had charge of the office, and gave much satisfaction. After the receipt of the intelligence of Mr. Morgan's death the acting appointment was transferred to Mr. H. Reinhard. During the period of Mr. Morgan's services in the office, I regret to say, his health was so bad it was impossible for him to give that attention to it which it necessarily demanded, and he was compelled to call in the assistance of some of his brother officers from time to time; assistance, however, which though willingly given was manifestly insufficient, and a variety of arrears accumulated, consequent upon the repeated changes and the sickness of Mr. Morgan.\n\nThis arrear necessarily interfered much with my own duties, and it was with the utmost difficulty I could comply with the requirements of his Excellency the Governor and others, for the various documents required by the service.\n\nThe duties required from the holder of the office of the clerk of deed registry and accountant, are not like those of a clerk in other offices: in this office they are of a peculiar and miscellaneous character, and it required both diligent care and the closest application on the part of Mr. Reinhard to bring the office again into proper working order; and I have the greatest satisfaction in thus giving him every praise for his conduct, which he richly deserves.\n\nIn the supervision of the work at Government House, the three sappers attached to the department have given much satisfaction; and, although the workmanship there has been executed in the most praiseworthy manner, I cannot accord any praise to the contractor. I believe he has had some pecuniary difficulties; and, having been most inattentive, I was, in consequence, obliged to employ day-labourers to construct a stone drain required by the contract—to guarantee payment of certain dues to stonemasons and bricklayers—and make other arrangements for carrying on the contract, which by its terms I was empowered to do.\n\nBy this means the men were induced to proceed with the work; a greater number have lately been placed on the building, and it is now progressing favourably. The assistance given by the sappers, as overseers, is entirely confined to Government House, and thus I have had the entire responsibility of all other supervision of work upon myself alone. This has comprised, together with Government House, the works at the gaol, two guard-houses, residence for gaoler, debtor's prison, treadwheel house, police station at Wong-nee-chung, boat-houses for the harbour master and police, and two school-houses for the Chinese; to which must be added the repairs to the several public buildings which have been executed during the year, the new road from Aberdeen Street to join the Queen's Road at the Naval-Stores (which it is proposed to call Bonham Road), the constant attention demanded from me in the lower bazaar, not only for the examination of the public works being partially carried on in conjunction with the crown tenants, but for the purpose of defining the several boundaries of the small lots, into which the area is divided, according as they became reclaimed from the sea. These services, coming as they did altogether, occupied so much time, that I was kept from my attendance at office more than I have ever been before: thus the necessary detail drawings for Government House, and the other houses and works, were much delayed, or hurriedly executed, which was extremely inconvenient, coupled as it was with the arrears in the registry office already alluded to.\n\nFor this work I have the services of the sergeant of the guard (an active, intelligent person) at present, and to whom occasionally the duty is very severe, particularly when I am obliged to work the gang in separate parts of the town. This I avoid as much as possible, from the difficulty of properly guarding them; and, notwithstanding the guard is sufficiently large, they are occasionally careless, and convicts escape. This is, however, of rare occurrence; and, considering the facilities they have of hiding themselves in the ravines, or over the broken, irregular surface of the hills in the vicinity of the town, or in a variety of ways when working in the town, it is seldom the case that a man is recovered.\n\nThe Chinese overseer and three coolies continue to give every satisfaction; and, indeed, without them, or some such assistance always at my command, it would be impossible for me to execute the various services demanded of me. I occasionally despatch one or more of them to superintend the repair of roads, or other services, by small gangs of convicts; as I have initiated them in the most effective mode of making repairs; and the guard, as well as convicts, being so frequently changed, they are unable, or unwilling, to complete any services which are not specially directed by some third person.\n\nSTATE OF HER MAJESTY'S COLONIAL POSSESSIONS.\n\nWithin the gaol, the ordinary hard labour has been carried into effect in breaking stone for the roads; and latterly, three carpenters and one blacksmith have done much service in effecting such miscellaneous services as are necessarily demanded in buildings so occupied, as well as in the repair of tools of all kinds used by the men, both within and without the gaol walls. Three hard labour machines were fixed in position by these artisans, and the blacksmith was usefully employed in cleaning, oiling, and arranging the various parts of the treadwheel, previous to its erection.\n\nI have to report the satisfactory termination to the law suit, instituted indirectly against the Government for the resumption of marine lots Nos. 8 and 8a, alluded to in my last year's report.\n\nThe number of leases or extension of leases, issued from and prepared in the office has amounted to 12 during the year.\n\nSales of land by public auction were held, comprising an area of 8a. 1r. 5p. which produced a premium of £165. 16s. 8d., and an addition to the rent roll of £417. 8s. 1d. per annum. Two lots were resumed by Government, which were either abandoned by the proprietors, who were not to be found, or were taken possession of for non-payment of rent in accordance with the term of the leases, making a reduction in the rent roll of £731. 12s. 2¼d. per annum; but, as the new sales produced the sum as stated above, the rent roll at the termination of the year amounted to the sum of £10,747. 12s. 0¼d. only; £321. 4s. 11d. less than last year.\n\nThe registered transactions in land—viz., transfers, mortgages, &c., were nearly similar in number to those of last year, and consisted of 40 memorials for absolute sale, affecting 49 lots; 14 mortgages, or satisfaction of same, affecting 26 lots; and the remainder of a miscellaneous character, comprising, in the whole, 63 memorials, referring to 83 lots.\n\nThe fees received in my office during the year have amounted to the sum of £12. 10s. for issue of leases, and £1031. 5s. 3d. for registry; forming a total of £1151. 15s. 3d.\n\nIn conclusion I have to report, that the various members of the department have given perfect satisfaction to me during the year, and, my own health not having suffered in any material degree, the duties of the service have been carried on without difficulty, except from the temporary inconvenience caused by the changes of clerks, and the death of Mr. Morgan alluded to before.\n\nHon. Lieut. Colonel W. Caine,\n\n&c. &c.\n\n&c.\n\nI have, &c.\n\nCHARLES ST. GEORGE CLEVERLY,\n\nSurveyor General.\n\n(Signed)\n\nA 4\n\nHONG KONG,", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-045 - Sir Bonham - 1854 [1-4].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 234465, "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": "CO129-045 - Sir Bonham - 1854 [1-4]", "page_number": 238, "title": "CO129-045 - Sir Bonham - 1854 [1-4]", "content_text": "will not or sometime.\n\nwith Coal Tar, and trust, they require further repair for Expenditure £36.....\n\nThe Courthouse. This Building having Corinthian entablature formed of brick plastered, resting rendered it. ed, decayed, wood which had become to remove & necessary to: the greater portion, and rebuild it with perishable materials; this I was able to affect by reducing, the projection of the cornice, supporting of the wood! which service was ex m of £35.....\n\nand for the sum it with strong tites in Liew excented Post Office - This Building originally very insufficiently erected, became so Acteriorated, that was re than a more -ordinary. requisite, to render it permanent repair and suitable as an Office and Residence.\n\nThe verandahs had to be entirely renewed. all the flooring joists at their insertion in the external wall being, rotter, [caused by; the alternate action of the sun and rain] In carrying out this repair. I erected transverse arches from the pillars to the walls, and whan these проти placed the new joists, parallel with the Building; this protecting the ends from the weather and with full ventilation below, I have little doubt that they for a will be preserved by these means manch longer period, than by the original arrangement. – This service estimated at £203. 0.8.4\n\nwas not completed at the end of the year. Expenditure thereon £62. 10.6.\n\n\"Roads\" - \"New works.\", comprised the creation of two flights of steps from the Lower Basan to the Queen's Road, at an expenditure of Littt ._ ._ In the Lower Bazaar for the formation of the Strand Road, which", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-045 - Sir Bonham - 1854 [1-4].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 234466, "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": "CO129-045 - Sir Bonham - 1854 [1-4]", "page_number": 239, "title": "CO129-045 - Sir Bonham - 1854 [1-4]", "content_text": "The formation of the Crown-tenants' seawalls became necessary for Government to assist by erecting seawalls opposite each of their streets abutting thereon and filling in the area proposed to be reclaimed from the sea. This service, authorized under Report and Estimate No. 3 of 1852, was commenced in April, but due to the dilatory manner in which some of the tenants proceeded with their share of the work, I was unable to proceed with the Government portion. The expenditure during the year on this account amounted to £31.5.0, and a greater portion has since been completed.\n\nSurface Drains estimated at £58 were also sanctioned for the Lower Bazaar, and an expenditure of £31.2.5 was made on this service. In connection with the reclamation of land from the sea to form the Strand Road, \"Covered Drains\" were required; these were authorized under Report and Estimate No. 2 of 1853, with an estimated cost of £51.9.7½, but due to delays from the same cause as that referred to above, I made no payments on this account during the year.\n\nI was directed to widen and improve \"The Road extending from Aberdeen Street to the Queen's Road at the Naval Yard,\" rendering it available for carriages. This work was sanctioned under Report and Estimate No. 21 of 1859, with an estimated cost of £319.6.10, and commenced in September. One half of the Road is finished, and an expenditure on account has been made, amounting to £102.10.0. The Road will be finished and open to the Public in the beginning of May, previous to which period it is unadvisable.\n\nPage 234\n\nClimate £192.14.2.\n\n \nEwere £192.14.2.\n\n \nis removed as it seems to be a repetition of \"Climate £192.14.2.\" without clear context. If it is relevant, it should be clarified or rephrased for better understanding. As per the instructions, the original text is maintained as closely as possible, but in this case, removing the duplication does not alter the original content's meaning significantly.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-045 - Sir Bonham - 1854 [1-4].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 234472, "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": "CO129-045 - Sir Bonham - 1854 [1-4]", "page_number": 245, "title": "CO129-045 - Sir Bonham - 1854 [1-4]", "content_text": "In the supervision of the works at Government house the three sappers attached to the Department have given much satisfaction, and although the workmanship there has been executed in the most praiseworthy manner, I cannot accord any praise to the Contractor, although he has had some pecuniary difficulties, and has been most inattentive, I was in consequence obliged to employ labourers to construct a stone drain required by the Contract; to guarantee payment of certain dues to stonemasons and bricklayers; and make other arrangements for carrying on the Contract, which by the terms I was empowered to do.\n\nBy this means the men were induced to proceed with the work; a greater number have lately been placed on the Building, and it is progressing favourably. The assistance given by the sappers as overseers was entirely confined to Government house, and I have had the entire responsibility of all other supervision of work upon myself alone. This has comprised, together with Government house, the works at the Gaol, two Guardhouses, residence for Gaoler, Debtor's prison, Treadwheel house, Police Station at Wong-nei-chung for Gaol, Boathouses for the Harbour Master and Police, and schoolhouses for the Chinese, to which must be added the repairs to the several Public Buildings, which have been executed during the year, from Aberdeen Street to join the Queen's Road at the Naval Yard, (which it is proposed to call Bonham Road) the constant attention demanded from me in the Lower Bazaar, not only\n\nPage 240", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-045 - Sir Bonham - 1854 [1-4].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 234520, "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": "CO129-045 - Sir Bonham - 1854 [1-4]", "page_number": 293, "title": "CO129-045 - Sir Bonham - 1854 [1-4]", "content_text": "phong trong\n\n268\n\n1854.\n\nStatement of sums, due for all Public Works,\n\nprojected, in course of creation,\n\nor in contemplation, the cost of\n\nwhich is to be defrayed out of the Balance on hand the 1st April 1884 (not being estimated for in the Estimate as submitted to Parliament for 1854)\n\nWorks and Buildings.\n\nGovernment Offices\n\n1329 11/2 supply of water to Government House 1881.11\n\n6.747 9.412 463. 178 1815.10 Works at Gaol, Debtor's Prison, &c.\n\nErection of Treadwheel.\n\nImprovements & repairs to Post Office 67. 405 Boathouse for Police & Harbour Radio 141.114.11 Police Station at Wong nei Chung\n\nSchoolhouses for Chinese\n\nRoads, Streets and Bridges.\n\nTea Wall, Lower Bazaar\n\nSurface Drains, \"do\"\n\nwidening Frain\n\n6642 1578.89291 161. 92 271.26 Rond from Aberdeen Street 94 16 10\n\nLanding spring - shan- Grafting depes near Government House and Offices\n\nPlanting Trées.\n\n20 1801. 230 7414 808.126.\n\nTotal A 10.100\n\nVictoria, Hong Kong & 5th April, 1854\n\nTrue Copy\n\nW. T. Bridges, Colonial Secretary\n\n[Signed] Cha St Ger Cleverly, Surveyor General.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-045 - Sir Bonham - 1854 [1-4].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 235076, "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": "CO129-047 - Sir Bowring and Lieut Governor Caine - 1854 [8-12]", "page_number": 115, "title": "CO129-047 - Sir Bowring and Lieut Governor Caine - 1854 [8-12]", "content_text": "2nd Section, Continued)\n\n5th Beat: From Cathedral along Hollywood Road to Cathedral; then along Arbuthnot Road to Central Jail; then to Cleancly. Part of Stanley Street and the Wellington Street, much of Pottinger Street, and D'Aguilar Street.\n\n3rd Section\n\nExtending from Bank to Cross Roads, West Boundary: Aberdeen Street.\n\n3rd Section; Continued).\n\n9th Beat - Chief Magistrate's Residence. Police Reserve at Indian Station.\n\n4th District of Lower Bazaar including Queen's Head Beat:\n\n12. Beat, from Entrance to Askey's Market along Strand to Bequi's House.\n\n1. Beat - From Bank to Chimani's Lane taking Webster's Row & Chimani's Lane to Cross Roads; then bathing Chimani's back lane & Gibb's Row.\n\n3. Beat: parts of Wellington and Stanley Streets - West of Pottinger Street.\n\n4. Beat: Lyndhurst Terrace and Hague Street, taking Peel Street and Graham Street.\n\n6. Beat: Hollywood Road from Junction West of Morrison's Hill.\n\n7th Beat: from Belgin Street, Old Bailey - Aberdeen Terrace.\n\n8. Beat: Engine Road from Caine Road to junction with Indian Station.\n\n9. Beat: from Aquis House along Bonham Strand West to junction with Cross Roads along Jervois Street to Hillier Street, taking Hillier Street, Mercer Street, and Burd Street.\n\nHillier Street along Jervois Street to Morrison Street, (making cleverly Street, and Acqui's Alley: Cross Heads along Queen's Road West, to steps ascending to Clinic Temple. Stops to East end of Circular Buildings. East end of Circular Buildings to Mercer Street. Murrow's previous clothing factory).", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-047 - Sir Bowring and Lieut Governor Caine - 1854 [8-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 235178, "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": "CO129-047 - Sir Bowring and Lieut Governor Caine - 1854 [8-12]", "page_number": 217, "title": "CO129-047 - Sir Bowring and Lieut Governor Caine - 1854 [8-12]", "content_text": "Dispatch 1989 17/857.\n\nClosure No3 in\n\nCopy\n\nLast\n\n214\n\nThe humble petition of the Tope and shopkeepers of the Lower Bazaar.\n\nShoweth,\n\nThat Petitioners beg to represent the state of the waters in very unsafe consequence of the number of pirates and pray that a steamer may be despatched for the purpose of apprehending them.\n\nThat in less than one month three passage boats belonging to Houghing, trading to Nam-long, another to Yoo-hook and the other to Macao, have been captured by pirates, and the number of vessels captured at the same time...\n\n\"Petition from Chinese Vessels, praying that steps be taken for the dispersion of the Pirates infecting the adjacent waters.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-047 - Sir Bowring and Lieut Governor Caine - 1854 [8-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 236162, "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": "CO129-050 - Sir Bowring and Lieut Governor Caine - 1855 [5-6]", "page_number": 26, "title": "CO129-050 - Sir Bowring and Lieut Governor Caine - 1855 [5-6]", "content_text": "the Lieutenant Governor\n\n& Governor may be pleased to sanction them\n\non the understanding they\n\nwill render such\n\nservices which are\n\nnot beyond\n\nthe limit.\n\n1\n\nseverally\n\nauthorized previously to a reference to the Secretary of\n\nState for Lieutenant Governor\n\nthe Council,\n\nwell aware\n\nof\n\nthe\n\nlocalities\n\nin which the drains are\n\nrequired and the urgent\n\ndemand for immediate\n\nexecution.\n\nTheir\n\nReport and Estimate P3 for the erection of landing Piers,\n\nis\n\none\n\nof which it\n\nis proposed to execute at the\n\nHarbour Master's Boat house\n\nand the other\n\nBuildings &\n\nnear the Circular\n\nin the Lower-\n\n3\n\n23\n\nBazaar, at both points where works are much required\n\nas\n\nthe\n\ncrowd is\n\nin great inconvenience felt by persons having to land in consequence of the great distances of the Public Piers from each other. Sum of opinion also that as the prosperity of the Colony advances, an\n\nadditional number\n\nof Piers must be built and the existing\n\nones\n\nlengthened to provide for their wants.\n\nReport and Estimate No. 41. for the prevention of further Landslips adjoining Hollywood Road is one which it is highly desirable to commence\n\nimmediately as the\n\nweather is...", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-050 - Sir Bowring and Lieut Governor Caine - 1855 [5-6].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 236327, "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": "CO129-050 - Sir Bowring and Lieut Governor Caine - 1855 [5-6]", "page_number": 191, "title": "CO129-050 - Sir Bowring and Lieut Governor Caine - 1855 [5-6]", "content_text": "80\n\nworks in connexion therewith, as the Typhoon season showed that that was absolutely necessary for the preservation of the Road.\n\nPayments on account amounting to £43.1.8 leaving a Balance of £73.10.2 to be expended as above.\n\nThe Government portion of the Sea wall in the Lower Bazaar, Report and Estimate No. 18/1853, was completed during the year and payments made to the amount of £131.9.2, leaving an unappropriated balance of £30 remains upon the Estimate which I considered advisable to retain in hand for emergencies arising from the nature of the foundation. I anticipated some degree of settlement and this has actually occurred to the extent of two feet in depth in one place, where the water was no less than twelve feet deep at low tide; this settlement having abated, I am enabled to bring the wall up to its intended level.\n\nIn connexion with this work and the remainder of the district, surface drains were commenced but in consequence of the unconsolidated state of the material I could not complete them; a payment of £5.5.11 was made on this head under Report and Estimate No. 14/1853, leaving a balance of £22.8.2 for the completion, which is now in course of execution.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-050 - Sir Bowring and Lieut Governor Caine - 1855 [5-6].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 236336, "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": "CO129-050 - Sir Bowring and Lieut Governor Caine - 1855 [5-6]", "page_number": 200, "title": "CO129-050 - Sir Bowring and Lieut Governor Caine - 1855 [5-6]", "content_text": "98\n\nIt will be hard to commence the other Plans\n\nproposed in various places in the\n\nCity\n\nfor the storage of water, but not having the proper pipes to build into them for\n\nand use, and there being\n\ncurrently\n\nscarcity in the lift water, the service\n\ncannot be further proceeded with at present.\n\nThe want of Water in the\n\nwhole of the City during the dry\n\nseason\n\nis\n\nvery great indeed and as the population increases and the drainage becomes more rapid and effective this deficient supply is\n\nquite\n\napparent and severely felt,\n\nI think that at no distant period it will be\n\n99\n\n135\n\nthe Government to collect the\n\nstreams West of the city for\n\nthe\n\nuse\n\nof the dense population in the lower Bazaar and Papingshan,\n\nas in the\n\nformer district well water cannot\n\nbe used\n\nfor domestic\n\npurposes, and\n\nin the latter the tenants are unable\n\nto\n\nafford pecuniary\n\noutlay\n\nto\n\nconstruct them so as to be generally useful\n\nto the Community.\n\nSome works, for the drainage\n\nof parts of the Queen's Road, Western district, were carried into effect, and although the general intention was merely to provide for the discharge of rain water, the drains have been\n\nused\n\nfor purposes\n\nto which they were\n\nonly partially adapted.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-050 - Sir Bowring and Lieut Governor Caine - 1855 [5-6].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 236337, "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": "CO129-050 - Sir Bowring and Lieut Governor Caine - 1855 [5-6]", "page_number": 201, "title": "CO129-050 - Sir Bowring and Lieut Governor Caine - 1855 [5-6]", "content_text": "Drains are \n\n100 \n\napplicable, and this being \n\nthe case it is not \n\nit is not surprising \n\nif, \n\nduring the dry weather particularly, the filthy deposit from the Chinese houses should become most offensive: again, in places where the Police coerced the tenants to \n\nsweep the Drains in front of their Concessions, the evil resulting from it is perhaps in the end the greater offence, for they invariably \n\ndeposit the refuse sweeping of hops, wood shavings, marc of sugarcane, and rubbish \n\nand rubbish of every \n\ndescription into the small drains in connexion with the Sewers, \n\nso that \n\nthey \n\nbecome blocked \n\nand \n\nwhen they \n\nare \n\nsure to be required they are inefficient...\n\nThis practice I have in vain \n\ntried to rectify, and until \n\na stringent \n\nand summary process \n\nis made legal the evil will not be abated.\n\nAs regards the drainage of the Lower Bazaar about which complaints have been made, the causes \n\nare \n\nin a great \n\nmeasure those enumerated above referred to in a remarkable degree, for there the ground is perfectly level, the whole area has been reclaimed from the sea and the drains are all but unconsolidated ground, and \n\nunequal settlements recur which I have \n\n101 \n\n136/", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-050 - Sir Bowring and Lieut Governor Caine - 1855 [5-6].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 236697, "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": "CO129-051 - Sir Bowring - 1855 [7-9]", "page_number": 178, "title": "CO129-051 - Sir Bowring - 1855 [7-9]", "content_text": "174\n\nHONGKONG.\n\nReturn of all Charges of an UNUSUAL or SPECIAL DESCRIPTION, which are not covered by the Approved Estimate of the year 1855, or by a Supplementary Estimate, incurred during the Quarter from the 1st of April to the 30th June 1855.\n\nCOLONIAL.\n\n \n HEAD OF SERVICE.\n PARTICULARS.\n AMOUNT, £\n To WHOM PAID.\n UNDER WHAT AUTHORITY PAID.\n DATE AND No. OF DESPATCH TO HER MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT, APPLYING FOR APPROVAL.\n DATE AND NO. OF DESPATCH FROM HER MAJESTY'S SECRETARY OF STATE, IN ANSWER. IF APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED.\n \n \n Transport\n Conveyance of various Chinese prisoners and Police Constables in charge of them\n £42 3s 4d\n Sundry Persons\n do.\n 8 May 1855, N64.\n No report made.\n \n \n do.\n Boat hire incurred by the School Committee in moving prisoners\n £5 2s 6d\n Werther & Co.\n do.\n do.\n do.\n \n \n Works & Buildings\n Cipt. Westin 8 of 18128 Frommard House...\n £52 5s\n Capt. Westin\n Appt. & Esti... N. 5 of 1851, \"Dotter's\"\n do.\n do.\n \n \n do.\n do.\n £9 3s\n Tanker Be\n 3 of 1840 Tanker Be in Victoria\n do.\n do.\n \n \n do.\n do.\n £3\n in Ease of fire\n 3 of 1846 in Ease of fire\n do.\n do.\n \n \n do.\n Alterations to Cart Home for the accommodation of the Harbour Master's Office\n £N2141\n of 1854\n N: 7 of 1855 alterations to Cart Home\n do.\n do.\n \n \n do.\n Side Channels in Baitian\n £...\n ...\n N: 1 of 1855 Culverts in Victoria West, clearing drain in Laver Bazaar.\n do.\n do.\n \n \n do.\n Culverts in Victoria East.\n £100\n our occupied by the Military\n N. 15 of 1854100pour to Streets in Lower\n do.\n do.\n \n \n do.\n a Bungalno.\n £...\n ...\n No2 of 1865 Culverks in Victoria East.\n do.\n do.\n \n \n Advances\n in account of Repairs of fun to 30 Deckt. 1854..\n £12\n Fre...\n the Imperial Government.\n 5th June Decbrt:\n ...\n \n \n do.\n Advances morde by the Harbor Master\n £323\n Mt. Ofe: of distressed British Seamen for.. alittering, bedeling & subsistence\n Victoria, Houghing,\n 28th July $1855\n ...\n \n \n do.\n Apparel\n £...\n Sundry Persons\n Copication No report munda.\n do.\n do.\n \n \n do.\n do.\n £195\n Mess. They sexy\n 20 Julytope\n 1852 7.278 Approved.\n Wtf #62017070 th 1987. Afformed.\n \n \n do.\n do.\n £...\n John Quc.\n do.\n 8. Mory 1865,8.644.\n Amning.\n \n \n do.\n do.\n £1043\n 30\n do.\n Jarrad of April 1865.\n to be recovered from the Imperial Gout:\n \n \n do.\n do.\n £26\n 40\n baht TV. Watkins,\n R.M. Harbor Master\n the recovered from the Acct Gl. of Her Mojantys Wav\n \n\nTotal £1432 19s 11d\n\n(Signed)\n\nR. Riendecker, Colonial Treasurer.\n\nTrue Copy", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-051 - Sir Bowring - 1855 [7-9].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 236819, "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": "CO129-051 - Sir Bowring - 1855 [7-9]", "page_number": 300, "title": "CO129-051 - Sir Bowring - 1855 [7-9]", "content_text": "10 \n\nhas been \n\nmore active in this Harbour \n\nduring \n\nthe past year. \n\nBut such may \n\nnot have been the case, and the stricter \n\nenforcement of the provisions of Ordinance \n\nNr.6 of 1832 may \n\nhave caused the shipping of the men through the Harbour Master's \n\nOffice. \n\nI avail myself of this opportunity of referring to my Letter Nr.36 of the 15th December last, in which I brought \n\nto \n\nyour notice the application of Chinese \n\nfor City Land at the East, in connexion with the subject of Land Rents, which is the main source of the Revenue. I would now respectfully draw your attention to the fact, that several parties, holders of Marine Lots, have greatly extended their ground, from which enlargement they derive great benefit without any \n\n295 \n\nadditional payment of Rents. The Lease granted for Marine Lots does not authorize \n\nany \n\nextension of the property, \n\nand \n\nfrom one of the parties himself I understand, that they would gladly pay an additional proportional Rental if it could \n\nbe secured to them by Grant of Lease; \n\nsuch a proceeding would add to the Revenue of the Colony \n\nand \n\nby the same means improvement \n\ncould perhaps \n\neasily be effected, without cost to Government, viz: the extension of the Sand Road from the Lower Bazaar, which, if the Land in front of the Parade Ground was sold by Public Auction, would with \n\nMilitary \n\ngreat facility be extended to the Militia Cantonments, comprising the principal \n\npart of the Town, and giving its inhabitants \n\nPage 300\n\nPage 301", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-051 - Sir Bowring - 1855 [7-9].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 236820, "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": "CO129-051 - Sir Bowring - 1855 [7-9]", "page_number": 301, "title": "CO129-051 - Sir Bowring - 1855 [7-9]", "content_text": "a greater space for enjoying the Sea than they have at present, without interfering \n\nin \n\nthe least with the Parade Grounds or the Ground \n\ncricket players. \n\nnow sometimes used. \n\n296 \n\nAn Inland \n\nproductive, and no \n\nholder of our \n\nLot could or would be permitted to obtain \n\nadditional Land without paying for it, \n\nby \n\nand what is. \n\nThe rise in the value of Land with seafrontage has been enormous, \n\nparticularly in the Lower Bazaar, \n\nthe holders of any have reaped great benefit from the large Fire, and the consequent rearrangement of Land. At \n\nLand in that locality \n\nAs far as I \n\nknow landed property in that locality \n\nbrings its owners from forty to fifty per cent per \n\nannum. \n\nIt appears to me, that a charge for additional Land obtained by Lessees of Marine Lots would be but \n\njust \n\nand reasonable, since it is the most \n\nright \n\nin the one case is \n\nbut just in the other. \n\nThe Revenue now derived from \n\nMarkets might perhaps be increased \n\nby seeing \n\na Market established in the \n\nEast part of the Town. At the last point, \n\nsuch a Market \n\nnow exists against the Law, without License, and that it is but a poor one, arises from the fact, that meat and other \n\narticles are \n\nexposed for sale in a number of shops \n\non the Queen's Road extending \n\nfrom opposite the Police Station No. 1 to East Point : I believe such exposure \n\nfor sale is against the Law. \n\nAnother \n\nsubject \n\nconnected with the", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-051 - Sir Bowring - 1855 [7-9].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 237896, "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": "CO129-054 - Sir Bowring - 1856 [1-2]", "page_number": 75, "title": "CO129-054 - Sir Bowring - 1856 [1-2]", "content_text": "which will fully explain the whole matter, the Road is merely made to extend to the commencement of the Lower Bazaar.\n\nN5\n\nI also transmit the Surveyor-General's letter, in which his plan was forwarded, and my Memorandum showing approval;\n\nThe legal opinion of Mr. Attorney General Bridges is satisfactory, and I entirely agree with it.\n\nThe valuable Lots sold on the 16th November, as reported in my Despatch N. 170, of 6th December, were disposed of under condition of the Strand Road being formed in front of them at the expense of the proprietors, and this arrangement will much facilitate the general scheme, and assist me in eventually procuring the general cooperation of all interested.\n\nN7\n\nC\n\n74\n\nThe writer of the Minute above-enclosed has, in his enumeration of the benefits to be derived from this measure, omitted a very important one - it will, by affording ready access to the water, afford incalculable aid in the event of a conflagration, a calamity to which all cities in this country are peculiarly liable, and from which Victoria has already suffered more than once.\n\nIn begging to bring your attention to the Minute to which I have alluded, and which, with the plan, will plainly set forth the bearings of the Subject, I would assure you that this matter has received my most thoughtful attention, and that the Officers of this Government, with a large portion of...", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-054 - Sir Bowring - 1856 [1-2].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 237907, "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": "CO129-054 - Sir Bowring - 1856 [1-2]", "page_number": 86, "title": "CO129-054 - Sir Bowring - 1856 [1-2]", "content_text": "(Copy). Wr. 64.\n\nIn 2181/5973\n\nSurveyer General's Office,\n\n83A\n\nSir,\n\nVictoria, 18th October, 1855.\n\nI have now the honor of submitting for the consideration of His Excellency The Governor a Plan of that portion of the city of Victoria comprising the Marine Lots between the Lower Bazaar and Plaza — showing the Land as actually under Lease edged by a blue line, the additional land reclaimed from the sea edged by a green line and the proposed extreme limit of the Strand Road tinted yellow.\n\nI beg to observe as regards the proposed Strand Road that I have arranged it in such a manner as to\n\nThe Honble. W. J. Mercer, Esquire,\n\nColonial Secretary", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-054 - Sir Bowring - 1856 [1-2].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 237910, "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": "CO129-054 - Sir Bowring - 1856 [1-2]", "page_number": 89, "title": "CO129-054 - Sir Bowring - 1856 [1-2]", "content_text": "I am well aware that some objections must be made to the plan, and without unanimity such a project will never be carried into effect satisfactorily, it will be of no avail if the whole road be not completed and opened up from end to end, one dissentient may frustrate the whole scheme. I am therefore of opinion it would be desirable to intimate to the several tenants that the Government is prepared to execute this necessary service for them and to agree to adopt whichever of the two modes I propose for effecting the object.\n\nAs regards the minute of Captain Cowper I am inclined to coincide with him that in the Lower Bazaar the tenants having reclaimed to the limit agreed upon and formed the Strand Road boundary, if they wish to extend further they do pay an additional Rent, or permission for such extension will not be granted. The same decision may be come to in other parts of the Town if after the extreme limit for the present has been defined and agreed to, and in subsequent years a further extension be desired by the tenants they should be assessed for such additional ground.\n\nWith reference to a remark in the Minute of the Colonial Secretary's and Treasurer I disagree with him as materially affecting the plan for the removal of the Police Station on Hill, the two services should proceed together, as the wants of the community.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-054 - Sir Bowring - 1856 [1-2].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 238380, "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": "CO129-055 - Sir Bowring - 1856 [3-5]", "page_number": 202, "title": "CO129-055 - Sir Bowring - 1856 [3-5]", "content_text": "44\n\n5\n\n197\n\nrecommends that of Ahning, the sum of 20,600 Dollars\n\nwho\n\nfor\n\nis willing to undertake these two Buildings and a third of small\n\nsize, which is not estimated for,\n\nbut will cost about £300, and which it is intended to place at the Head of the Lower Bazaar,\n\nposition where Police Surveillance\n\nis much required\n\nCourt\n\nThus for the estimated\n\nthe two principal Station\n\n. the 3 will be created, and a small Balance still remain.\n\nThe Estimates for the two amount to £4,494, and the\n\nSterling value of Ahming's Tender\n\nat Proclamation Rate is 24,391.13.4.-\n\nand\n\nI trust these important\n\nnecessary works will meet\n\nwith your Approval and\n\nSanction.\n\nI have the honour to be, With the highest respect,\n\nyour most Obedient Humble Servant,", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-055 - Sir Bowring - 1856 [3-5].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 238941, "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": 350, "title": "CO129-056 - Sir Bowring - 1856 [6]", "content_text": "84.\n\nAgain will always make private wharves a necessity of our commerce. Individual members of the community at large will often be able to procure from the owners of the private wharves facilities not otherwise attainable.\n\nThe only addition I would desire to make to my evidence, as taken, is this. In the Lower Bazaar, in former times, people used to build houses out in the sea, with the door facing the sea, but accessible by a single plank from the shore. These houses were the resort of thieves and robbers of all kinds. I visited some of them. There was a trap door inside the house, with a boat moored below it: The plank by which access was obtainable could be removed by a touch. The trap door and boat afforded all facilities of escape.\n\n1\n\n83.\n\n342 65.\n\nThere is nothing that I can see to prevent the same sort of thing being done in the Bazaar, anywhere facing the sea, where buildings are erecting. A theft absolutely would matter impossible.\n\nThe writer of several letters signed \"A holder of several Lots\", whose name I do not mention, which appeared in No. 566, 568, and 570 of the China Mail, may be relied upon for the accuracy of his facts, and the soundness of his opinions.\n\nI have heard the evidence of the last witness, as to the supposed injury which the Praya will work to the Inland Lot Holders southward of the Queen's Road. I cannot see how a work so manifestly advantageous to the entire community can be a disadvantage to all freedom of a Praya, giving to all...", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-056 - Sir Bowring - 1856 [6].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 238963, "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": 372, "title": "CO129-056 - Sir Bowring - 1856 [6]", "content_text": "36\n\nthe principle alluded to in Captain Elliott's letter to your address of the 17th June 1841, of which you have thought it worth while to submit a copy, to be utterly inapplicable to the present state and future prospects of this Colony, and strongly and wholly unjust towards the rights of the Lardowners.\n\n \n\n3707\n\nExtract from letter of A. F. Gordon, Land Officer, to Lieut. Colonel Malcolm, R.E., Acting Colonial Secretary dated 6th July 1843.\n\n\"To the Westward of the Government Hill, the Queen's Ground have not been completed quite to the West Point Barracks, up to which point it is in progress, and it will then be extended inland to Mary King. Along the Northern side of the Promenade, from the Lower Bazaar to the next Kasung Barrack, there will be a number of Lots with sea frontage; and upon the opposite side a row of shops and dwelling houses, with some good situations for Villas further up the hill.\n\nIn what constitutes now the bulk of the ground (between Government Hill and the Lower Bazaar), it appears to me that", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-056 - Sir Bowring - 1856 [6].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 238965, "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": 374, "title": "CO129-056 - Sir Bowring - 1856 [6]", "content_text": "到\n\n40\n\nin\n\nit extend at least on four as the cocks at the foot of Lot marked M: 86 the Survey (Hcerjetling Horopital 8Bith), but if my flow for reclaiming the bound front of the Wong, inveling tally\n\nin\n\nland\n\nwere to be carried out, then I would have the Praya to go round the foot of the hill and join the sea wall lining the reclaimed land, and\n\nwould also continue it Eastwards\n\n14\n\nof the Valley to the \"Praya\", the property of Messrs Jardine, Matheson, & Co. Westward from Government Hill, the\n\nPraya might be extended out for\n\nsome\n\nway\n\ntowards\n\nNowry Bay, and the land there reclaimed\n\nwould form a number of very valuable Marine Lots. The part of the Lower Bazaar which is on the sea beach\n\nwith Jam anirinced be destroyed\n\ndestroyed\n\ned by\n\nthe first Typhoon or by a heaving gale\n\n7\n\n \n\n41\n\n372\n\nwere it, substantially\n\nof sand; but even were\n\nJam\n\n\"built, I am decidedly of opinion that it should be removed, and the sites\n\nlet for European Warehouses.\n\nThat line of sea frontage is far too valuable to be used for paltry Chinese\n\nhouses.\n\n-\n\nI propose that a Public Broadway, 50 to the day of Fifty (57) Feet in width, should be left along the Praya the space between that and the liner to be the private property of the owners of the\n\n10 Lots, and that they should have permission to erect Piers for the convenience of landing their Goods, but, of course, not the right of charging wharfage for other parties using them. All the persons who have already become purchasers of Marine Lots are\n\nwilling\n\nto assist in\n\ncarrying out this plan, and to pay", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-056 - Sir Bowring - 1856 [6].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 239016, "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": 425, "title": "CO129-056 - Sir Bowring - 1856 [6]", "content_text": "Assuming that only one of the officers, even of this Government, may have sometimes loved the over-measurements, I presume, he not having authority for doing so, such formation could be illegal and would constitute a claim for exemption from rents. Indeed, it would be strange if the rights of the Crown were to be trifled with, and to give in would seem to be giving way because some of the Police were requested to notice a crime committed, the criminal, when brought to justice, might make this a claim for remission of punishment.\n\nThe last thing to which I beg to draw your attention is the proposed line as indicated on the Surveyor-General's plan. On referring to that plan, you will see that the line is drawn so as to accommodate those holders who have made the most extensive encroachments, which would be well indeed if it did not interfere with adjoining Lots, rendering it a place very difficult to fill up to an extent beyond the wishes or may be the requirements of some of the holders. This is particularly evident with regard to Lots No. 50 and 63. There is no reason why the line should not be altered, not only reducing the extent to be filled in front of these two lots, but also reducing considerably the expense of building the sea-wall, as the difference in the depth of the water is considerable at that point.\n\nI must further remind you that some time ago, a Petition was presented to Government by holders of Lots in the Lower Bazaar, who wished to extend their boundaries, and were willing to do so at their own expense, and pay accordingly.\n\nPage 143\n\n423", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-056 - Sir Bowring - 1856 [6].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 239020, "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": 429, "title": "CO129-056 - Sir Bowring - 1856 [6]", "content_text": "150\n\nite creation. Your petitioner is further informed that the leader of the opposition to the \"Praya\" scheme, and the applicant to do away with this Public wharf and the same; and doubtless the Principle, are nice, selfish.\n\nJour petitioner therefore prays your Excellency to extend to both Decisions the same rule of Things; and your petitioner in duty bound, Be:, Bes,\n\n(Signed) G. Duddell.\n\n2:18\n\n151\n\n427\n\nSurveyor General's Office,\n\n28th December 1855.\n\nI have the honour to submit, in obedience to the note of His Excellency the Governor, the enclosed tabular state relative to the work proposed for carrying into effect the formation of the Bund from Mer Linker's to the Lower Bazaar, exclusive of all Government work in that district.\n\nrate to cover the cost, if made by government, in connexion with the Old Marine Lot Front, viz, 129 feet for £1 per ft. the rate on ground to be filled in at the 1st low Marine Lot Front, the addition of the two would consequently form an annual charge, until the whole work...\n\nThe Colonial Secretary.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-056 - Sir Bowring - 1856 [6].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 240035, "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": "CO129-059 - Sir Bowring - 1856 [11-12]", "page_number": 252, "title": "CO129-059 - Sir Bowring - 1856 [11-12]", "content_text": "clothed in the Police Uniform.\n\n30 should be stationed\n\nat East and 30 at West Point;\n\nthe former Station specially requires vigilance,\n\nas it is a well\n\nknown resort of the bad characters, more so even than\n\nthe Lower Bazaar.\n\nAn allowance of $1 a day to each private and\n\n$1.5 a day to each Sergeant should be made to this force - If Officers be employed, we\n\nrecommend $2 to be the\n\nallowance of Each.\n\nWhether or not Officers be employed,\n\n246\n\nall should be under the Superintendent\n\nof Police for the time being.\n\n7.\n\nA body of regularly\n\norganized Europeans should be engaged to the number of\n\n50,\n\nand stationed in the Central Station and small\n\nstations through the town - These should receive $1\n\na day, the Sergeant $1.3 and the Inspectors 2 dollars.\n\n8.\n\nThe force should be\n\nembodied under one Ordinance,", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-059 - Sir Bowring - 1856 [11-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 244676, "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": 417, "title": "CO129-068 - Sir Bowring - 1858 [5-12]", "content_text": "414- \n\npicked it up. \n\nOn account of his connection with the pirates being so extensive lately that he is obliged to open a Hong to receive the property plundered by the pirates, and he has lately joined in partnerships with a Chinchew man Kumon in Lee sook opening the shop called Kumng gik-beeng in the Straits Road to receive the stolen goods. \n\nIt is said that the boat now in custody of the Police is a pirate, and the Sugar landed was plundered from a boat belonging to Lee-Ahkum of the Eshun Opium shop, Jervois Street. That Ahkum was afraid to give information to the Police, but made the matter up with Wong Ahkee by receiving back 110 bags of Sugar - such is the terror of the name Ma-toommy wing. \n\nIt is also said that 2 pirate Chiefs named Akfat and Leetchee have made their fortune and have returned to the Colony, that they have given $1700 to Ma Ass-brong, and that Ma-brong has allowed them to stop in his house and that they are there. \n\nMany people who have been plundered by them dare not give information against them. There is a house in the lower Bazaar known as the Sun on. \n\n$200 was pencilled for collection from gambling houses by the Sun on people. After the fire in the Lower Bazaar the Sunow... \n\n213", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-068 - Sir Bowring - 1858 [5-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 244726, "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": 468, "title": "CO129-068 - Sir Bowring - 1858 [5-12]", "content_text": "## Testimony of Mr. Caldwell\n\nMe ty thales interten \n\n(27) \n\n465 \n\n(26) \n\npay the ground rent for Chun Atsoo's lots, if you will give me the money I will pay it for you.\" He gave me then a $50 note, and I paid the ground rent.\n\nI left the Chinaman with the Shroff, and did not see the payment made or receipt given. I have never at any period paid any ground rent on account of this lot, and have never been consulted about nor taken any part in, the payment of this rent on any previous occasion.\n\nLum Ateen did live, and I think does now, with Assow the road overseer. He never lived on the water. I have known the man for many years; his family is wealthy and he himself I should think is worth from $10,000 to $12,000.\n\nI always pay the ground rent on Chun Atsoo's lots: 204, 331, 382. Those three lots stood in my name in the Land Office before the 6th May 1857. I had explained to Dr. Bridges, who had kindly undertaken the arrangement of my affairs, and also particularly to Siemssen & Co., without whose consent I could do nothing, that these lots though standing in my name were really the property of my wife's sister Chun Atsoo, and that they had been purchased with her money. I had not the management of her property; it was in respect of the lot purchased by me at auction at the sale of the Western Market property.\n\nThe lot 552, for which 4d. was paid by me on account, was managed by my wife for her; the lots stood in my name for safety only. She has let them out to Szekai, and he pays $75 a-month. I have never received any of the rents of this property myself, nor have I any account of them. I wish to explain that by the admission in page 14 of the evidence, I did not mean that I personally received these rents, but that my wife did. I pay these ground rents at the request of my wife, who gives me the money for that purpose. The payments of $75 a-month which have been received by Mrs. Caldwell are not carried into my general family account, but to an entirely distinct and separate account which she keeps with her sister.\n\nI was in June, 1857, advised to make a declaration or affidavit to the effect, that this property, though registered in my name, was the property of Chun Atsoo, and had been purchased by me for her with money placed in my hands for that purpose. I prepared an affidavit to that effect, and went to Mr. May for the purpose of deposing to it before him. He thought it could not be done, and took the opinion of the Chief Magistrate, who, Mr. May told me, was of the same opinion. I was consequently never sworn.\n\nOn the 6th May 1857, I did transfer these lots to the name of Chun Atsoo, for the nominal consideration of $3. The payment I made on the 18th February, which was stated in the receipt to be on account of Mr. Woods, was in respect of the four lots 206, 263, 264, and 551, purchased by Lum Ateen of Mr. Woods. The receipt was in that form, because the property still stood in the name of Mr. Woods.\n\nI received a verbal message from Atuk, who occupied shop 56 in the market, which had previously been sold, desiring me to purchase this lot for him to the limit of $1,400. Dr. Bridges was standing close to me at the time. I had just got a commission to purchase one of the shops. I told him that I did buy it at $1,410. After I had told Atuk that he was the purchaser, he told me he could not raise the whole of the purchase-money, but had made over the lot to another person for $1,500 - he did not at that time say to whom. The purchase-money had been paid. The 4d. was an unpaid balance of ground rent to 24th December last. I paid the 4d. I did not know the name of the second purchaser, or the then owner, for the lease had not been made out.\n\n### Charges Against Mr. Caldwell\n\nWith reference to charge 5: I never speculated in brothels or in brothel licenses. I consider it a malicious charge, to say the least of it. The lot I wished to purchase through Mr. Turner of Mr. Anstey was for Lum Ateen. If this lot had been purchased by Lum Ateen, no houses could have been erected as licensed brothels on it, for it faces and abuts on the Queen's Road, and the Brothels' Ordinance expressly prohibits keeping a brothel even within the brothel districts if it faces the Queen's Road.\n\nWith reference to charge 16: I have never purchased any land in this colony either on my own account, or as agent, or on account of any other person, since December last, when I became licenser of brothels.\n\n### Payment on Account of Sin On Wo\n\nWith reference to the payment on the 5th March on account of Sin On Wo, I should state that I did not make that payment at all. On the afternoon of the 4th, a Sunon man, whose name I do not know, came to me at my office, and brought me a receipt for ground rent on a lot in the name of Sin On Wo for £8 and odd for the half-year, and he said that he had been to the Land Office, and that they wanted $90 from him, more than double what he had paid before. He came to me as Protector of Chinese, as hundreds of people do every day for advice. I told him if he would come next day, I would see about it. He came the next day - the 5th, and I showed the receipt to Mr. Carvalho, and asked for an explanation. He told me that the increase was on account of an encroachment - some ground which he had built upon.\n\n### Purchase of a House in Taipingshan\n\nAt the end of last month, I had to write an official letter to the Acting Colonial Secretary, with reference to a charge made against me of owning land in this colony. I mentioned this after I went home to Mrs. Caldwell, and that I had positively denied the charge. She then said that she had bargained for a house in Taipingshan, as she had a large sum in her hands belonging to her sister. She said she had agreed to pay $470, of which she had paid $400 from part of the funds in her hands, the property of her sister. These funds are the accumulation of the rents paid to her by Szekai on account of her sister Chun Atsoo. She afterwards discovered that this house was only a section of a lot, and she said she had requested Szekai to see if the person who had the other section would sell it, as she would prefer buying both. She would allow Szekai to sell the house to any other person by paying her back the $400. She said she considered Szekai answerable to her for the $400.\n\n### Personal History\n\nMy first child was born on the 3rd December, 1844, and died ten days afterwards; the next was born on the 31st October, 1846. I made at the time of their births entries of the dates in a prayer book which I now produce. I wish to state that this purchase was not to be paid for by her out of any moneys belonging to me in her hands, and that I have no possible interest in the purchase, as I am not, unfortunately, possessed of so much money.\n\nIn the statement which Mr. Inglis made as to his having seen my wife in a brothel in 1844, I say he must have been mistaken, as she was my wife, and living with me as such, during the whole of that year, in the house I had provided for her, which was in Choong Wan - and not in Taipingshan.\n\n### Living Arrangements\n\nIn the middle of 1844, the houses in Choong Wan were pulled down, and the inmates removed to Taipingshan. I then removed Mrs. Caldwell to the upper story of a shop in the Lower Bazaar - no part of the house was used as a brothel. About the end of the year, we removed to Taipingshan, and remained about two months in a house built in lieu of the one we had first inhabited. In the beginning of 1845, I rented the whole of the upper story of a house in Queen's Road.\n\nI am desirous of denying in as strong language as I can use, that my wife was a Chinese girl from a brothel, or that she ever lived in a brothel at all.\n\n### Charges 15 and 17\n\nWith reference to charge 15: I deny that also. I purchased at auction lot 206, with three dilapidated houses on it, for $270. These houses had been brothels in the flourishing time of Taipingshan, but were not so when I purchased them in 1854. With reference to all other houses which I have ever owned in this colony, none of them were brothels when I purchased them; none of the houses I have ever owned in this colony were brothels during the time they remained in my possession, nor when I sold them to different persons. With reference to those which were sold to Mr. Woods, I know that they were not brothels, as I was at the auction, and went into all the houses.\n\nWith reference to charge 17: I deny this charge altogether. I have received no rents on any lot since the 14th of December last.\n\n### Relationship with Mr. May\n\nNo two persons could have been more intimate than myself and Mr. May from the time his wife left Hong Kong. From 1851 to 1857, I am certain that Mr. May was a casual visitor without invitation at our house, at least six times a month, instead of six times altogether, particularly when my sister was here on a two years' visit from Singapore. My sister played on the piano, and he came in almost every evening. I never left him out on the occasion of our giving parties to our friends, and he came on nearly every occasion. I can positively state that he was never absent one year on Christmas day, but always dined with us.\n\n### Family Relations\n\nWith reference to charge 16: Mrs. Caldwell has one sister whose name is Chun Atsoo, and whose proper residence is in Macao. She has not been in this colony since 1851. She is married to a Fuhkien merchant. She has also a daughter with whom she is now staying. She has only been in this colony twice on a visit, and when she came resided in our house. She never kept a brothel. Mrs. Caldwell has no other sister by blood or usage besides Chun Atsoo. I deny charge 16 altogether.\n\nI have known a woman named Shap-me as long as I have known my wife. Shap-lok's mother and Mrs. Caldwell's mother were sworn sisters. Sworn sisters are bound to support and protect each other, and to perform the funeral rites to each other as sisters. The custom does not imply the slightest relationship or connection between the children of such sisters according to the Chinese usage.\n\n### Letter from Siemssen & Co.\n\nI beg now to hand in a letter (P) from Siemssen & Co. under date 25th of April, 1857, to Dr. Bridges, agreeing to accept the proposal which had been made by him on behalf of me for the benefit of my creditors. In this letter, there is an error in the valuation put on the landed property, including as it does the value of the three lots which were in fact the property of Chun Atsoo. This error was subsequently pointed out to Siemssen & Co., who desired me to draw up the affidavit I have before mentioned, in order that the creditors should be satisfied. To this letter is also appended an agreement to accept this arrangement by all the European creditors, except Lane, Crawford & Co., whose claim was only $48. A translation of this letter was made by me at Siemssen & Co.'s request, and signed by all the Chinese creditors, but I am not at this moment able to find it.\n\n### Marriage to Mrs. Caldwell\n\nI was first married privately to my wife according to Chinese usage in November 1843 - all the ceremonies used by Chinese on such occasions were then performed by my wife. On no other condition would her mother consent to let her live with me. I was then living in the Magistracy compound. She was not living in a brothel at the time; I could not obtain admission into the house in which she was then living with her mother because it was a family house. The arrangement was made by a third party. After this Chinese marriage had been performed, she came to live with me.\n\nAdjourned till 12 o'clock on Wednesday, 16th June.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-068 - Sir Bowring - 1858 [5-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 244730, "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": 472, "title": "CO129-068 - Sir Bowring - 1858 [5-12]", "content_text": "469 \n\n(34) \n\nactually missing, I had got information that they were being bought off. I was asked to interfere, but found I was powerless. I can produce witnesses to show the connection between Ma-chow Wong and Po Pak Shing's boat and family, and a witness to prove that the witnesses for the prosecution were bribed not to appear; I can also produce witnesses to show that Po Pak Shing is a notorious pirate, and I think the Commission can get evidence as to Shan-tung Wei's connection with Ma-chow Wong.\n\nWith reference to charge No. 3, I have to state that Mr. Caldwell made me acquainted with circumstances which I otherwise should not have known, viz: that he, Mr. Caldwell, had led a very wild life when at Singapore, that he was an outcast from his family there, and that he had fled from Singapore to China; that before entering into the Government service, he had had command of a boat manned by Chinese, employed in smuggling opium to Whampoa or Canton; that he earned money freely, and spent it as freely amongst the women at Canton, so much so that he acquired from them the name of Shang-kwei, which he told me meant \"teazing devil.\" The feeling held against him by Mr. Hillier was caused, as he imagined, by his having had connection with several Chinese women at the same time. The only other part bearing on charge No. 3 is his strict intimacy with Ma-chow Wong, from that intimacy leading him blindly into what may be assumed as a knowledge of other pirates. I wish to refer the Commission to my letter of the 20th July, 1857, written after the trial of Eli Boggs, as to the impression on my mind on this subject.\n\nAbout the 15th July 1857, when I was Acting Assistant Magistrate, I met Mr. Grand-Pré, who was Acting Superintendent of Police. He told me with an air of satisfaction, that he had a charge against Ma-chow Wong. He mentioned the incidents of the case which appeared to amount to a charge of confederation with pirates, and asked my advice. I told him that as the case appeared a good one, it was his duty to seize Ma-chow Wong's shops, and take Ma-chow Wong into custody immediately. He said he had made a diligent search for Ma-chow Wong, but could not find him. I recommended him to take personal interest in the matter, and indicated where I thought he could get information. He seemed equally anxious as I was to do all that was possible to apprehend him, and I left the case in his hands. The following morning, I learned from Inspector Jarman, that he had apprehended Ma-chow Wong, having met him at 10 o'clock that morning. I also learned from Mr. Jarman, confirmed by Mr. Grand-Pré himself, that he, the prisoner Ma-chow Wong, had been in Mr. Grand-Pré's house the preceding night, subsequent to the time he had promised me to devote all in his power to apprehend him.\n\nWith reference to charge 4, I can only speak from repute and general information.\n\nI now state, as I did in my letter of 20th July, 1857, that from my knowledge of Ma-chow Wong, for many years, he became, owing to his intimacy with Mr. Caldwell, of great power and influence in the Colony, that he exercised this power and influence especially in cases of piracy, that he became in fact almost an arbiter of the fate of those pirates who fell into the hands of the Police. He was the acknowledged head of the Sunon men or clan in this Colony, he had control over the class of fishermen who were mostly Sunon people, he payed a nominal sum for the lessee-ship of the Central Market, and he had directly under his personal control, the funds of the Sunon people, derived principally from landed property on Marine lot 16 in the Lower Bazaar. I believe from information I received, which information is contained in the letter of the 20th July, that Ma-chow Wong was in intimate connection with several well-known pirate chiefs, named Looka, Po Pak Shing, Shan-tung Wei, Tai-fai-ing, de woot, Momee-ma, and others. In January, 1857, two large and heavily-armed boats were pointed out to the Police by the then self-constituted local patriot. These boats were lying off the central part of the town, and were seized by the Police upon the information aforementioned. From what Mr. Grand-Pré told me, and from my recollection of the events at the time,—I was then Acting Assistant Magistrate,—Mr. Mercer directed Mr. Grand-Pré to refer to Mr. Caldwell as to the character of the boats. Mr. Caldwell went with Mr. Grand-Pré on board the boats, and because Mr. Caldwell positively expressed his belief from examination of the books and crew that they were reputable traders, the boats were released.\n\nFrom my recollection, I believe that the prisoners were again taken into custody upon the charge of a Chinaman, and appeared at the Police Court before the Justices sitting for the Stipendiary Magistrate. I do know positively that certain of the crew, Po Pak Shing, who was one of the first prisoners also, were apprehended on a charge made by a Portuguese, who positively identified Po Pak Shing as a pirate chief, and the others as pirates. That charge was investigated by the Chief Magistrate. Several witnesses were examined, and it appeared a prima facie case of piracy. After several remands, the witnesses for the prosecution were suddenly found to be wanting.\n\nThe prisoner, Ma-chow Wong, appeared at the Police Court on the 16th or 17th, and was admitted to bail, Mr. Caldwell appearing in the Court, and interfering in the case in the prisoner's favour. On the 18th of July, information was given to me upon oath, which led to my issuing a warrant for the apprehension of Ma-chow Wong, and search of his shops. The prisoner was apprehended and brought to the Central Police Station. On the 19th, or early on the morning of the 20th, some of these papers were examined by Tong Aku, the interpreter at the Court, in presence of Inspector Jarman, and I jotted down, in the shape of memoranda, matters as read to me by Tong Aku, which exhibited to me the bad character of Ma-chow Wong.\n\nTWELFTH DAY.\n\nFriday, 18th June, at 12 o'clock Noon.\n\nPresent,—All the Members.\n\nCHARLES MAY,—Recalled.\n\nSome few days before the examination, which lasted ten or a dozen days, I told the Chief Magistrate that I had some memoranda, and although not referring or relevant to the two cases before the Court, that I would place them in his hands, so that he might be acquainted with the matters therein stated. There were two cases before the Court—one taken exclusively by the Chief Magistrate, and the one which I initiated myself by the issue of the warrant, and in which I sat with the Chief Magistrate in the conduct of the inquiry. On the 18th July, after the information had been given, and the warrants issued, I went to the Acting Colonial Secretary, and exhibited to him the sworn information. I mentioned that the deponent was in extreme terror, but I believed it would be very difficult to induce the witnesses to come forward and give evidence in the case; that I knew that Mr. Caldwell's presence in the Court on the previous inquiry before the Chief Magistrate had been prejudicial to the interests of justice, and that seeing the importance of the case, and the well-known intimacy existing between the prisoner and Mr. Caldwell, that it was only proper he should not appear in Court. The Acting Colonial Secretary assented to this, and said he would intimate as much to Mr. Caldwell.\n\nThis was on the 18th. On the morning of the 20th, about 9 o'clock, I received a note from the Acting Colonial Secretary to the effect, that he thought it was advisable under all circumstances that the inquiry into the Ma-chow Wong case should be conducted by the Chief Magistrate. Before I answered the note, the Acting Colonial Secretary came to the Central Police Station, and I spoke to him on the subject of the note. I told him that I could not agree with him as to the advisability of my not taking an interest in the matter, because the Chief Magistrate had but newly arrived, and there was no officer of police willing and capable of conducting it. I instanced the incident as previously mentioned regarding Mr. Grand-Pré, and told him that I must insist upon going on with the case as I had commenced it, that I was reluctant to differ from him, and that if he thought it was a suitable plan, I would sit with the Chief Magistrate. From what the Acting Colonial Secretary said, I knew that Mr. Caldwell had imbued him with the idea, that it would be better I should not conduct the inquiry, having an antipathy to the prisoner. I was angry at the ridiculous idea, that I should be influenced by my presumed antipathy to the prisoner, and said that I had, from a long knowledge of the prisoner, a great dislike to him, and it was because of my knowledge of him I was so desirous to see the inquiry properly carried out, and that if I did not exhibit personal interest in the matter, it would be tantamount to the liberation of the prisoner.\n\nOn the 1st or 2nd day of the proceedings at the Police Court, the Attorney in the case, Mr. Stace, applied to the Chief Magistrate and myself for permission to see all the papers and books in possession of the Police, not at that time produced in Court, including those from which the memoranda had been taken. This was granted, and a time appointed for Mr. Stace to be at the Police Station with an Interpreter to make the examination. I know that the examination was made, for in returning that day from the Police Court, to the Central Police Station, I saw Mr. Stace, Mr. Caldwell, and an Interpreter, sitting in a small office at the Central Police Station, with the books and papers before them. Inspector Jarman was the custodian. The examination was not concluded the first day, and another day was appointed for the second examination. The following day, before the second examination, upon going to the Police Court, I found some books and some papers—the latter in Mr. Caldwell's hand-writing—which I directed to be sent down to the Police Station for the second examination.\n\nAfter the cases were committed for trial, and the deposition had reached the then Acting Attorney General, I had one or two conferences with that gentleman in reference to the cases committed, and I exhibited and read over to him, the memoranda that I have referred to. Previous to the trial of the prisoner, I was accidentally going out late from the Central Police Station, when I saw the Acting Colonial Secretary, and the Acting Superintendent of Police, in conversation; the latter spoke to me immediately I advanced towards him, and said, \"the Acting Colonial Secretary has directed me to deliver over the shops of Ma-chow Wong.\" I then spoke to the Acting Colonial Secretary, and urged that there should be no difference in this case from preceding similar cases, and I urged that the shops should not be given up, as it would have a dangerous tendency.\n\nPostponed till to-morrow at 12.\n\n(35)", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-068 - Sir Bowring - 1858 [5-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 244731, "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": 473, "title": "CO129-068 - Sir Bowring - 1858 [5-12]", "content_text": "470 \n\n\"% \n\ninfluence over the case. \n\n(36) \n\n1 \n\nody. \n\n(37) \n\nFrom the Central Police Station the books, &c., were taken to the Police Court, under the memoranda as referred to the second charge, which were found in the house. The Acting Colonial Secretary \n\nup, I do not know by whom. I do not know anything about their transmission up to the Government Offices. To the best of my knowledge all the books, &c., found in the house, were sent from the Station to the Police Court, to be transmitted to Government Offices. I am not certain that when so sent they were sealed.\n\n[The Commission then proceeded to take secondary evidence tendered by Mr May, of the contents of these memoranda to the best of his recollection, reserving for after consideration the question of the admissibility of such evidence.]\n\nI replied that I did not see that we could legally hold the charge of Jarman, and they were still in his charge when I saw them. I should like to recall to his recollection a similar case, in which an influential man had been in custody on a charge of munitions of war, including gunpowder, shot, guns, muskets, shields, stinkpots, &c., as could by no possibility have been employed for any purpose but that of piracy, and which were examined by Mr Stace, Mr Caldwell, and an interpreter, and remained so, I believe, until the time they were sent to the Magistracy for transmission to the Government. I believe, of confederation with pirates, when he was Acting Attorney General, and in which he had insisted that the Police should retain possession of the shop. In consequence, it was arranged that one shop, which was considered more as the family residence of the prisoner, should be given up, but that the remainder of his premises should remain in the hands of the Police. I was Acting Assistant Magistrate at this time. My belief is that Dr Bridges interested himself because of the movement of Mr Caldwell in the matter.\n\nAfter the prisoner, Ma-chow Wong, was committed for trial, application was made that he should be admitted to bail. The Committing Magistrate refused to accede to the application, and an application was then made to the Judge in Chambers for the admission of the prisoner to bail. The prisoner was bailed, and I saw Mr Caldwell come with the bail to the Police Court, I think at the time it was accepted by the Chief Magistrate.\n\nAfter the trial and conviction, the memoranda remained in my possession. I heard that appeals had been made to His Excellency the Governor in Council to pardon the prisoners. I firmly believed that the existence of the memoranda was then known to the Acting Colonial Secretary because the existence was known by the Chief Magistrate and Acting Attorney General, to whom I knew the Acting Colonial Secretary had spoken on the subject of the prisoner's pardon. I did not make a direct communication to the Government on the subject of those memoranda. I thought it certain that a communication would be made to me by the Acting Colonial Secretary on the subject of the prisoner's pardon, when of necessity the memoranda would have been exhibited. No such communication was made to me until the appearance of an article in the China Mail newspaper, which article adverted to the existence of the information contained in these memoranda.\n\nI was summoned to attend a meeting of the Executive Council and found that Mr Dixson, Mr Lane, and some other civilian, had also been summoned to the Council. When I was called into the Council room, His Excellency the Governor said he had noticed certain statements in the China Mail and asked me if I had in any way authorised those statements. His Excellency the Governor said he would take the statement as they appeared seriatim, and reading the first charge asked me if I had authorised that. I do not now know what the first charge was. I said \"No, I had not authorised it;\" the Governor then read the second, and to the same query I answered in the affirmative. His Excellency asked for proof I had, and I then produced the memoranda referred to. It was apparent to me that His Excellency up to that time had not known of the existence of the memoranda.\n\nWith the permission of the Council I read such portions of the memoranda and I could not help observing that the reading of these memoranda produced a considerable effect on the Council. The Acting Colonial Secretary said he did not know of the existence of the memoranda till that time, and His Excellency the Governor was very angry that papers of such importance had not come to his knowledge before.\n\nI handed to the Acting Colonial Secretary the papers containing the memoranda, saying when I did so, \"I leave these in your hands.\" I have not seen the memoranda since. With regard to the original books and papers, I know that in obedience to an order from the Acting Colonial Secretary, all the papers and books of consequence, including those from which the memoranda had been taken, were sent up to the Government Offices; but whether to the Acting Colonial Secretary's office or to the Chinese Secretary's office, I do not know. To the best of my knowledge they passed from the hands of the Police to the Chief Clerk in the Magistracy, and from him to the Government Offices.\n\nMy impression at the time was that these memoranda did not contain evidence of matters which formed the subject of either of the two pending inquiries, or which could have been adduced in evidence on the trial on either of the indictments before the Supreme Court. I believe that all the books, papers, and writings seized in the house and shop of Ma-chow Wong were taken possession of by Inspector Jarman because the warrant was directed to him. Those found in the Kwong-yik Loong shop related exclusively to the two cases under investigation; those found in the house are those from which alone the memoranda were extracted, and these were taken from the house to the Central Station in an iron chest, of which Mr Jarman had the key. They remained, to the best of my knowledge, in his custody until examined by Tong Ait in my presence, after which they still remained in Jarman's custody.\n\n### Memoranda Contents\n\nNo. 1.-There were about 15 items, with dates of purchases of guns, gunpowder, stinkpots, shot, and muskets. I cannot say within what years. There were some single payments of as much as 50 taels for powder and 600 taels for cannons. The books bore on them the seal, and some the name, of Ma-chow Wong.\n\nNo. 2.-One item of delivery of a large quantity of saltpetre or sulphur, to a man—a manufacturer of gunpowder—at Shek-tong-tsui, a village beyond West Point.\n\nNo. 3.-There were about a dozen entries of payments of very considerable quantities of cash—called \"ancient\" cash, as much as 200,000 or 300,000 cash each entry, paid for articles of consumption.\n\nNo. 4.-Three or four covers of books, the leaves being torn out, and on the back of the books was written \"Monthly payments from such and such a gambling house to Ma-chow Wong.\"\n\nNo. 5.-There were two or three entries of payments made to Ma-chow Wong, for and on account of the Sunon people.\n\nNo. 6.-Was a book shewing an account of monies received by Ma-chow Wong, a lessee of the village of Cheem-sha-tsui, on the opposite shore, and an entry of a payment of so many dollars to Kowloong Police runners, on some business connected with Cheem-sha-tsui.\n\nNo. 7.-A page of a book, an account of receipts either for or from Mr Caldwell, amounting altogether in different amounts to more than 600 taels. It did not say in respect of what.\n\nNo. 8.-A paper which was written to this effect, \"An agreement between some man in the lower bazaar, Ma-chow Wong, and Mr Caldwell, that if the lower Bazaar man was successful in an ejectment case, the property was to be sold to Mr Caldwell for a certain sum of money, I think $1000—of which certain sum $500 were to be allowed as expenses of the suit, the remainder of the purchase-money going to the vendor.\"\n\nNo. 9.-There were some papers in English in Mr Caldwell's hand-writing, receipts for wages paid to a man named Beaver, for his services on board a lorcha: some of them said \"received from Mr Caldwell\" and some \"from Wong Akee.\" Other receipts for sums paid to other Europeans for similar services; one was to the best of my recollection for a sum paid to Graham. There was one paper directed to a European shipwright—\"Please deliver the Hongkong—I think Mr Ross—bearer some spars, and place the same to my account,\" signed by Mr Caldwell, dated 1856 or 1857.\n\nNo. 10.-A letter from the Commandant at Kowloong to Wong Akee's partner—a Chinese name—thanking him for his services with reference to certain property which had been taken from Kowloong when the military went over there, and had been restored, and requesting this man to thank Mr Caldwell for his services.\n\nNo. 11.-A cover of a letter from a man who was known as a pirate—I forget his name—who, in 1856, escaped from the Police through the aid of Ma-chow Wong from Ma-chow Wong's house, and who was at the time of writing the letter in the service of Chan Kwei-tsik. The cover said \"from so and so, at such a place, to Wong Akee.\" I do not know whether the cover stated that he was in Chan Kwei-tsik's service, or whether the interpreter inferred this from the locality whence it came, or other circumstances.\n\nNo. 12.-There was a money account between Ma-chow Wong and some one at Singapore, relative to what in my memo. was described as the \"slave trade,\" the buying of persons and reselling of them at Singapore.\n\nNo. 13.-There were about ten entries of payment to lawyers, most of them mentioning Mr Stace's name, but not in respect of what business.\n\nNo. 14.-An entry of a receipt of money—it was a money account, and therefore I conclude a receipt—of a sum of money for service rendered by Wong Akee in obtaining the assistance of an English man-of-war, to recover a vessel from pirates.\n\nNo. 15.-There must have been also an entry shewing him to have been connected in some measure with the robbery of silk from Messrs Gibb, Livingston & Co.'s godowns, but what the entry was I do not recollect.\n\nNo. 16.-A paper shewing the number of guns fired at different places.\n\nNo. 17.-A memo. shewing the division of some money as shares in a Chinese boat transaction. There were twelve shares.\n\nNo. 18.-There was some paper, but I cannot recollect what it exactly was, shewing Ma-chow Wong's connection with the Sunon Wo, a house belonging to the people of the Sunon district, and under the management of Ma-chow Wong.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-068 - Sir Bowring - 1858 [5-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 244741, "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": 483, "title": "CO129-068 - Sir Bowring - 1858 [5-12]", "content_text": "(57) \n\n480 \n\n(50) \n\nI don't think that the Hon. the Attorney General is right in connecting the murder alluded to in the watch case with the Stanley murder referred to, and I think it is another one. I request that the Commission will ascertain whether those papers were produced at the Police Court against Beaver. It will be in the recollection of the Commission that Dr Bridges stated yesterday that he had applied for a party of Police to go to the opposite shore, but had only found an inspector and a boat in readiness. The Honourable the Attorney General did read the letter of the 13th May, and spoke to me concerning the mention made of Ma-chow Wong's books in the same. I produce a note from Dr Bridges, showing that this is in accordance with his request:\n\n\"24th February, 1858. Please have a Police-boat with an Inspector—Jarman I should prefer—ready for me at Burd's steps at six o'clock to-morrow morning. I want to cross to the other side.\"\n\nA question was put to me on one of my former examinations if I had seen any entry in the books of Ma-chow Wong that money, the produce of plunder, had been paid to Mr Caldwell, and to that I answered \"No.\" I anticipated another question and intended, in fact, referring to it myself, but it escaped my recollection; as I have stated before, there was a page of entries in one of Ma-chow Wong's books, making altogether a total of about 600 taels paid to or for Mr Caldwell, and that in this same book were many of the entries which I also stated as to the purchase of munitions of war and expenditure of large amounts of cash for provisions. I have a firm belief that the money as regards Ma-chow Wong appertained to and was connected with piracy. I cannot give the Commission any information regarding the riot at the Police Court in reference to the supposed pardon of the traitor. I was not at the Police Court at the time and have made no inquiry concerning it. I have since my examination the other day ascertained that some few persons who were apprehended by Mr Caldwell or by Police under his directions were not treated in the usual way by being placed on the Police Charge Sheet and going before the Magistrate, but committed to Gaol on Mr Caldwell's warrant as Justice of the Peace.\n\n## \n\nhis evidence of yesterday.\n\nWILLIAM HENRY MITCHELL.—Called and examined. I remember receiving some information from Mr Hudson regarding the robbery of some tin from the firm of Sic-qua in Canton. One of the firm, an elderly man, brought a letter from Mr Hudson stating that a large quantity of tin, $20,000 or $30,000 worth, had been stolen by pirates on its way from Singapore to Canton, and it was expected the tin would be brought to either Macao or Hongkong, or both places, and requesting me to put the whole matter without reserve into the hands of Mr Caldwell and to supply Mr Caldwell with any funds he might require for the payment of any Chinese agents for the discovery of the tin, or watching its arrival, or whatever might be necessary. As well as I can recollect this was in June 1855. Mr Hudson's letter stated that the tin had not then arrived in the colony but was daily expected, and that it would be for the interests of the parties concerned that Mr Caldwell should watch very closely for its arrival. I have not got the letter now, but I have an idea that Mr Hudson said Messrs Gilman & Co. had bought or intended to buy the tin when they learned it was stolen by pirates. I saw Mr Caldwell and placed the matter in his hands altogether and placed funds at his disposal for any necessary expenses. I paid Mr Caldwell $100 upon Mr Hudson's letter, and Mr Caldwell undertook the matter. Some time after, a week or a fortnight, Mr Caldwell told me that a considerable portion of the tin had arrived. I cannot say whether he said how much, and that it was stored in a hong which he named, but which name I forget; it was the hong next, or next but one, to Akwai's, in the Lower Bazaar. I was particular in asking Mr Caldwell if he had seen the tin. He told me he had, and that I could see it if I liked; that the pigs of tin were stored within this hong, immediately within the entrance, covered with mat bags.\n\nUpon hearing read the statements made by the Hon. Attorney General regarding the Police force and Mr Caldwell's connection with it during the time he was out of the Government service, I have stated in my foregoing evidence that subsequently to Mr Caldwell's leaving the service, he frequently appeared at the Police Court either for or against persons accused of piracy. I know that Mr Caldwell was also frequently in communication with the Government on the subject of pirates, and that the Eaglet took part in acts against piratical fleets. One-half the time, during the time Mr Caldwell was out of the service, I was away from the Police Department, and Mr Grand-Pre, being Acting Superintendent, I have mentioned two instances in which Mr Grand-Pre's mode of acting may in my opinion be made the subject of inquiry by the Commission. During the time I was away from the Police Department, I was in no way consulted on Police affairs, so can give but little information other than that which came before me at the Police Court. I know that Mr Grand-Pre is on very friendly terms with Mr Caldwell, but he is certainly not of a strong character on Police matters, and I am quite certain would be under the direct influence of Mr Caldwell. I know after I resumed my duties as Superintendent of Police that Assistant Superintendent Cluff acted upon information connected with piracy obtained from Mr Caldwell.\n\nHe stated that there were men upon whom he could perfectly depend. He stated that there were two entrances to this hong—one off Bonham Strand and another off Jervois Street—and that he had watches there night and day. He informed me at the same time that he was perfectly satisfied of the security of this property because he had placed the watch of the tin in the hands of his men Ma-chow Wong. I think Mr Caldwell must have defined the amount of tin that was in the colony, for I think I suggested to him the propriety of securing that much, but Mr Caldwell appeared to be under the impression that by waiting a little time, the rest of the tin would arrive, and I deferred to his judgment. Some time afterwards Mr Caldwell told me, minglingly with great concern and expressing himself sorry for the result, that all the tin had been carried off again out of the colony. I recollect now that Mr Caldwell stated the portion of the tin was in one hong, and minor portions in others, and that he had a vigilant watch upon each in which it was stored. Mr Caldwell afterwards refunded the $100 untouched.\n\nCross-examined. I do not recollect that any young man deposed to having heard screams issuing from the house where the murder was committed, but it is possible; the police records will show. After I learned from Mr Caldwell that the whole of the tin was gone, I expressed my surprise that more vigilance had not been used. I recollect at the time feeling sore about the affair and thinking that Mr Caldwell had not taken proper precaution in entrusting the matter to such hands. I fancied that he was, in vulgar phrase, sold by Ma-chow Wong. I did not form the impression that he was confederating with Ma-chow Wong in carrying off this tin. I have not the slightest recollection of Mr Caldwell speaking to me of the indiscretion of the owner and requesting the remaining part of the tin might be seized at once; and I do not recollect the tin being seized. I have some recollection of Mr Caldwell appearing before me as the person who apprehended Beaver and attending at the prosecution against him by some boatmen of Aberdeen for piracy. I think I remember going into the Gaol with the witnesses; they could not identify Beaver who was discharged. My impression is that this was in 1856, the time of Boggs's trial. He was brought up by Roberts on another charge for piracy. Roberts had no evidence whatever against him, and he was again discharged after several remands.\n\nThe tin was coming from Singapore to Canton by a Junk, I think, when captured by pirates. When the tin appeared in the colony, an old man, the owner of it, came down from Canton. I do not know whether he went round to the different hongs inquiring for tin for sale. I recollect at the time distinctly that Mr Caldwell charged that old man's indiscretion, the fact of the tin having been removed from the colony. Mr Caldwell informed me that the tin had been carried off. No seizure was subsequently made of this tin that I heard of; no part was discovered on board a ship to my knowledge—neither in one of the hongs where it had been deposited. It never came to my knowledge that Mr Bridges, then Acting Attorney General, did authorise the detention of the vessel. I may mention that the discovery of tin, if any, on board ship was made to a certain extent by myself. Gilman & Co. had just then become owners of a property known as the Tuilleries. I happened to be in the Old Findly hong at the water side one day, walking through it, when I saw some coolies carrying pigs of tin to a Chow-boat at the Jetty. I looked at the mark on the tin and it had all the same mark as that of the stolen tin, and I followed shortly after the other.\n\nAt the time of the tin transaction, Mr Caldwell was Assistant Superintendent of Police. I employed him as Mr Hudson's friend. The $100 was paid to him, as well as I recollect, to make a small purchase of the tin and to pay a deposit on it, or for the necessary expenses for its discovery. It was assuredly not as remuneration for Mr Caldwell's own services. I cannot say whether the old man pressed Mr Caldwell to secure as much as possible of the tin. Mr Caldwell told me that what was in the colony was absolutely secured. I recollect the old man coming to me afterwards and expressing very great dissatisfaction; I do not recollect that he used the expression, \"Oh! that Sam-kwei; oh! that Sam-kwei.\" I recollect that Mr Hudson told me the old man said so when he went back to Canton. The impression left on Mr Hudson's mind was one highly unfavourable to Mr Caldwell, as to want of honesty.\n\nRegarding the Stanley murder, the case came before me; the man was apprehended by Mr Caldwell, who went with a party of police at midnight and surrounded the house where this man was supposed to be and brought in three men who were supposed to be guilty of the murder of a whole family. One of the three escaped from The Central Police Station, and there were only two placed at the bar. I investigated the case and remanded the men for a week; there was not at first a tittle of evidence against them, and I had doubts of the propriety of remanding them; but as it was a charge of murdering a whole family, I thought it better to be particular and remanded the case from week to week for a considerable period. I finally discharged them as there was no evidence whatever to prolong their detention. The only witness in the case on the part of the Crown was Mr Caldwell himself, who laid the information. He did not state in what manner he obtained the information. I think I heard somebody or other say that it was from information got from Ma-chow Wong in Gaol.\n\nMessrs Gilman & Co. never recovered any of the tin. After remanding the man who was charged with the murder at Stanley, I at length asked the advice of the Attorney General, who advised me to discharge the man forthwith. I felt myself placed in an awkward position in acting contrary to the advice of the Attorney General; but I did venture to do so and remand the man either once or twice afterwards, but finally discharged him as, from first to last, there was not one tittle of evidence to support the charge. I should like to say that a more absolutely worthless case, as far as evidence is concerned, I do not know about an investigation never came before me, which took place within the Gaol, in which the Acting Colonial Secretary took part.\n\nI have no recollection of any documents or Chinese papers being produced against Beaver when he was before me.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-068 - Sir Bowring - 1858 [5-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 244743, "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": 485, "title": "CO129-068 - Sir Bowring - 1858 [5-12]", "content_text": "## 482\n\n(60)\n\n(61)\n\nFrom time to time in one and two or more. I recollect having a conversation at my office with Mr May regarding depositions, I mentioned to him that I considered the first case was the safer and surer of the two; he differed from me, and drew my attention to some points of direct evidence in the second case, which changed my opinion. It is the practice for the judge to arrange the order in which the charges come up; the Judge seeing in the first case an information covering both confederacy and conspiracy, and also seeing on the back of the information the names of many persons as witnesses, whose names were also on the back of the information in the second case, thought this information for confederacy and conspiracy covered both cases, and under that impression he put it first on the calendar. I had entered a nolle prosequi on the prisoner having been sentenced to 15 years' transportation.\n\nI recollect in a conversation with Mr May a few days after, I stated that I did not consider Ma-chow Wong's assistance of much value at the time, but that evidently he was endeavouring to place himself on the same footing as the political prisoners, so that he might derive advantage equally with them from the reward which they expected for their service to Government.\n\nmatter.\n\nquestion whether Mr Caldwell's reputed character was good or bad 20 years ago, when I first heard of him. I did not know him at the time; I was living at Macao, and he at Canton.\n\n**JOHN RICKETT,-Called and examined.**\n\nI wish to state that I dislike being examined on this matter. It is about 40 years since I first came to China. I cannot say positively when I first heard of, or saw Mr Caldwell; I heard of him 20 years ago. I decline answering the question whether Mr Caldwell's reputed character was good or bad... I recollect Beaver, who was charged with piracy. Beaver was several times up in my office. I rather think there was an investigation in Beaver's case, and that I was not present.\n\nI think I was present when Roberts was once examined in Beaver's case. I recollect an investigation taking place, not with respect to Mr Lapraik's watch, but with respect to the Acting Colonial Secretary's own watch, which was stolen. Ma-chow Wong has requested me to send for Mr Caldwell, and I have done so. I recollect first when Ma-chow Wong was committed to gaol, he requested to see Mr Caldwell, and, I think, I did send or wrote to Mr Caldwell mentioning the fact. It was before his trial, I think, and, I think, was for the purpose of seeing him concerning his defence, which is a privilege granted to all prisoners.\n\nI did not observe that Ma-chow Wong exhibited any confusion upon this. I differed in opinion from Captain Rickett, and based it on that of the Colonial Surgeon. I don't recollect the Attorney General inquiring whether Awoon could be found to be produced as a witness, and my saying that she could be found in Taipingshan. I do not recollect whether this was before or after the meeting of Justices.\n\nI am decidedly of opinion, that I must have mentioned it to the Attorney General as the original story. The Attorney General may have asked me whether Awoon or the present Ashing is at present in Gaol upon a charge of conspiracy, in connection with his services in Government. Ashing gave information against a merchant in the Lower Bazaar, and some person residing in a new street in the Queen's Road, which led to the Police forcibly entering their respective houses at midnight.\n\nI have not entered in my Journal any of the information given me by Ashing; it had no reference to Gaol affairs, but was simply temporary measures of the Government for the public safety of the colony.\n\nMrs Caldwell was intended. I don't recollect how the conversation commenced, and I may have answered to those questions. My restatement might have led the Attorney General to the impression, that I was under the same belief as when I originally made the statement. I certainly did not intend to convey such impression to the mind of the Attorney General, for after the statement of Mr Caldwell, I could not weigh his oath in open Court, as light as popular rumour.\n\nAs far as my recollection goes I adhere to all the statements made in my letter except on this point. Upon hearing it now read over, I adhere to it throughout, with the exception of what I have mentioned. I do not recollect the Attorney General stating to me with reference to a case, that he would not find a bill upon the unsupported evidence of convicts prepared by Mr Caldwell.\n\nI have a recollection of the Attorney General having stated something to that effect referring to a case. I recollect Mr Caldwell coming to the Gaol to examine convicts. I have sent notes to him on more occasions than one, at the instance of the Acting Colonial Secretary. I cannot say how many times he may have come on such business. He had several interviews by the Acting Colonial Secretary's authority, and the other occasions when he came for the purpose of examining prisoners committed for trial.\n\nI forget whether he applied to me for the permission, but Mr Caldwell has seen him on some occasions since his trial. I wrote once to Mr Grand-Pre a request from Eli Boggs wishing to see him, but I did not give any permission. I rather think that I have the order of admission filed, under the hand of the Acting Colonial Secretary. Mr Grand-Pre did see him.\n\nI recollect perfectly well of complaining of the number of prisoners sent in on Mr Caldwell's warrant. I said words to that effect, although these are probably stronger than I would use. I recollect perfectly well animadverting on the practice of sending in prisoners, and detaining them for lengthened periods of time untried, by Mr Caldwell. In consequence of that minute all the prisoners were nearly all discharged almost immediately after; there may have been one or two remaining.\n\nI think we have received other prisoners on Mr Caldwell's warrant, but there have been no more minutes nor liberations. Ma-chow Wong has not been long off work and in hospital on pretence of a bad eye. He is a hospital servant, and not off work-though I believe he is almost blind. I recollect the circumstance of Captain Rickett having expressed an opinion that the eye was not so blind as Wong Akee pretended it to be.\n\nFrom what I have since heard, I think it was fortunate that the course was adopted, because I have heard there was a defence to the particular points which linked the circumstantial evidence in the second case with the prisoner. I was not ordered by the Governor or Government to enter that nolle prosequi; I think the judge from the bench said \"Well, Mr Acting Attorney General, as you have got a verdict in this case I suppose you won't proceed with the other; to which I replied \"No, my Lord, I enter a nolle prosequi.\"\n\nThe Jury were in the room for about 20 minutes, and while they were in, there was a conversation between the Judge on the bench and Mr Day and myself at the bar, as to whether I should proceed immediately with the second case.\n\n## 11\n\n**HENRY KINGSMILL,-Called and examined.**\n\nI prosecuted Ma-chow Wong on behalf of the Crown in the first case. I drew two informations for the case of confederating with the pirates connected with the Macao lorcha No 29, I think. There was a particular class of evidence that I wished to get in, and for that reason I drew an information for confederating with pirates, with a count for conspiracy.\n\nFearful lest that information might be objected to on the ground of combining two charges, I drew another simply for confederating, for the same case or circumstances; but in the host of depositions taken before the Magistrates, there was a second and totally distinct case included; for that case I drew the third information for confederating.\n\nThe facts supporting the two cases were mixed up and down throughout the whole of the depositions, and I had a great deal of difficulty in selecting, and I might say in allotting, the evidence between the two cases. I may also mention, that in the case of the Macao lorcha No 29, there were from 15 to 20 pirates, I think, placed in the dock.\n\nThe pirate case was well known to me, for, at the preceding Sessions, I prosecuted four men weakly to conviction for the case of the lorcha, and at this particular Sessions having, as I have said, some 15 or 20 other men charged with the same offence-the facts of this case were very prominently in my mind; the evidence in Ma-chow Wong's case was purely circumstantial, and I thoroughly made up my mind before I would bring a lengthened case of this kind before the Court, on insufficient evidence.\n\nI had a conversation before the depositions came into my hands with the Acting Colonial Secretary. He said that this was likely to prove a complicated case, that he thought I would act wisely to sift it carefully. He expressed no opinion of the evidence at all, nor as to the innocence or guilt of the accused, but he said the second case was also mainly circumstantial evidence.\n\nHe expressed no opinion in favour of Ma-chow Wong. I felt perfectly free in the matter. I understood that he meant there was a good deal of personal feeling in the matter between Mr May and Mr Caldwell.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-068 - Sir Bowring - 1858 [5-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 244754, "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": 496, "title": "CO129-068 - Sir Bowring - 1858 [5-12]", "content_text": "## 493\n\n(82)\n\n1834. I was not then in the house of Jardine, Matheson & Co. I was informed at the time of his arrival that Mr Caldwell came from Singapore, and that he had been in some Mercantile establishment there. I knew nothing particular of Mr Caldwell beyond meeting him occasionally in the neighbourhood of Canton. He was in the employ of Mr Keating, and subsequently in that of Mr Innes. I was under the impression that he had a letter either to Mr Jardine or Mr Matheson, and that it was one or other of those gentlemen who got him the situation with Mr Keating, and with Mr Innes. During the period of which I speak no circumstances whatever came to my knowledge reflecting in the slightest degree upon Mr Caldwell's character for honesty; he was rather gay going amongst the boats. I do not know why he left Mr Innes or Mr Keating. I am not aware that Mr Caldwell was ever mate of a receiving ship. In July 1834 he was detained on board the Hercules, being unable to get to Canton. I cannot say whether he was in a receiving ship at Macao in 1838. I lost sight of him after he left Mr Innes's employ.\n\nMessrs Jardine, Matheson & Co. have not to my knowledge ever made any inquiry into any reports concerning Mr Caldwell's character. It was in 1841 I joined their employ, and since then nothing has come to my knowledge concerning any such inquiry. I have heard of such reports. I have no recollection of Mr Caldwell being mate of a vessel called the Isabella, used as a receiving ship at Macao. I have been connected with Insurance business since 1835, and it is my impression that there was a small vessel of that name; but do not recollect any such vessel being used as a receiving ship. I never heard of a monthly policy on goods being determined by Messrs Dent & Co., through Mr Henry.\n\nThe case of the pawnbroker had been admirably got up by Mr May, members of whose firm were the prosecutors; and the chief evidence of guilty knowledge against the pawnbroker consisted in the proofs obtained by Mr Jarman of the measures taken by the pawnbroker, first to suppress all trace of the transactions, and next to put the Police on a false scent by the mis-description of the watch in the ticket. The petitions to the Government for pardon were not referred to me, but I know they were referred to the Chief Justice, for His Lordship mentioned the matter in Legislative Council in an under tone to the Governor and me in May last, and asked the Governor if it was true that the pawnbroker's sentence had been mitigated; and at the same time he turned to me and said, “If this is to go on, we might as well not pass sentence at all,\" or \"not pass proper sentence,\" I forget which; and he said that he had given his opinion against it.\n\nBesides the petitions mentioned by Wohang, two were presented to me by the same party, and their purport is mentioned in my letter. Those presented to the Governor, as I am informed by persons who translated them or read the translations of them, were mere copies of those presented to me, so that the Commission by reading my letter will judge whether the Governor should not have considered those very petitions as conclusive reasons for exercising the utmost rigor of the law against the culprit whom at last the Police had caught; and the rather, because another document which the Commission will do well to call for I mean a report presented about that very time by Mr May to the Acting Colonial Secretary, on the state of the law in regard to Pawnbrokers—entirely established the prevalence of pawnbroking frauds, to which the petition in question furnished the trace; and that report, as the Commission will see from the entire approbation of the Government, and was in fact made the foundation of the Ordinance No. 11 of 1858, which passed last Tuesday.\n\n## The Hon'ble Lieutenant-Colonel WILLIAM CAINE\n\nCalled and examined.\n\nI am Lieutenant-Governor of this Colony. I first came to China in 1840, and first knew Mr Caldwell in the same year. He was in the Commissariat Department, and came with me in the same fleet from Singapore to Chusan. I think this must have been in June 1840. I may say that I have almost known him uninterruptedly since that time. I have certainly known him uninterruptedly since he joined the Colonial service in 1843. I myself know nothing against his character for honesty and integrity during that period. I first held the Office of Chief Magistrate in this Colony, I was then Colonial Secretary and Auditor General, and afterward Lieutenant-Governor. I was appointed Chief Magistrate in May 1841, in the infancy of the Colony, and had the complete Superintendence of the Police at that time. I was ever satisfied with Mr Caldwell's conduct and considered him one of the most efficient servants we had, always willing and ready to do anything. No reports on which I can place reliance have ever come to my knowledge against him.\n\n### Cross-examined\n\nI cannot remember Mr Caldwell bringing to me and Mr Johnston some pirates who had attacked the brig of which he had command, but I would suggest that the Magistrate's case book be examined. The Police reports of the Colony will also shew, that Mr Caldwell has been constantly rendering services to the navy, and been thanked, and I remember right rewarded, for these services.\n\n### Re-examined\n\nI have never received any official complaints against Mr Caldwell; all the complaints I have heard have been merely idle rumour; that is what I mean when I say I have not received any complaints on which I could place reliance. I do not remember any objection to Mr Caldwell's taking office in the first instance. Since that the only circumstance which I have heard against him was his pecuniary difficulties which caused him to resign the service. I do not remember his pecuniary difficulties being urged as grounds against his taking office. I do not remember Sir George Bonham saying or showing that he had any reluctance to let Mr Caldwell remain in Government employ. Sir George never in my hearing expressed an unfavourable opinion of his character, and I am not aware of his having done so when I was not present. Mr Caldwell was made at my recommendation either Clerk or Interpreter to the Chief Magistrate, early in 1843, I think. That was his first post in the Colonial Service. The island had very few residents when I took him into the employ. I took him from my own knowledge, seeing that he was a smart person and possessed an excellent knowledge of the language. I did not at that time know anything against him. I saw him at Chusan and here, and sailed with him over to Macao, when he was in command of the Thistle. I do not hesitate in saying that everything I saw of him induced me to recommend him for Government employ, as he would be a useful servant. I would rather decline answering the question as to what I have heard about Mr Caldwell, from my acquaintance with this part of the world to the present time. I have only heard rumours, which made no impression on me. I certainly should not have recommended him to the Government service, if I had heard anything against him, and if I had not thought him peculiarly fitted for the Government service. I am not aware of the fact of a connection between Ma-chow Wong and the Police. I have heard of it, and seen it in newspapers. Neither am I aware, except in the same way, of a connection between Ma-chow Wong and Mr Caldwell. Besides seeing this in newspapers, I have heard it stated in the Council-room on one occasion—perhaps more than one occasion. I do not know that Mr Caldwell was in the employ of Wai of the Lower Bazaar before entering Government employ.\n\n## ONG KWONG-SIN\n\nCalled and examined.\n\nI am a partner in a Pawnbroker's shop, one of the partners of which was convicted a short time ago of receiving a stolen watch. I know the woman Shaplok; I do not know what she is, but only know of her receiving the money. I did not know her before. I know by report that Shaplok is a sister of Caldwell, but cannot tell if it is true. My partners told me that they had asked Shaplok to ask Mr Caldwell, and that if the Pawnbroker should be released $800 would be paid, if not released $400. Shaplok came to the back room of the shop, and settled about paying this before I came. My partner said that Shaplok was requested to ask Mr Caldwell, and that if released a sum of $800 would be paid and if not a sum of $400. The $400 was to get the sentence lightened if the man could not be released. This money was to be paid to Shaplok, who was to pay it to Mr Caldwell. I do not know what he was to do with it. $100 in Bank notes and $50 in Silver were paid to Shaplok two days after the sentence was lightened. The $50 was as a cumshaw to Shaplok for her trouble. I was present when this money was paid, and so were my partners Ch'o On, Low Sing-keet, and all the shopmen; it was paid at the shop. There was no receipt given at the time. Ch'o On was formerly comprador in the Government offices. Neither I nor any of my partners have received back any of the money, neither have we asked for it. I can produce account books shewing the payment. I never asked Wohang for any part of it, it belonging to the shop expenses; and I do not know if any of my partners went to Wohang to ask him to write a promissory note.\n\nI do not know whether any of my partners ever went to Mr Caldwell about the affair. Shaplok is I believe a Brothel-keeper. I do not know where she lives. I have heard that she has girls. She is about 30 years of age. I do not know whether she is now in the colony. I do not know where she was living at the time of this transaction. It was my partners who knew her; they settled the matter about the payment before I came here. Shaplok did not mention Mr Caldwell's name. The petitions were presented before my arrival here, and I did not sign them. I was told by my partners that they had signed and presented the petitions. They did not tell what was in them. I was told by my partners that all the shops in the town had signed; there might be about 100. I do not know who wrote the petitions. I cannot tell whether Mr Caldwell supported them, my partner knows. I know that Wohang refused to pay his share of the $450, because my partner Low Sing-keet did not first inform him of it. Wohang was first informed two or three days after the money had been paid. I do not know if Wohang went to see Mr Caldwell about the payment to Shaplok. I do not know that Shaplok has been prosecuted for receiving this money. We wanted to give Shaplok only $25 instead of $50, because Ch'o On said Mr Caldwell only received one-half and she also should receive another half. One of the shopmen went out to change the dollars into Bank-notes in order to pay to Shaplok who would not receive dollars.\n\n## CHO ON\n\nCalled and examined.\n\nI have a small share in the Pawn-broker's establishment in which Tong Kwong-sin is a partner. I remember the trial of one of the partners for receiving a Gold Watch which had been stolen.\n\n## The ATTORNEY GENERAL\n\nRecalled at his own request, to make a statement regarding the Pawnbroker's case.\n\nI refer the Commission to my letter of March last already before them. In addition to what is there, I would state that I have before me my own note on the March Calendar, for the sessions when the man was convicted. Mr Day was counsel for that prisoner. I had put him and another prisoner on their trial on a single count for compound larceny stealing in a dwelling house to above the amount of £5. It was for stealing the watch of Mr Perkins of the Ordnance, whose domestic servant the first prisoner Tong Asin then was. The first prisoner, a simple youth, who confessed the crime as soon as he was apprehended, gave up the pawnticket which he had received for the watch in the same day from the second prisoner the pawnbroker Ch'un Achong. The Chief Justice evidently quite agreed with me that the principal offender was the pawnbroker, for he said in passing sentence that \"if there were no receivers, there would be no thieves;\" the second prisoner having been convicted as receiver and not as thief. The first prisoner was sentenced to transportation for fifteen years; which sentence I believe has not been mitigated. The second prisoner received sentence of transportation for fourteen years, and the mentioned by Wohang having used their influence persons in his favour, that sentence has been reduced, first from transportation to imprisonment, and next from fourteen years to two years or three years at the utmost.\n\n(83)", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-068 - Sir Bowring - 1858 [5-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 244758, "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": 500, "title": "CO129-068 - Sir Bowring - 1858 [5-12]", "content_text": "497 \n\n(90) \n\nThe whole therefore of these seven charges may, I trust, be considered as having been satisfactorily met and answered; and should such be the case, the evidence brought forward by my accusers in support of the remaining charges will, if proceeding from the same parties, and got up in a similar manner, be viewed I think with considerable suspicion. I will particularize, for instance, among many others, the attempt to cuff off the steamer Hongkong, in 1851, and as to the complicity of Tong Achik (the brother and predecessor of Tong Aking as Interpreter at the Magistracy) with pirates, which led to his dismissal from Government employ. I always had the most thorough reliance in him as far as one can have in any Chinaman, and I must repeat to this Hon'ble Commission what I have already notified to the Government, that it was owing principally to Ma-chow Wong, that I have been enabled to render those services, for which I have been over and over again thanked by my official superiors.\n\nI will now proceed to consider the charges arising out of what may be called the Ma-chow Wong branch of this inquiry, and which in fact embrace all the remaining heads of accusation, except the first and the two last.\n\nIt will simplify the matter, if I make two preliminary statements,—one regarding my own early life in China, the other as to my connection with Ma-chow Wong.\n\nI do not pretend or even wish to moot the question of Ma-chow Wong's innocence or guilt—now that point has been decided; but I do most respectfully point out to the Commission, that as Protector of Chinese, and as a private individual, I violated no law, and was in no way deficient in duty to the Government, in bringing the Petition in Ma-chow Wong's favour to the notice of His Excellency the Governor, and in exerting myself in a legal manner on his behalf. I only did what any man might, I think, do for an assistant of tried usefulness.\n\nI left Singapore for China for the first time (not being then quite seventeen years of age) in July, 1834, under the charge of Captain Chevely, and carrying with me a letter of introduction from Messrs A. L. Johnston & Co., of Singapore, to Messrs Jardine, Matheson & Co. We arrived during Lord Napier's troubles, and I remained for a few weeks at Lintin on board Jardine, Matheson & Co.'s receiving ship the Hercules. While there, Mr W. Jardine introduced me to Mr Keating, in whose employ I remained until his death at Macao, in the early part of 1837. I then became Book-keeper to Mr Innes until the autumn of 1838, when I left him in consequence of the violent language he used to me on a Chinaman absconding, to whom I had sold some Turkey handkerchiefs. About this time the disturbances commenced regarding the Opium trade, and I went to Macao; shortly after this all the foreigners left Canton, and I then took charge, as Accountant for Mr Markwick, of the Isabella, a storeship lying with the Opium receiving ships, until my health broke down in the latter part of 1839, and I went to reside on shore at Macao. Mr Innes, hearing that I was ill, sent Dr Anderson to attend me, paying his account himself. My illness lasted some time, and in February, 1840, I went down to Singapore in the Angelica. I returned to China in June 1840, attached to the Commissariat of the Expeditionary Force, and was stationed at Chusan until the expedition renewed its operations against Canton in 1841. I remained in the department until the conclusion of hostilities there. With the assistance of some friends I then purchased and sailed a brig called the Thistle, until the latter end of 1842. In January 1843, I entered Government employ; my conduct since then has been stated by the Honourable the Lieutenant-Governor.\n\nWhile I was out of Government employ, I was engaged in three several pecuniary transactions with Ma-chow Wong. The first, a speculation to the West Coast, for which I chartered seven Chinese vessels to carry cargo; one of these belonged to Ma-chow Wong, and all of them during the time of their charter carried the Eaglet's flag, but at no other time. There were four partners in this speculation,—Siemssen & Co., the Tai Chaong Hong, Ma-chow Wong (who begged me to allow him to have a share), and myself; and it was terminated at the end of 1855. It is out of this single transaction, mentioned by me to Mr May in the confidence of private intercourse, that he has concocted the evidence appearing at page 40, as to my being a partner with Ma-chow Wong in a carrying trade carried on in many vessels, and has invented the statement as to my granting the Eaglet's flag as a pass of protection.\n\nThe Second, I employed Ma-chow to build five houses for me in Taipingshan, and provided him with the funds as they were required from time to time. The entries in the books in which Mr May mentions my name as occurring, and which have been more ingeniously than truthfully attempted to be made out, both by him and Mr Anstey, to be payments to me, had reference to this transaction, and were payments from, not to me.\n\nThe Third,—Ma-chow Wong wanted $500, to lengthen the Kee-Loong-Poo-on, his own lorcha. I advanced him this money, and to secure myself took out papers for her in my own name, giving him a share of the profits. Subsequently the balance of account being in his favour, I restored the lorcha to him in the end of October 1856, and ceased to have any further interest in her. Mr Anstey has stated, that at Ma-chow Wong's trial, I deposed to still having an interest in this vessel. The notes of the Chief Justice will be the best possible evidence as to this invention, and I respectfully request the Commission to consult the notes of the Chief Justice (if they have them) upon it, as affording another remarkable instance, if more be wanted, of the insufficient grounds upon which the Attorney General ventures to make serious statements.\n\nSince Ma-chow Wong has been in Gaol, I have never, except in the presence of the Acting Colonial Secretary, or the Governor of the Gaol, or by order of the former, seen or spoken to Ma-chow Wong, with three exceptions, and these were as follows—once for the purpose of ascertaining with certainty regarding his being committed for trial at the Supreme Court in 1847, when he was either acquitted or bill found; and twice while visiting the Gaol as Visiting Justice in my regular turn. Mr Inglis has made one mistake on this point, as will appear from the note which I here hand in.[1]\n\nWhen I further add that Ma-chow Wong can neither read nor write beyond just marking his name, and that there is not, nor ever has been, any affinity by adoption of any kind whatsoever between him and any member of my family, or any person in any way connected with me, I shall have concluded my general statement as to my connection with Ma-chow Wong.\n\nAfterwards held to bail, I think for using threats, and the Chief Magistrate requested my attendance at the Magistracy on the subject. Sze-kai was one of the four bail on this occasion, but without my having heard a word on the subject, and he had not been in any way in my employ since I returned to Government service. The Hon'ble the Chief Magistrate has stated, that on another occasion, when Ma-chow Wong was brought before him, I procured the bail for his appearance within six weeks. I beg leave most respectfully to deny this. I was present at the Magistracy at the time on other business, and never left it; bail was tendered and referred to me on the bench, and I approved it. This was my sole action in the matter.\n\nMr Anstey having himself proved that he had incorrectly stated the charge against me, as to procuring the release of 25 men, I should simply confine myself to the remark that, when an Assistant Superintendent of Police is called and recommends the discharge of suspected persons, it is hardly fair to accuse the Registrar General of guilt in concurring, supposing him, as I certainly then was, to be also satisfied; but I feel it necessary to call the attention of the Commission to the disingenuous manner in which Mr Grand-Pré's name is introduced. Mr Grand-Pré was not in any way my subordinate then; he was totally disconnected with me, and appeared simply as a Police official.\n\nSo much extraneous matter has arisen in the course of this inquiry, that I should not be dealing fairly to myself or to the Commission were I to confine my reply to the evidence brought in support of the specific charges in this second branch of the case; I must therefore, at the risk of wearying the Hon'ble Commission, pick out, item by item, everything which appears worthy of remark, and deal with the several matters successively. I, however, omit from this list all statements, which have no further support than the \"it is said\" of my accusers.\n\n\"I did not then know the fact of his (Eli Boggs') connection with the Eaglet or Mr Caldwell\" Mr Anstey has stated. I did not then know it for the same reason that he does not know it now, and that is, because such fact never had any existence save in his own imagination, as has been most satisfactorily proved in the course of this enquiry.\n\nThe only other \"fact\" which Mr Anstey has brought against me, of his own knowledge, the deportation of Mr Cooper Turner's clients, has broken down in an equally remarkable manner. Mr May has, strange to say, destroyed his friend's fabric, for if these Chinese were improperly deported, I, who had nothing to say to the measure, could not certainly be blamable. But so far from my having got them out of the way, as is poetically asserted, I was very much pained to hear that Mr May had, without any reference to any one, included them in the list, and McKenzie the Jailor has related to the Commission my complaints on the subject, which had reference to these very two men. I may here take the opportunity of observing that, in the same manner as I objected, and successfully, I am glad to say to the Rebel chiefs being included in the deportation, (Mr Wade's letter will bear me out in this), so also I made my respectful remonstrance against what I conceived to be the impolicy of sending the 72 men taken by the Niger to the authorities at Cowloong.\n\nDocument (Q) was handed in by the Attorney General as proof of my having, in his opinion, committed an illegality, in giving a pass to a Chinese vessel. I was directed by His Excellency the Governor, in consequence of an arrangement come to with His Excellency the Admiral for the protection of honest traders during the hostilities on the Canton River, to give passes to boats bringing provisions here. I received instructions as Registrar General, for the Attorney General knows full well that I was Registrar General long before the Ordinance he refers to passed, and I put my official seal to the pass in accordance with the instructions I received.\n\nI am charged with having procured bail for Ma-chow Wong—such bail being a servant of my own. Although this charge is utterly false, and has not been supported by any evidence, some explanation may be useful on the subject. Ma-chow Wong was held to bail twice. On the first occasion—by order of the Chief Justice in a heavy sum—his securities were Loo Aqui of the Lower Bazaar, and Loong Ach, formerly the P. & O. Company's Comprador. I was in no way consulted on the subject, not even in the usual manner, as to the substance of the parties.\n\nThe Acting Colonial Secretary, who differed from me, will, however, I am sure, if required, still further confirm the evidence he has given.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-068 - Sir Bowring - 1858 [5-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 244760, "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": 502, "title": "CO129-068 - Sir Bowring - 1858 [5-12]", "content_text": "499\n\n(94)\n\nwitnesses as to the estimation I am held in by this community, could but little aid the cause of the Master of the Masonic Lodge of this Colony, for I could not hold that post, and be of even doubtful character. I hand in some testimonials for my past services as the evidence of absent superiors, and submit myself to the impartial justice of this Honourable Commission, upon the charges referred to them.\n\n[Mr Caldwell handed in and read several letters received at various periods between the 11th December, 1846, and the 28th March, 1857, from the Naval, Colonial, and Home authorities, expressing their high appreciation of his services, especially in the suppression of piracy.]\n\nExamined with reference to the arrest of A. ssow, the Interpreter. With regard to the statement by Assow as to his arrest, I state to-day, that I was not aware of his arrest until I heard of it here. I had heard on the morning, of the fact of two men being apprehended for the robbery and possession of a barometer; and about 2 o'clock that same day, while in Mr Lapraik's shop, I overheard a gentleman explaining to him that, besides the barometer which he had lost a few days before, he had that morning missed a clock. When he got that far, one of my servants came in and said that I was wanted immediately. On going home, Mrs Caldwell gave me a Chinese letter written \"important\" outside. I opened it, and found it was an anonymous letter to the effect that a man had been taken in custody for having stolen a barometer, and who had also on a previous occasion stolen a musical box; that both these articles had been sold to Assow the interpreter, (the document calling him by his common name of Pock-marked Sow,) the former for $4, and the latter for $16; and that if I made haste and searched the room of a prostitute kept by Assow, named Pat-mui, whose room in a registered brothel faced the top of the staircase, I should find the musical box there. Knowing the speed with which all information from the Central Police Station and the Police Court flies through the city, I, without going to the Central Police Station for a Constable, started off immediately to search this room. Finding neither the musical box nor the girl Pat-mui, I asked the mistress of the brothel where she was. She pointed to the house opposite and said she was there. I asked for Pat-mui, and told her I wanted to search her room, which I did, but did not find the musical box; although when I mentioned about the musical box which Assow had brought there one of the women said, \"He took it home two days ago.\" I did not consider it prudent to search the house where his wife lives, and I immediately went to the Central Station and informed Mr Jarman of all I knew of the matter, and advised him to be careful and listen to what the prisoner said when he was questioning him. I do not know from whom the anonymous letter came. I have it yet, and can produce it.\n\nCross-examined, on his defence.--As to Mr May getting up evidence by means of Lyons and Roberts, I refer to Mr May's own evidence, and also to that of Lyons and Roberts. Lyons, who was formerly Sergeant of Police and Inspector of Nuisances, has been promoted to be Deputy Inspector of Police; and Roberts, from Deputy Inspector of Police to be Assistant or Deputy Inspector of Markets. Those promotions must have been approved of, but perhaps His Excellency is ignorant of what has transpired in this Commission.\n\nI should think that these promotions would certainly be made upon Mr May's recommendation, he being their immediate superior. I do not know how the Acting Colonial Secretary acted in the matter. I cannot say whether Lyons, who was a Sergeant of Police, and Acting as Inspector of Nuisances, could have been removed from the latter office without the sanction of the Surveyor General. My impression is that he was only lent to the Surveyor General's Department, and could have been recalled by Mr May for other purposes.\n\n[The Chairman, as Surveyor General, here states, that the Inspector of Nuisances is attached to that department, and is entirely under the orders of the Surveyor General, and not directly under those of the Superintendent of Police; and is also on the pay-list of the Surveyor General's Department.]\n\nThe property sold to Lum Ateen has been transferred. Mr Stace told me so yesterday or the day before, and requested me to tell Lum Ateen that he could get the bills of sale endorsed upon application to him.\n\nI was never in the employ of Akwai of the Lower Bazaar. On the contrary, Akwai was in the employ of the Commissariat Department of the expeditionary force, of which I was head Assistant, and had the sole control.\n\nAt the time of Ma-chow Wong's trial, the lorcha Kee-loong-poo-on was not registered in my name in the Colonial Secretary's Office. The lorcha was not in my possession on his apprehension. I gave up my interest in the Kee-loong-poo-on lorcha in the latter end of October 1856, as mentioned in my statement of to-day. At this time the lorcha was down in the Gulf of Tonquin, chartered. She did not return to Hongkong until some time in April, 1857, as can be ascertained from the Harbour Master's list of arrivals. I immediately procured the Register from the Harbour Master, and had it cancelled at the Colonial Secretary's Office.\n\nI am aware that the two political prisoners in the treason case, who were interested in the apprehension of the murderers at Stanley, were evidently trying to bring forward Ma-chow Wong in the matter; so much so that they suggested to me that Ma-chow Wong would go with me to Stanley, and point out the persons connected with the murder. Mr Inglis was present at every one of the interviews I had with these people, and I put the question to him, when he was here being examined the other day, whether I did not object to take Ma-chow Wong with me; and I did so for the very reason that I saw plainly they were trying to assist him as well as themselves; and further, that Ma-chow Wong had never lived in Stanley before, and could not have pointed out the people.\n\n(95)\n\nI did make particular reference to the Rebel chiefs, but I did not to the two men referred to by the Attorney General and Mr Cooper Turner as having been deported, because by the Attorney General's own evidence, it will appear that the men were only remanded upon my bringing a specific charge against them, and not committed under the Deportation Ordinance. I wish further to state, that having no hand in the matter of the deportation at all, was entirely ignorant of who were or were not to be deported.\n\nAlthough I was in the habit of consulting Ma-chow Wong in piracy cases, I did not consult him in the case of the 72 pirates handed over at Kowloong. There was no necessity for so doing, as the informants came to me direct.\n\nSome 16 officers in all were on board the Eaglet from daylight that morning, until about eight the same night, and about 150 sailors and marines. I was obliged to supply the whole of the wounded men with the mattresses belonging to the saloon of the steamer, all of which were entirely destroyed, being saturated with oil poured over the wounded men to keep their wounds cool; and as the officers came without any provision for the day, I had to supply them with two meals and refreshments, and from that time up to the present moment I have never received even a word of thanks for all that service from anybody.\n\nI am glad now to have the opportunity of giving publicity to the services rendered by me, and of which not the slightest notice was ever taken. Sometime in 1855, I think in the month of August, I was on my way in the Eaglet from Macao to Hongkong. I think the day previously I had parted from a convoy of 92 Chinese vessels, lorchas, junks, and others, from Hainan—and on nearing the South Western point of Lantao, I saw 15 piratical vessels, which had just captured three of my convoy, and had them in custody at the time. I recognized three—one of them a lorcha; they held the English flag over the stern. I altered my course towards them, thinking that the pirates might be intimidated and let them go.\n\nOn the contrary, three of the largest junks immediately altered their course, and bore down on the steamer, making every preparation for an attack. I immediately altered my course for Hongkong, and reported the circumstance to the Senior Naval Officer, Captain Fellowes, of H.M.S. Rattler. I consented to go with Captain Fellowes the next day myself—and went with him in the Rattler, and after the 4th day, chased the pirates into Kulan, the convoy junks being still with them. I informed Captain Fellowes that they would consider themselves quite safe from the shallowness of the water as we could not get near them, and I told him, if he liked, I would place the Eaglet at his disposal. We immediately returned to Hongkong. I took in coal and provisions, took three of the American steamer Powhattan's boats astern, having all their crews numbering about 100 men on board the Eaglet, made fast astern of the Rattler and proceeded down to Kulan. At daylight the next morning, I took the three boats belonging to the Powhattan and the four belonging to the Rattler in tow of the Eaglet, the Rattler being anchored in deep water, and took the Eaglet into Kulan Bay myself. We found the bay deserted, but knowing the land in that locality perfectly well, I discovered, under a point of land about six miles off, the mastheads of a number of Chinese vessels, and immediately steered for them. As we approached, two guns were fired at us from the junks, which was answered by a rocket put on board the Eaglet from the Ordnance Department, on which the boats left the Eaglet and pulled in. Another rocket and a shot fired from the Eaglet as the boats were pulling in caused them to get up their anchors and sails, and go farther up the lagoon into shallow water. I remained with the Eaglet to protect the entrance, the Rattler being then some seven miles off, and after a desperate resistance, in which six men were killed and about a dozen wounded on our side, 18 junks were captured and destroyed, and seven trading vessels, including the three which I had originally seen in the hands of the pirates, were liberated.\n\nI cannot say positively whether I presented the petition in the gold dust case, but it is very likely it came through me, because the Colonial Secretary refuses all Chinese petitions unless they come through me.\n\nI do not think that I have stated that Mr May knew of Lyons's visit to the Gaol.\n\nI think this was the only occasion on which I gave such information to the Government, and I cannot recollect any piracy cases in which I have appeared at the Police Court. I certainly never appeared in any to give evidence either for or against the prisoners.\n\nIn the case of the Pawnbrokers, and the $400 said to have been paid to Shaplok: Wohang came to my office one day, and said that Mr Lane was in his house on one occasion, when he was asked to subscribe his share to the payment of $400 to Shaplok, and that Mr Lane advised him not to do anything of the sort; that he was afterwards sent for by Mr Anstey, who told him what Mr Lane had said to him, and asked him if it was true. I immediately said, \"What has that got to do with me?\" And he then said, \"Oh, but she said the money would be paid to you,\" I laughed at it, and said, \"This is the first I have heard of it then;\" and I said \"Mind, I shall expect you to prove what you now say;\" he immediately turned round and said that it was not his affair, he could not prove it; that he did not pay the money, that it was paid by one of the partners of the shop who had gone to Canton, and that he was merely asked to contribute his share, being a partner. I told him I should certainly question Shaplok as soon as I could find her, and I supposed his partner could always be forthcoming if wanted. I think he then remarked, that he considered it his duty to come and tell me this, and I said that I would not forget it. I have taken every means to find Shaplok, and I know the Police are doing the same, for they have searched her house within the last three days. I inquired...", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-068 - Sir Bowring - 1858 [5-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 244761, "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": 503, "title": "CO129-068 - Sir Bowring - 1858 [5-12]", "content_text": "500 \n\n(96) \n\nabout Shaplok the same afternoon that Wohang came to Mrs Caldwell would answer her, that is all I can say. She never came as a friend to the house. I did not communicate with the Government or Police about it.\n\nIt is impossible for me to say whether Ch'o On would or would not pay $400 to Shaplok without thinking she had someone to back her. He has been fifteen years in Government service, and I should think that he would not be so stupid as to pay any money at all.\n\nI am quite ignorant of the circumstances relative to the capture or attempt at breach of the blockade of the Canton River of the boat to which the pass was granted mentioned by the Attorney General, in page 73.\n\nI have given many of such passes, so it is impossible for me to tell about this particular one.\n\nI did not consider it necessary to cross-examine Mr May upon his statement regarding my telling him about my wife receiving presents, because I considered the inference drawn from the words spoken by me was so absurd that I did not think it necessary.\n\nI did not know Po-pak-shing as a notorious pirate at the time I went on board his boat; I never heard of his name until that time.\n\nI most solemnly declare that I only know that the Sinon Wo ground lot is in the Lower Bazaar because it is marine lot 33. I suppose that Sinon Wo is the lessee's name. I do not think that Ma-chow Wong is the owner. I know he used to have the management. When this Sunon man (referred to in page 59) came and asked me about the increased rental of the lot, I knew that Ma-chow Wong had been connected with the Sinon Wo. I am sure that the land, so far as I have heard, did not belong to Ma-chow Wong. From what I have heard, Ma-chow Wong was the head of some committee of management; there were others.\n\nMr May's statement of the misunderstandings between us is correct. We have had no others. I do not consider Ma-chow Wong's conviction chiefly owing to the exertions of Mr May, but to the public mind and that of the jury being prejudiced against him by the local papers. Mr May did not, to my knowledge, apply for my reinstatement in Government employ. I did consider, and I am now more fully confident, that Mr May had a vindictive feeling towards me at the time of conducting the case of Ma-chow Wong connected with it. I do most decidedly deny the existence of any connection in any sense whatever, whether by blood, age, or adoption, between myself and Ma-chow Wong. I have particular reasons for not wishing to give my grounds for such belief on this occasion. As I have already stated in my evidence today, these reasons may form the subject of future complaints by me.\n\nWong is an inferior man, not an equal, and I consider this fact certain that nothing would give Mr May more pleasure than to see the situation of Registrar General become vacant for him by my dismissal, thereby making a villainous attempt to injure my reputation.\n\nThe very fact that the woman Awoon (who was not the wife of Ma-chow Wong, being some years younger than him) makes Inglis's statement of less value, because it is entirely according to Chinese usage or custom for a young woman to adopt a man older than herself as her son.\n\nAdjourned till Friday, the 16th, at 12 o'clock.\n\nTWENTY FOURth Day,\nFriday, 16th July, at 12 o'clock Noon.\n\nPresent,-All the Members.\n\nHon. H. T. DAVIES,-Recalled at his own request to explain a part of his previous evidence.\n\nMr Caldwell is no doubt correct in stating that he did not procure the sureties for Ma-chow Wong; but when I said that I should require them, and that I would take their recognizances as soon as their validity had been ascertained, Mr Caldwell said \"they are here now,\" and pointed out some men. I asked him whether he guaranteed their validity, and upon his saying that he did, I took them at once.\n\nD. R. CALDWELL,-Cross-examination continued.\n\nI deny that any intercourse whatever has been kept up between any member of my family and Shaplok. She has been many times to my house to see me on business of different kinds, and as a matter of course, she has also seen Mrs Caldwell and spoken to her. I wish to state that when I married Mrs Caldwell, when she was converted, I threw off all Chinese connections. Shaplok came to me only on business matters officially. I suppose if she spoke to Mrs Caldwell...\n\nAfter the time of his apprehension and trial, I found Ma-chow Wong to be an honest man, and I believe that he always was an honest man up to his apprehension.\n\nWith regard to the case mentioned by Mr May in page 39, in which Ma-chow Wong is charged with resisting the Police, I refer the Commission to my letter to the Clerk of Councils dated 5th October, 1857. With regard to Mr May's statement in page 39, that a wealthy Chinaman came to him in secrecy and terror to complain of the manner in which petitions for Ma-chow Wong's pardon were got up; the rich Chinaman I believe to be Tam Achoy, and at my letter of 5th October last, I show why I think he had hostile feelings towards Ma-chow Wong. This I referred to at the time of Mr May's statement. The Commissioners must be mistaken in thinking that I said I would prove the petition in question related to another matter altogether.\n\nPang Wa-ping paid to the paymaster of the Rattler about $200 salvage for rescuing his boat, for which the Paymaster gave a receipt, I witnessing it. I saw Chinese documents belonging to Beaver after his apprehension at the Police Station. It was a kind of certificate from Chu Akwei, the Chief, but who styled himself a Rebel, showing that...\n\n(97)\n\n...had been in his employ, and mention was made there that Ma-chow Wong was closely connected with the Shanghae Rebels. I know that he went to Shanghae. I only know that Wong Kee was a man from Kongnam (Keanguan), I believe, to carry out the Rebel movements. I wish to state that the Wong Kee mentioned there was never intended for Ma-chow Wong. Both the characters were entirely different from his name; the Wong was different and the Kee also, and the fact of his being a Leangnan man made it the less likely. Ma-chow Wong was a Sun-on man.\n\nI do not know the man who accompanied Pang Wa-ping. I could make inquiry concerning him, but I am quite certain that Mr Wade may have gone by the sound, not knowing perhaps the characters of Ma-chow Wong's name.\n\nThis was a red paper folded, I think four times, similar to the paper on which petitions are written, but without the blue back to it. On casting my eyes over the document, this name Wong Kee made no impression on me at all, whereas had it been in the characters of Ma-chow Wong's name, I should certainly have been attracted to them. This was the only paper produced as found on Beaver which I saw.\n\nWith regard to the search of Assow's house, the anonymous letter was my only information that a musical box was stolen. I also knew that a man was in custody for stealing a barometer, which was referred to in the letter. Mrs Caldwell did not detain the messenger, and I took no steps to ascertain its author before acting upon it, as it was impossible to do so. I merely asked who brought it, and I was told it was a boy. I do not now know the author. I considered that, as a Justice of the Peace, and particularly...\n\nThe Master of the Masonic Lodge is elected. My predecessors have been gentlemen of unblemished character.\n\nWhile the lorcha Kee-loong-poo-on was in my name, I, as Registrar General, had authority to search the house. I employed her with European masters-Johnson and Ban-croft were the two-I let her out on charter.\n\nLai Szekai still collects the rents for Mrs Caldwell's sister under a lease which he has of the houses.\n\nI accompanied Mr Grand-Pré in searching the boats in one of which Po-pak-shing was; he was there on the spot, and was cognizant of the particulars himself. I was merely there to assist. I did not in any way direct Mr Grand-Pré; I acted as an Interpreter and explained all the matters to him, and examined the Registers and papers of the boats.\n\nI cannot say whether it was in answer to a question from myself, then sitting on the bench, that Mr Grand-Pré gave the answer which convinced the Magistrate as to the men's innocence. I found the Register and papers in order. I think the boat had a Chinese pass from the head of the Marine department at Canton.\n\nI was present with Mr Anstey, Mr Cluff, Mr May, Mr Brachan, and several others at the Debtor's Gaol-yard on the afternoon of the day on which Mr May apprehended the men on Bonham Strand. I was also up at the tread-mill yard on another occasion with Mr Cluff the morning I apprehended some 160 men, and on both these occasions, knowing the rapidity with which all information flies from the Police Court and the Police Station by the emissaries of the Interpreters and the Lokangs, I considered that I was only faithfully performing my public duty in hastening to the house to search for the article. I did not mean to say that I thought it not prudent to search Assow's house. I meant that I thought it useless, as the information would have got there before me.\n\nI know nothing about what Boggs says of the payment of mail by the pirates to Ma-chow Wong. I do not think it likely that pirates could have done so, because on occasions their fleets were attacked by our men. On my information received from Ma-chow Wong, I refer the Commission to mention made about in my letter of 5th October, 1857. I never heard that Ma-chow Wong was connected with the pirates.\n\nI don't recollect whether I wished Assow to interpret at Ma-chow Wong's trial. I have given him a certificate as Chinese and Malay Interpreter. I don't think I have given him one since Ma-chow Wong's trial. I consider honesty as necessary for an Interpreter. I considered him dishonest before his trial.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-068 - Sir Bowring - 1858 [5-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 244837, "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": 579, "title": "CO129-068 - Sir Bowring - 1858 [5-12]", "content_text": "## \n575\n\ngive any clue to the Robbers - one man Mr Caldwell, the Chinese Interpreter of this Court, informed me that he was aware of a quantity of dried fruits, answering the description of that pirated from the junk, having been landed in a shop in the Lower Bazaar between the hours of 12 and 2 o'clock on the same night, upon this information given on oath, I issued a search warrant, and in the shop described by Mr Caldwell were found 186 baskets of fruit which have been identified by the people of the junk as part of their property.\n\nThe Master of the shop, and one of his shopmen (supposed to be his son) have since been apprehended, and committed for trial.\n\nI make this report, as it is the only instance on record in which property stolen from trading vessels and landed here, has been brought to light.\n\nI have the honour to be,\n\n(Sig) Charles G. Holland \noffg: Asst mag: of Police\n\nTrue Copy \n(Sig) M. P. Bridges \nActs: Asst: Reg: \nTrue Copy Indus", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-068 - Sir Bowring - 1858 [5-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 245465, "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": 544, "title": "CO129-069 - Sir Bowring - 1858 [5-12]", "content_text": "The next sum is one £5,000, which was agreed to by the Council for the reasons given by the Colonial Secretary, and supported by the Honorable McLyall. It is an expenditure that can no longer be delayed. Government is pledged to perform its engagements to the Public without delay, and that portion of the Bowen Road and the Lower Bazaar and Bonham Strand Market must be at once carried out.\n\nIn giving further consideration to the Praya Ordinance, this special provision can always be borne in mind. The Jack Hospital Receipts and Expenditure must also appear as all money passing through the hands of the Doctor (by Ordinance No 12 of 1857) must be regularly brought into the Accounts of Revenue and Expenditure.\n\nThese are the only alterations I can sanction, and the Ordinance as amended, I will now read to you.\n\nThe Ordinance having been read and agreed to, His Stonor...", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-069 - Sir Bowring - 1858 [5-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 246192, "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": "CO129-072 - Indviduals - 1858", "page_number": 26, "title": "CO129-072 - Indviduals - 1858", "content_text": "A man allowed them to stop in his house, and that they are there now, and that people who had been plundered by them are afraid to give information against them.\n\nA house in the lower Bazaar was purchased for $200 from fees collected from gambling houses by the Simon people. After the fire in the Lower Bazaar, the Simon people took possession of the whole lot on the Strand, built a shop on Martor-wong Road, and have been receiving rents from this house which is now used as a Lottery Office. They are now to give an account of the rents they received.\n\nThe Simon people all feel dissatisfied, but they are afraid to say so. It is found that Master-song collects fees from all the gambling houses. It is said that he is worth $10,000. It is said that the talk about licensing gambling houses comes out from his mouth, that he had been planning this for a long time, that several passengers had been talking with him on the subject, and that he advised them to send in petitions to W.W. Baldwell, and that petitions had been sent in as advised.\n\nIt is also said that about 10 years ago, Ma-tai-wong was charged with felony. He was charged last year with obstructing the police and aiding or felon named Chinn Alikwai to escape. That he is a well-known pirate, he surrendered and made himself a soldier in the beginning of this year.\n\nPage 25", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-072 - Indviduals - 1858.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 246283, "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": "CO129-072 - Indviduals - 1858", "page_number": 117, "title": "CO129-072 - Indviduals - 1858", "content_text": "And your Lordship's humble Petitioner respectfully, but earnestly solicits your Lordship to take into consideration the detail of his long services, as set forth in his letter to your Lordship in August 1847, and he feels confident that your Lordship will not sanction an act of injustice to one of Her Majesty's most faithful servants, who presently stands virtually dismissed from a responsible office, without a single moment's warning, and without that compensation which it is usual to allow to the incumbents of offices, which, for the economy of the Public Service, it may be deemed expedient to abolish.\n\nYour Lordship's humble Petitioner, relying on that impartiality and wish to do justice to the humblest individual, which every one ascribes to be your Lordship's characteristic, humbly trusts that some situation may be provided for him in the Colonial Service of this Colony or elsewhere, and that he may be thus enabled to counteract the opinion of the public, who, as a matter of course, will look upon his abrupt dismissal from the Public Service, as an act in which your Lordship concurs, and as arising out of the criminal charges to which your Petitioner has been subjected through the simple performance of an imperative act of duty.\n\nAnd your Lordship's humble Petitioner as in duty bound shall ever pray.\n\nIn conclusion\n\nVictoria, Hongkong, 22nd June, 1849.\n\nVictoria, Hongkong, 27th December, 1849,\n\nSIR. On the 26th ultimo I was honoured with information from the Colonial Office, that, to the prayer of my Memorial (for a re-instatement in Her Majesty's Service, and for pay for the period that I waited to know the pleasure of Her Majesty's Government, as to my suspension from the Office of Registrar of Deeds &c. in this Colony,) The Right Honourable The EARL GREY could not accede.\n\nThe decision thus communicated to me is fraught with consequences of so ruinous a nature, that, unless averted, I shall be constrained to appeal to Her Most Gracious Majesty in Council or to Parliament.\n\nBut, as this course may be offensive to his Lordship (who, through a misunderstanding of my case or want of time to look into it, has neglected to accord to me the justice which is my due) I deem it my duty thus to address you, Sir, to beg that you will intercede with his Lordship to order me the pay which I have solicited; and, as I cannot be further employed, that compensation may be awarded to me for an abrupt dismissal from the public service of this Colony I take this opportunity to forward attested copies of correspondence had during the past month having relation to the case out of which my suspension arose, as, in the event of further communication on this subject, there may be a necessity for reference to them.\n\nI have, &c.,\n\nTo HERMAN MERIVALE, Esq., AM, Under Secretary of State for the Colonies.\n\nSIR,\n\nCORRESPONDENCE REFERRED TO IN ABOVE LETTER.\n\nHongkong, Saturday Evening, 8th December, 1849.\n\nIn claiming your Excellency's attention to the case of The QUEEN VS TARRANT and others, which was dismissed in consequence of the absence of Lo-keen-teen, alias Lo-yuen-suy, alias Lo-chong, Comprador lately in the employment of the Honorable Major William Caine, Colonial Secretary, I have now the honor to inform you that the said individual is at present residing with Loo-A-king, otherwise Aqui, in the Lower Bazaar in this Town, and as my client Mr. Tarrant informs me, that Major Caine has stated to your Excellency his opinion that the said person was client's character in the habit of extorting moneys in his name from the Lessee of the Central Market, I trust that as my client's character is at stake through the aspersions cast upon him by the Colonial Secretary, and which were not cleared up, in consequence of the alleged absence of the individual referred to, that your Excellency will be pleased to cause such proceedings to be adopted against the said Lo-keen-teen as to your Excellency in your discretion shall seem fit.\n\nI have, &c.,\n\nTo His Excellency, S. G. BONHAM, Esq., C.B.,\n\n&c., &c., &c.\n\n(Signed)\n\nWM. GASKELL.\n\nP. S. I have to apologise for intruding upon your Excellency's attention at this late hour on the evening of Saturday, but must be permitted to plead as my excuse, that the information above referred to, has only just come to my hands.\n\nW. G.\n\nCOLONIAL SECRETARY'S Office, Victoria, Hongkong, 10th December, 1849.\n\nSIR,\n\nI am directed to acknowledge your letter of the 8th instant, to the address of His Excellency The Governor, which reached him on Saturday evening at half past eight o'clock, and to acquaint you that the prosecution entered against Mr. Tarrant by the late Acting Attorney General, having been withdrawn by that Officer, it is not His Excellency's intention to take any further steps in this matter.\n\nI am further directed to add that Major Caine never stated to the Governor that in his opinion Lo-keen-teen was in the habit of extorting moneys in his name from the Lessee of the Central Market\"\n\nI have, &c.\n\nTo WM. GASKELL, Esq.\n\n(Signed) W. CAINE,\n\nColonial Secretary.\n\nMY LORD,\n\nVICTORIA, HONGKONG, 22nd JULY, 1848.\n\nPresuming that the despatches of the late Governor would give all the information necessary in enabling you to judge if there existed any necessity for my being suspended from employment under this Government, (as appealed against in my letter to your Lordship's address of the 19th of August last) I have up to the present time patiently refrained from further intrusion on your Lordship's attention.\n\nSeveral months having however elapsed since the Sessions Report of December 1847 will have reached England, wherein the charge of Conspiracy brought against me is stated as \"proclaimed discharged,\" I trust that the anxiety which I naturally feel to learn your Lordship's pleasure, amounting (on account of the peculiar circumstances in which I am situated) to an urgent necessity, will plead as sufficient apology for my presuming to solicit the favor of your Lordship's decision as early as may be possibly convenient.\n\nWhen before addressing your Lordship, my knowledge as to the reality of the then alleged extortions on the part of the Chinese was comparatively small; Indeed it must appear evident to every one, that it was neither my intention nor wish to prove that any extortions had been in reality effected the whole tenor of my action (impelled by a sense of duty) being, to check Chow-Aoan the Treasury Comprador in the attempts which he so audaciously made before my eyes, and to bring down, if merited, a punishment on those who so freely alleged that the Honourable Major Caine participated in the Monies which his Compradors dishonestly obtained.\n\nDreading however, that as despite all the grave charges made by me against this man (Chow-Aoan), (borne out as those charges were by the united testimony of Wei-Afoon and Tam-Achoey) I had been committed as a Criminal almost solely on the false assertions which it was apparent that he made with a view of screening himself, it became necessary for me in preparing my defence, to search out the reality and existence, if any, of the extortions alleged, when if other such false evidence was brought against me, I might possibly be prepared to plead justification and necessity; for conscious of the utter impossibility of its being honestly proved that I had tried to injure the reputation of the Honourable Major Caine, or that the course which I had deemed it proper to pursue, had injured or was calculated to injure that gentleman's character, I should otherwise have been disposed to sit down and let the charges brought against me take their course.\n\nBut owing to the extreme difficulty of eliciting truthful statements from Chinese where their fears or their personal interests are in any way concerned, it has only been very lately, (and not until after going to the expense of purchasing at Auction the equity of redemption of the Central Market Leasehold, and placing myself in a position to command whatever of truth could be arrived at) that I have succeeded in obtaining what I believe to be the whole facts of one of these cases, with which it appears to me necessary your Lordship should be acquainted, and I beg leave to detail them in as brief a manner as possible.\n\nIn a Chinese Document, bearing every evidence of being genuine, dated the 3d day of the 6th month of the 25th year of the reign of Taoukwang, answering to the 12th day of June, 1845, it is stated, that in reply to a petition from one Wei-Aqui, the Governor (Sir John F. Davis) and Major Caine Chief Magistrate, had promised him the Lease of a piece of ground to build a Market, but that being short of funds to carry out his plans, he had requested his brother Wei-Afoon, and one Chun-tae-sing to advance monies and enter into partnership with him, which Partnership was certified by the Document in question, whereby Wei-Afoon and Chun-tae-sing agreed to bring the sum of $7000, the amount estimated as necessary for the building and establishment of the Market: and it was stipulated that all the profits arising should accumulate without being touched by either of the parties until the $7000 was made up and returned into their hands, and that then the profits should be divided into thirteen shares of which Wei-Afoon and Chun-tae-sing were each to have five shares, and the remaining three given to Wei-Aqui.\n\nThe Lease of the Market was issued to Wei-Acqui solely, on the 17th of July subsequent to the execution of this document, and the houses and Market stalls were speedily erected: In the account Books of the Market for the first and second months of the Market's establishment appear the following entries\n\nTHE EARL GREY,\n\nHer Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for the Colonies.\n\nPage 116\n\n \n0\n\nB\n\nC\n\nD\n\nK", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-072 - Indviduals - 1858.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 246739, "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": "CO129-073 - Lieut. Governor Caine & Sir Bowring - 1859 [1-5]", "page_number": 42, "title": "CO129-073 - Lieut. Governor Caine & Sir Bowring - 1859 [1-5]", "content_text": "COLONIAL ESTIMATES--HONGKONG.\n\nEXPENDITURE DETAILED.\n\nNo. 4-ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE, EXCLUSIVE OF ESTABLISHMENTS,\n\nCompensation to Witnesses to give evidence in Criminal Cases,\n\nMeals for Prisoners in Cells,\n\nExecutioner's Fee,\n\nBurials of Destitute Dead,\n\nIncidental Expenses,\n\nLighting Street Lamps,\n\nTOTAL....\n\n£100 0 0\n\n£5 0 0\n\n£105 0 0\n\nNo. 5. CHARITABLE ALLOWANCES,\n\n£100.\n\nNo. 6. EDUCATION, EXCLUSIVE OF ESTABLISHMENTS.\n\nFor General purposes of Education, (Allowance to School Committee in lieu of Rent, Prizes, &c., &c.,)\n\nTravelling Expenses of School Committee,\n\nProvisions for Patients,\n\nBedding do..\n\nMedicines,\n\nMedical Comfort,\n\nTOTAL,...\n\nNo. 7.-MEDICAL, EXCLUSIVE OF ESTABLISHMENTS.\n\nCIVIL HOSPITAL\n\n£405 0 0\n\n£30 0 0\n\n£525 0 0\n\nCOLONIAL ESTIMATES-HONGKONG.\n\n40\n\n23\n\nEXPENDITURE DETAILED,\n\nPOLICE, Brought forward\n\n£1,550 0 0\n\nNo. 8.--POLICE, EXCLUSIVE OF ESTABLISHMENTS.\n\nForage,\n\nVeterinary and Farriery Articles,\n\nRepairs to Arms,\n\nOil and Wick,\n\nClothing and Accoutrements,...\n\n£150 0 0\n\n£50 0 0\n\n£300 0 0\n\n£1,160 0 0\n\n£3,210 0 0\n\nNo. 9.—GAOLS, EXCLUSIVE OF ESTABLISHMENT.\n\nProvisions for Prisoners,\n\nOil and Lampwick,\n\nClothing, Shoes, &c.,\n\nIncidental Expenses,......\n\n£2,500 0 0\n\n£75 0 0\n\n£120 0 0\n\n£120 0 0\n\nNo. 10-RENT.\n\nPOLICE:-\n\nRent of Showkewan Station,\n\n£350 0 0\n\n£10 0 0\n\n£150 0 0\n\nNo. 11.-TRANSPORT,\n\nNil.\n\n£10 0 0\n\n£2,815 0 0\n\n£15 0 0\n\nLight and Fuel,\n\nIncidental Expenses, Furniture, &c.,\n\nLOCK HOSPITAL,\n\nunder Ordinance No. 12 of 1857.\n\n£25 0 0\n\n£30 0 0\n\nNo. 12. WORKS AND BUILDINGS.\n\nCompletion of the Public Way in front of the Lower Bazaar and Central Market,,\n\nChapel in Burial Ground,\n\nHouse Rent,\n\nIncidental and Contingent Expenditure,\n\nTOTAL\n\nCivil Hospital, (on account,)\n\n£214 8 4\n\nGaol, (on account,)\n\n£970 0 0\n\nBuoys to point out the position where crafts should anchor in the Harbour,...\n\n£13,500 0 0\n\n£5,000 0 0\n\n£1,000 0 0\n\n£2,000 0 0\n\n£5,000 0 0\n\n£500 0 0\n\nRepairs to Buildings, (Contingent,)\n\n£80 0 0\n\nCulverts and Sewers at West Point, Wanchai, and Hawan,\n\n£20 0 0\n\nCulverts in Victoria East,\n\n£800 0 0\n\n£500 0 0\n\n£800 0 0\n\n£50 0 0\n\nLamp Posts and Lamps, (on Estimate approved,)\n\n£150 0 0\n\nTanks and Water Supply, (on account,)\n\n£50 0 0\n\n£3,000 0 0\n\n£1,000 0 0\n\nAmmunition,\n\nPurchase and Repairs of Boats,\n\nEmptying Dust Bins,\n\nSurface Drains,\n\n£500 0 0\n\n£70 0 0\n\nBalance remaining due on Reports and Estimates of Supplemental Estimate of 1858, as per Schedule annexed (to be defrayed from Surplus Revenue of 1858,)\n\n£1,640 12 01\n\n£180 0 0\n\n£20,790 12 04\n\nCarried forward,...\n\n£1,550 0 0", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-073 - Lieut. Governor Caine & Sir Bowring - 1859 [1-5].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 247673, "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": "CO129-074 - Lieut. Governor Caine & Sir Robinson - 1859 [6-12]", "page_number": 347, "title": "CO129-074 - Lieut. Governor Caine & Sir Robinson - 1859 [6-12]", "content_text": "SAL\n\n343\n\n(34)\n\nWith reference to charge 4, I can only speak from report and general information.\n\nI had reference to the opinions entertained and expressed against him by Sir George Bonham, the then Governor, and who had known Mr. Caldwell at Singapore, and by the then Chief Magistrate, Mr. Hillier. It occurred to me that Mr. Caldwell made me acquainted with circumstances which I otherwise should not have known, viz: that he, Caldwell, had led a very wild life when at Singapore, that he was an outcast from his family there, and that he had fled from Singapore to China; that before entering into the Government service, he had had command of a boat manned by Chinese, employed in smuggling opium to Whampoa or Canton; that he earned money freely, and spent it as freely amongst the women at Canton, so much so that he acquired from them the name of Shang-kwei, which he told me meant \"teazing devil.\"\n\nThe feeling held against him by Mr. Hillier was caused, as he imagined, by his having had connection with several Chinese women at the same time. The only other part bearing on charge No. 3 is his strict intimacy with Ma-chow Wong, from that intimacy leading him blindly into what may be assumed as a knowledge of other pirates.\n\nI wish to refer the Commission to my letter of the 20th July, 1857, written after the trial of Eli Boggs, as to the impression on my mind on this subject. At the time Mr. Caldwell told me the above, I was in the position of his defender against those who accused him. I now state, as I did in my letter of 20th July, 1857, that from my knowledge of Ma-chow Wong, for many years, he became, owing to his intimacy with Mr. Caldwell, of great power and influence in the Colony, that he exercised this power and influence especially in cases of piracy, that he became in fact almost an arbiter of the fate of those pirates who fell into the hands of the Police.\n\nHe was the acknowledged head of the Sunon nuen or clan in this Colony, he had control over the class of fishermen, who were mostly Suon people, he paid a nominal sum for the lessee-ship of the Central Market, and he had directly under his personal control, the funds of the Sunon people, derived principally from landed property on Marine lot 16 in the Lower Bazaar.\n\nI believe from information I received, which information is contained in the letter of the 20th July, that Ma-chow Wong was in intimate connection with several well-known pirate chiefs, named Looka, Po Pak Shing, Shan-tung Wei, Tai-fai-woot, Monice-ma, and others.\n\nIn January, 1857, two large and heavily-armed boats were pointed out to the Police by the then self-constituted local patriot. These boats were lying off the central part of the town, and were seized by the Police upon the information aforementioned.\n\nFrom what Mr. Grand-Pré told me, and from my recollection of the events at the time,---I was then Acting Assistant Magistrate,---Mr. Mercer directed Mr. Grand-Pré to refer to Mr. Caldwell as to the character of the boats. Mr. Caldwell went with Mr. Grand-Pré on board the boats, and because Mr. Caldwell positively expressed his belief from examination of the books and crew that they were reputable traders, the boats were released.\n\nAbout the 15th July 1857, when I was Acting Assistant Magistrate, I met Mr. Grand-Pré, who was Acting Superintendent of Police. He told me with an air of satisfaction, that he had a charge against Ma-chow Wong. He mentioned the incidents of the case which appeared to amount to a charge of confederation with pirates, and asked my advice.\n\nI told him that as the case appeared a good one, it was his duty to seize Ma-chow Wong's shops, and take Ma-chow Wong into custody immediately. He said he had made a diligent search for Ma-chow Wong, but could not find him.\n\nI recommended him to take personally an interest in the matter, and indicated where I thought he could get information. He seemed equally anxious as I was to do all that was possible to apprehend him and I left the case in his hands.\n\nThe following morning I learned from Inspector Jarman, that he had apprehended Ma-chow Wong, having met him at 10 o'clock that morning. I also learned from Mr. Jarman, confirmed by Mr. Grand-Pré himself, that he, the prisoner Ma-chow Wong, had been in Mr. Grand-Pré's house the preceding night, subsequent to the time he had promised me to do all in his power to apprehend him.\n\nThat fact also forms portion of the letter of 20th July. The prisoner, Ma-chow Wong, appeared at the Police Court on the 16th or 17th, and was admitted to bail, Mr. Caldwell appearing in the Court, and interfering in the case in the prisoner's favour.\n\nOn the 18th of July, information was given to me upon oath, which led to my issuing a warrant for the apprehension of Ma-chow Wong, and search of his shops. The prisoner was apprehended, brought to the Central Police Station.\n\nOn the 19th, or on that day, and many books and papers were seized and examined by Tong Aku, the interpreter at the Court, in presence of Inspector Jarman, and I jotted down, in the shape of memoranda, matters as read to me by Tong Aku, which exhibited to me the bad character of Ma-chow Wong and during the progress of the case as the Books were gone through, the memoranda increased, until I had about five pages of foolscap.\n\n(35)\n\nTWELFTH DAY.\n\nFriday, 18th June, at 12 o'clock Noon. Present,--All the Members.\n\nCHARLES MAY,-Recalled.\n\n...\n\nSome few days before the examination, which lasted ten or a dozen days, concluded, I told the Chief Magistrate that I had those memoranda, and although not referring or relevant to the two cases before the Court, that I would place them in his hands, so that he might be acquainted with the matters therein stated.\n\nI did leave them in his hands, and the Chief Magistrate returned the memoranda to me a morning or two after, and I then said that I should place the documents in the hands of the Government.\n\nI said, \"They are not in any way connected with the two cases. I have a special reason for not sending them, unless you think it absolutely necessary, because several of them bear reference to Mr. Caldwell.\"\n\nThe Chief Magistrate said that it was difficult to decide, but I judged from what he said that he thought there was no such necessity.\n\nThe cases were concluded at the Police Court, and the prisoners were committed for trial in both cases.\n\nThe 1st or 2d day of the proceedings at the Police Court, the Attorney in the case---Mr. Stace---applied to the Chief Magistrate and myself for permission to see all the papers and books in possession of the Police, not at that time produced in Court, including those from which the memoranda had been taken.\n\nThis was granted, and a time appointed for Mr. Stace to be at the Police Station with an Interpreter to make the examination.\n\nI know that the examination was made, for in returning that day from the Police Court, I saw Mr. Stace, Mr. Caldwell, and an Interpreter, sitting in a small office at the Central Police Station, with the books and papers before them.\n\nInspector Jarman was the custodian. The examination was not concluded the first day, and another day was appointed.\n\nThe following day, before the second examination, upon going to the Police Court, I found some books and some papers---the latter in Mr. Caldwell's hand-writing---which I directed to be sent down to the Police Station for the second examination.\n\nAfter the cases were committed for trial, and the deposition had reached the then Acting Attorney General, I had one or two conferences with that gentleman in reference to the cases committed, and I exhibited and read over to him, the memoranda that I have referred to.\n\nPrevious to the trial of the prisoner, I was accidentally going out late from the Central Police Station, when I saw the Acting Colonial Secretary, and the Acting Superintendent of Police, in conversation; the latter spoke to me immediately I advanced towards him, and said, \"the Acting Colonial Secretary has directed me to deliver over the shops of Ma-chow Wong.\"\n\nI then spoke to the Acting Colonial Secretary, and urged that there should be no difference in this case from preceding similar cases, and I urged that the shops should not be given up, as it would have a dangerous influence over the case.\n\nPostponed till to-morrow at 12.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-074 - Lieut. 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Governor Caine & Sir Robinson - 1859 [6-12]", "content_text": "CAL\n\n344\n\n(36)\n\nColonial Secretary replied, that he did not see that we could legally hold the shops and that he did not see the utility oranda as referred to the second charge, which was, that the books and papers would shew the purchase of such immense quantities—thousands of dollars' worth of munitions of war, including gunpowder, shot, guns, muskets, shields, stinkpots, &c., as could by no possibility have been employed for any purpose but that of piracy, and His Excellency was evidently staggered, as were also the members of the Council, as I proceeded reading the different items. His Excellency did not refer to any more charges. I read some other extracts from other portions of the memoranda, and I could not help observing that the reading of these memoranda produced a considerable effect on the Council. The Acting Colonial Secretary said he did not know of the existence of the memoranda till that time, and His Excellency the Governor was very angry, that papers of such importance had not come to his knowledge before.\n\nHis Excellency said that he had relied very much on a report as to the examination of the books furnished him by Mr Mongan, which report clearly stated that the books and papers shewed only such purchases of munitions of war as any respectable trader might have dealt in. Mr Mongan was desired to attend at the Council, and did so, and in reply to the Governor's questions said that he had not made a very close examination of the books, that he had been assisted in the examination by Mr Caldwell, and that he had had no data and no particular information, and that he had made his report from his cursory examination.\n\nThe Council broke up, and in the Council room after the trial and conviction, the memoranda remained in my possession. I heard that appeals had been made to His Excellency the Governor in Council to pardon the prisoners. I firmly believed that the existence of the memoranda was then known to the Acting Colonial Secretary, because the existence was known by the Chief Magistrate and Acting Attorney General, to whom I knew the Acting Colonial Secretary had spoken on the subject of the prisoner's pardon. I did not make a direct communication to the Government on the subject of those memoranda. I thought it certain that a communication would be made to me by the Acting Colonial Secretary on the subject of the prisoner's pardon, when of necessity the memoranda would have been exhibited. No such communication was made to me until the appearance of an article in the China Mail newspaper, which article adverted to the existence of the information contained in these memoranda.\n\nI was summoned to attend a meeting of the Executive Council, and found that Mr Dixson, Mr Lane, and some other civilian, had also been summoned to the Council. When I was called into the Council room, His Excellency the Governor said he had noticed certain statements in the China Mail, and asked me if I had in any way authorised those statements. His Excellency the Governor said he would take the statements as they appeared seriatim, and reading the first charge asked me if I had authorised that. I do not now know what the first charge was. I said \"No, I had not authorised it,\" the Governor then read the second, and to the same query I answered in the affirmative.\n\nHis Excellency asked what proof I had, and I then produced the memoranda referred to. It was apparent to me, that His Excellency up to that time had not known of the existence of the memoranda. With the permission of the Council I read such portions of the memoranda as I thought fit.\n\nAfter the prisoner, Ma-chow Wong, was committed for trial, application was made that he should be admitted to bail. The Committing Magistrate refused to accede to the application, and an application was then made to the Judge in Chambers, for the admission of the prisoner to bail. The prisoner was bailed, and I saw Mr Caldwell come with the bail to the Police Court, I think at the time it was accepted by the Chief Magistrate.\n\nIn consequence, it was arranged that one shop, which was considered more as the family residence of the prisoner, should be given up, but that the remainder of his premises should remain in the hands of the Police. I was Acting Assistant Magistrate at this time. My belief is, that Dr Bridges interested himself because of the movement of Mr Caldwell in the matter.\n\nI handed to the Acting Colonial Secretary the papers containing the memoranda, saying, when I did so, \"I leave these in your hands.\" I have not seen the memoranda since. With regard to the original books and papers seized in the house and shop of Ma-chow Wong, were sent up to the Government Offices; but whether to the Acting Colonial Secretary's office, or to the Chinese Secretary's office, I do not know. To the best of my knowledge they passed from the hands of the Police to the Chief Clerk in the Magistracy, and from him to the Government Offices.\n\nMy impression at the time was, that these memoranda did not contain evidence of matters which formed the subject of either of the two pending inquiries, or which could have been adduced in evidence on the trial on either of the indictments before the Supreme Court, because the investigation, those found in the house are those from yik Loong shop related exclusively to the two cases under which alone the memoranda were extracted, and these were taken from the house to the Central Station in an iron chest, of which Mr Jarman had the key.\n\nI believe that all the books, papers, and writings, taken possession of by Inspector Jarman, remained to the best of my knowledge in his custody, until they were examined by Tong Aku in my presence, after which they still remained in Jarman's custody. From the Central Police Station the books, &c., found in the house, were taken to the Police Court, under charge of Jarman, and they were still in his charge when examined by Mr Stace, Mr Caldwell, and an Interpreter, and remained so I believe until the time they were sent to the Magistracy for transmission to the Government.\n\nI believe, but am not certain, that when so sent they were sealed up, but when or by whom I do not know. I do not know anything as to their transmission up to the Government Offices after they were sent to the Magistracy. To the best of my knowledge all the books, &c., found in the house, were sent from the Station to the Police Court, to be transmitted to Government Offices.\n\n(37)\n\n[The Commission then proceeded to take secondary evidence tendered by Mr May, of the contents of these memoranda to the best of his recollection, reserving for after consideration the question of the admissibility of such evidence.]\n\nNo. 1.—There were about 15 items, with dates of purchases of guns, gunpowder, stinkpots, shot and muskets. I cannot say within what years. There were some single payments of as much as 50 taels for powder and 600 taels for cannons. The books bore on them the seal and some the name of Ma-chow Wong.\n\nNo. 2. One item of delivery of a large quantity of saltpetre or sulphur, to a man—a manufacturer of gunpowder at Shek-tong-tsui, a village beyond West Point.\n\nNo. 3.—There were about a dozen entries of payment of very considerable quantities of cash—called \"ancient\" cash—as much as 200,000 or 300,000 cash each entry, paid for articles of consumption.\n\nNo. 4.—Three or four covers of books, the leaves being torn out, and on the back of the books was written \"Monthly payments from such and such a gambling house to Ma-chow Wong.\"\n\nNo. 5.—There were two or three entries of payments made to Ma-chow Wong, for and on account of the Sunon people.\n\nNo. 6—Was a book shewing an account of monies received by Machow-Wong, a lessee of the village of Cheem-sha tsui, on the opposite shore, and an entry of a payment of so many dollars to Kowloong Police runners, on some business connected with Cheem-sha-tsui.\n\nNo. 7.—A page of a book, an account of receipts either for or from Mr Caldwell, amounting altogether in different amounts to more than 600 taels. It did not say in respect of what.\n\nNo. 8.—A paper which was written to this effect, \"An agreement between some man in the lower bazaar, Ma-chow Wong, and Mr Caldwell, that if the Lower Bazaar man was successful in an ejectment case, the property was to be sold to Mr Caldwell for a certain sum of money, I think $1000—of which certain sum $500 were to be allowed as expenses of the suit, the remainder of the purchase-money going to the vendor.\"\n\nNo. 9.—There were some papers in English in Mr Caldwell's hand-writing, receipts for wages paid to a man named Beaver, for his services on board a lorcha: some of them said \"received from Mr Caldwell\" and some \"from Wong Akee.\" Other receipts for sums paid to other Europeans for similar services; one was to the best of my recollection for a sum paid to Graham. There was one paper directed to a European shipwright of Hongkong—I think Mr Ross. \"Please deliver the bearer some spars, and place the same to any account,\" signed by Mr Caldwell. These were dated 1856 or 1857.\n\nNo. 10.—A letter from the commandant at Kowloong to Wong Akee's partner—Chinese name—thanking him for his services with reference to certain property which had been taken from Kowloong when the military went over there, and had been restored, and requesting this man to thank Mr Caldwell for his services.\n\nNo. 11—A cover of a letter from a man who was known as a pirate—I forget his name—who, in 1856, escaped from the Police through the aid of Ma-chow Wong from Ma-chow Wong's house, and who was at the time of writing the letter in the service of Chan Kwei-tsik. The cover said \"from so and so, at such a place, to Wong Akee.\" I do not know whether the cover stated that he was in Chan Kwei-tsik's service, or whether the interpreter inferred this from the locality whence it came, or other circumstances.\n\nNo. 12. There was a money account between Ma-chow Wong and some one at Singapore, relative to what in my memo. was described as the \"slave trade,\" the buying of persons and reselling of them at Singapore.\n\nNo. 13. There were about ten entries of payments to lawyers, most of them mentioned Mr Stace's name, but not in respect of what business.\n\nNo. 14. An entry of a receipt of money—it was a money account, and therefore I conclude a receipt—of a sum of money for service rendered by Wong Akee in obtaining the assistance of an English man-of-war, to recover a vessel from pirates.\n\nNo. 15. There must have been also an entry shewing him to have been connected in some measure with the robbery of silk from Messrs Gibb, Livingston & Co.'s godowns, but what the entry was I do not recollect.\n\nNo. 16. A paper shewing the number of guns fired at different places.\n\nNo. 17. A memo, shewing the division of some money as shares in a Chinese boat transaction. There were twelve shares.\n\nNo. 18. There was some paper, but I cannot recollect what it exactly was, shewing Ma-chow Wong's connection with the Sunon Wo, a house belonging to the people of the Sunon district, and under the management of Ma-chow Wong.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-074 - Lieut. Governor Caine & Sir Robinson - 1859 [6-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 247684, "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": "CO129-074 - Lieut. Governor Caine & Sir Robinson - 1859 [6-12]", "page_number": 358, "title": "CO129-074 - Lieut. Governor Caine & Sir Robinson - 1859 [6-12]", "content_text": "£28\n\n354\n\n( 56 )\n\nIn reference to the papers found on Beaver, I beg to request that the Commission will ascertain whether those papers were produced at the Police Court against Beaver. It will be in the recollection of the Commission that Dr Bridges stated yesterday, that he had applied for a party of Police to go to the opposite shore, but had only found an inspector and boat in readiness. I produce a note from Dr Bridges, showing that this is in accordance with his request,-\n\n\"24th February, 1858.\n\n\"Please have a Police-boat with an Inspector-Jarman I should prefer -ready for me at Burd's steps at six o'clock to-morrow morning. I want to cross to the other side.\"\n\nA question was put to me on one of my former examinations, if I had seen any entry in the books of Ma-chow Wong, that money, the produce of plunder, had been paid to Mr Caldwell, and to that I answered \"No.\" I anticipated another question, and intended, in fact, referring to it myself, but it escaped my recollection; as I have stated before, there was a page of entries in one of Ma-chow Wong's books, making altogether a total of about 600 taels paid to or for Mr Caldwell, and that in this same book were many of the entries which I also stated as to the purchase of munitions of war, and expenditure of large amounts of cash for provisions. I have a firm belief, that the money as regards Ma-chow Wong appertained to and was connected with piracy.\n\nI know after I resumed my duties as Superintendent of Police, that Assistant Superintendent Cluff acted upon information connected with piracy obtained from Mr Caldwell,\n\nI don't think that the Hon. the Attorney General is right in connecting the murder alluded to in the watch case with the Stanley murder referred to, and I think it is another one.\n\nThe Honourable the Attorney General did read the letter of the 13th May, and spoke to me concerning the mention made of Ma-chow Wong's books in the same, as mentioned in his evidence of yesterday.\n\nWILLIAM HENRY MITCHELL-Called and examined.\n\nI remember receiving some information from Mr Hudson, regarding the robbery of some tin from the firm of Sic-\n\nOne of the firm, an elderly man, brought a letter from Mr Hudson, stating that a large quantity of tin $20,000 or $30,000 worth, had been stolen by pirates on its way from Singapore, and it was expected the tin would be brought either to Macao or Hongkong, or both places, and requesting me to put the whole matter without reserve into the hands of Mr Caldwell, and to supply Mr Caldwell with any funds he might require for the payment of any Chinese agents for the discovery of the tin, or watching its arrival, or whatever might be necessary. As well as I can recollect this was in June, 1855. Mr Hudson's letter stated that the tin had not then arrived in the colony, but was daily expected, and that it would be for the interests of the parties concerned, that Mr Caldwell should watch very closely for its arrival. I have not got the letter now, but I have an idea that Mr Hudson said Messrs Gilman & Co. had bought or intended to buy the tin, when they learned it was stolen by pirates.\n\nI saw Mr Caldwell and placed the matter in his hands altogether, Upon hearing read the statements made by the Hon. and placed funds at his disposal for any necessary expenses. I paid Mr Caldwell $100 upon Mr Hudson's letter, and Mr Caldwell undertook the matter.\n\nAfter, a week or a fortnight, Mr Caldwell told me that a considerable portion of the tin had arrived. He told me whether he said how much, and that it was stored in a hong which he named, but which name I forget; it was the hong next, or next but one, to Akwai's in the Lower Bazaar. I was particular in asking Mr Caldwell, if he had seen the tin. He told me he had, and that I could see it if I liked; that the pigs of tin were stored within this hong, immediately within the entrance, covered with mat bags.\n\nWhen Mr Caldwell told me that he had satisfied himself of the arrival of the tin, he told me he had set a watch upon it, and that that watch consisted of men upon whom he could perfectly depend. He stated that there were two entrances to this hong,-one off Bonham Strand and another off Jervois Street, and that he had watches there night and day. He told me this.\n\n( 57 )\n\nCross-examined.-I do not recollect that any young man deposed to having heard screams issuing from the house where the murder was committed, but it is possible; the police records will show.\n\nAfter I learned from Mr Caldwell that the whole of the tin was gone, I expressed my surprise that more vigilance had not been used. I recollect at the time feeling sore about the affair, and thinking that Mr Caldwell had not taken proper precaution in entrusting the matter to such hands. I fancied that he was, in vulgar phrase, sold by Ma-chow Wong. I did not form the impression that he was confederating with Ma-chow Wong in carrying off this tin.\n\nI have not the slightest recollection of Mr Caldwell speaking to me of the indiscretion of the owner, and requesting the remaining part of the tin might be seized at once; and I do not recollect the tin being seized.\n\nI have some recollection of Mr Caldwell appearing before me as the person who apprehended Beaver, and attending at the prosecution against him by some boatmen of Aberdeen for piracy. I think I remember going into the Gaol with the witnesses; they could not identify Beaver who was discharged. My impression is, that this was in 1856, the time of Boggs's trial. He was brought up by Roberts on another charge for piracy. Roberts had no evidence whatever against him, and he was again discharged after several remands. One charge followed shortly after the other.\n\nI was informed at the same time that he was perfectly satisfied of the security of this property, because he had placed the watch of the tin in the hands of this man Ma-chow Wong. I think Mr Caldwell must have defined the amount of tin that was in the colony, for I think I suggested to him the propriety of securing that much, but Mr Caldwell appeared to be under the impression that by waiting a little time, the rest of the tin would arrive, and I deferred to his judgement.\n\nSome time afterwards Mr Caldwell told me, Seemingly with great concern and expressing himself sorry with the result, that all the tin had been carried off again out of the colony. I recollect now that Mr Caldwell stated the main portion of the tin was in one hong, and minor portions of it in others and that he had a vigilant watch upon each hong in which it was stored.\n\nMr Caldwell afterwards refunded me the $100 untouched. The tin was coming from Singapore to Canton by a Junk, I think, when captured by pirates. After the tin appeared in the colony, an old man, the owner of it, came down from Canton. I do not know whether he went round to the different hongs inquiring for tin for sale.\n\nI do recollect at the time distinctly that Mr Caldwell charged upon that old man's indiscretion, the fact of the tin having been removed from the colony. Mr Caldwell informed me that the tin had been carried off. No seizure was subsequently made of this tin that I heard of; no part was discovered on board a ship to my knowledge-neither in one of the hongs where it had been deposited.\n\nIt never came to my knowledge that Mr Bridges, then Acting Attorney General, had authorised the detention of the vessel. I may mention that the discovery of tin, if any, on board ship was made to a certain extent by myself. Gilman & Co. had just then become owners of a property, known as the Tuilleries. I happened to be in the Old Findly hong at the water side one day, walking through it, when I saw some coolies carrying pigs of tin to a row-boat at the Jetty. I looked at the mark on the tin and found it had all the same mark as that of the stolen tin, and I told Mr Caldwell of this.\n\nAs well as I can recollect the ship was just on the eve of sailing for Shanghae, also, to the best of my recollection, it was on the next day or the day after that Mr Caldwell came and told me of the burst up of the whole affair.\n\nI know nothing more of the ship business than I have now stated. I think I sent one of the pigs by Mr Caldwell to Mr Hudson. The pig was purchased, but I do not know by whom; it was identified.\n\nNext day or next but one, Mr Caldwell announced to me that the whole thing had burst up, that the tin had been carried away from the colony, and the ship had sailed.\n\nI have some vague recollection of a man having escaped from Ma-chow Wong's house, of his subsequent seizure along with Ma-chow Wong; but whether he was discharged I cannot recollect.\n\nRegarding the Stanley murder, the case came before me, the man was apprehended by Mr Caldwell, who went with a party of police at midnight, and surrounded the house where this man was supposed to be, and brought in three men, who were supposed to be guilty of the murder of a whole family. One of the three escaped from the Central Police Station, and there were only two placed at the bar.\n\nI investigated the case and remanded the men for a week; there was not at first a tittle of evidence against them, and I had doubts of the propriety of remanding them; but as it was a charge of murdering a whole family, I thought it better to be particular, and remanded the case from week to week for a considerable period. I finally discharged them, as there was no evidence whatever to prolong their detention.\n\nThe only witness in the case on the part of the Crown was Mr Caldwell himself, who laid the information. He did not state in what manner he obtained the information. I think I heard somebody or other say that it was from information got from Ma-chow Wong in Gaol. I cannot tell who.\n\nAt the time of the tin transaction, Mr Caldwell was Assistant Superintendent of Police. I employed him as Mr Hudson's friend. The $100 was paid to him as well as I recollect, to make a small purchase of the tin, and to pay a deposit on it, or for the necessary expenses for its discovery. It was assuredly not as remuneration for Mr Caldwell's own services.\n\nI cannot say whether the old man pressed Mr Caldwell to secure as much as possible of the tin. Mr Caldwell told me that what was in the colony was absolutely secured. I recollect the old man coming to me afterwards, and expressing very great dissatisfaction; I do not recollect that he used the expression. \"Oh! that Sam-kwei; oh! that Sam-kwei,\" I recollect that Mr Hudson told me the old man said so when he went back to Canton.\n\nThe impression left on Mr Hudson's mind, was one highly unfavourable to Mr Caldwell, as to want of honesty. Messrs Gilman & Co. never recovered any of the tin.\n\nAfter remanding the man who was charged with the murder at Stanley, I at length asked the advice of the Attorney General, who advised me to discharge the man forthwith. I felt myself placed in an awkward position in acting contrary to the advice of the Attorney General; but I did venture to do so, and remanded the man, either once or twice afterwards, but finally discharge him, as, from first to last, there was not one tittle of evidence to support the charge.\n\nI should like to say that a more absolutely worthless case, as far as evidence is concerned, never came before me.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-074 - Lieut. Governor Caine & Sir Robinson - 1859 [6-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 247686, "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": "CO129-074 - Lieut. Governor Caine & Sir Robinson - 1859 [6-12]", "page_number": 360, "title": "CO129-074 - Lieut. Governor Caine & Sir Robinson - 1859 [6-12]", "content_text": "( 60 )\n\nnot recollect how it was put to me by the Attorney General, it may have been as to how the connection was reported to have existed at the time of my first statement, and not as a reiteration of my belief in my statement at that time. I recollect the Attorney General inquiring whether Awoon could be found to be produced as a witness, and my saying that she could be found in Taipingshan. I do not recollect whether this was before or after the meeting of Justices. I am decidedly of opinion, that I must have mentioned it to the Attorney General as the original story. The Attorney General may have taken it to be what Akee pretended it to be. I did not observe that Ma-chow Wong exhibited any confusion upon this. I differed in opinion from Captain Rickett, and based it on that of the Colonial Surgeon. I don't recollect about the flogging, but believe that Ashing and Cock-eye have been in prison frequently for larcenies, and it is likely enough they were flogged—such persons are likely to know the notorious characters employed by Chinese Government officers, and sent by Chinese Government officers to this Colony—they are the most likely to know of any class of men. Ashing is at present in Gaol upon a charge of conspiracy, in connection with his services in Government.\n\nAshing gave information against a merchant in the Lower Bazaar, and some person residing in a new street in the Queen's Road, which led to the Police forcibly entering their respective houses at midnight. I have not entered in my Journal any of the information given me by Ashing; it had no reference to Gaol affairs, but was simply temporary measures of the Government for the public safety of the colony. I recollect Beaver, who was charged with piracy. Beaver was several times up in my office. I rather think there was an investigation in Beaver's case, and that I was not present. I think I was present when Roberts was once examined in Beaver's case. I recollect an investigation taking place, not with respect to Mr Lapraik's watch, but with respect to the Acting Colonial Secretary's own watch, which was stolen.\n\nMa-chow Wong has requested me to send for Mr Caldwell, and I have done so. I recollect first when Ma-chow Wong was committed to gaol, he requested to see Mr Caldwell, and, I think, I did send or write to Mr Caldwell mentioning the fact. It was before his trial, I think, and, I think, was for the purpose of seeing him concerning his defence, which is a privilege granted to all prisoners committed for trial. Mr Caldwell has seen him on some occasions since his trial. I wrote once to Mr Grand-Pré a request from Eli Boggs wishing to see him, but I did not give any permission. I rather think that I have the order of admission filed, under the hand of the Acting Colonial Secretary. Mr Grand-Pré did see him.\n\nI have heard since that Boggs wished to see Mr Grand-Pré, to give an account to him of a visit that had been paid him, Boggs, by Mr Lyons, then Inspector of Nuisances, relative to evidence which he, Lyons, was collecting on the subject matter of the inquiry before the Commission—inquiry into the connection between Ma-chow Wong and Mr Caldwell. I recollect all the circumstances of the case alluded to, in which a large number of men were sent into Gaol on Mr Caldwell's warrant, but I think I mentioned at the time I had a written order from Government, authorising me to discharge them. It was a special case—therefore the Hon'ble the Attorney General must have misunderstood me, in as far as that the order was special and not general—applying to one case.\n\nThese were one batch of men brought in under Ordinance 2 of 1857, and were discharged by Mr Caldwell's written orders from time to time in one and two or more. I recollect having a conversation at my office with Mr May regarding the desire of the political prisoners to mix up Ma-chow Wong in the case, so that he might derive some advantage from it. As far as I remember, I stated that I did not consider Ma-chow Wong's assistance of much value at the time, but that evidently he was endeavouring to place himself on the same footing as the political prisoners, so that he might derive advantage equally with them from the reward which they expected for their service to Government.\n\nIn a conversation with Mr May a few days after I had the depositions, I mentioned to him that I considered the first case was the safer and surer of the two; he differed from me, and drew my attention to some points of direct evidence in the second case, which changed my opinion. It is the practice for the judge to arrange the order in which the charges come up; the Judge seeing in the first case an information covering both confederacy and conspiracy, and also seeing on the back of the information the names of many persons as witnesses, whose names were also on the back of the information in the second case, thought this information for confederacy and conspiracy covered both cases, and under that impression he put first on the calendar.\n\nI had entered a nolle prosequi on the prisoner having been sentenced to 15 years' transportation.\n\nJOHN RICKETT.—Called and examined.\n\nI wish to state that I dislike being examined on this matter. It is about 40 years since I first came to China. I cannot say positively when I first heard of, or saw Mr Caldwell; I heard of him 20 years ago. I decline answering the question whether Mr Caldwell's reputed character was good or bad 20 years ago, when I first heard of him, I did not know him at the time; I was living at Macao, and he at Canton.\n\nFrom what I have since heard, I think it was fortunate that course was adopted, because I have heard there was a defence to the particular points which linked the circumstantial evidence in the second case with the prisoner.\n\nI was not ordered by the Governor or Government to enter that nolle prosequi; I think the judge from the bench said \"Well, Mr Acting Attorney General, as you have got a verdict in this case I suppose you won't proceed with the other;\" to which I replied \"No, my Lord, I enter a nolle prosequi.\" The Jury were in the room for about 20 minutes, and while they were in, there was a conversation between the Judge on the bench and Mr Day and myself at the bar, as to whether I should proceed immediately with the second case, in case the jury returned a verdict of acquitted, or whether the court should rise and adjourn for a couple of days.\n\n( 61 )\n\nI said I was ready to proceed with the case immediately, but there were a good many witnesses, and I did not expect to have it concluded in less than two days. Mr Day said that he was ready to go on at once too, that he was better prepared in that case than in the other; in the midst of this the jury came in with the verdict of guilty; the Court then rose. I went over to the Club, and there in the hall of the Club I met the Acting Colonial Secretary. \"Well,\" says he, \"I should say you're glad of that verdict; it saves you some trouble.\" I said I was never better pleased in my life, as I was utterly worn out.\n\nHENRY KINGSMILL.—Called and examined.\n\nI prosecuted Ma-chow Wong on behalf of the Crown in the first case. I drew two informations for the case of confederating with the pirates connected with the Macao lorcha No 29, I think. There was a particular class of evidence that I wished to get in, and for that reason I drew an information for confederating with pirates, with a count for conspiracy. Fearful lest that information might be objected to on the ground of combining two charges, I drew another simply for confederating for the same case or circumstances; but in the host of depositions taken before the Magistrates, there was a second and totally distinct case included; for that case I drew the third information for confederating.\n\nThe facts supporting the two cases were mixed up and down throughout the whole of the depositions, and I had a great deal of difficulty in selecting, and I might say allotting, the evidence between the two cases. I may also mention, that in the case of the Macao lorcha No 29, there were from 15 to 20 pirates, I think, placed in the Dock in the Magistrate's Court at the same time with Ma-chow Wong, and the evidence of great numbers of the witnesses applied in one portion to these pirates, and in the other portion to Ma-chow Wong.\n\nThe pirate case was well known to me, for, at the preceding Sessions, I prosecuted four men I think to conviction for the case of the lorcha, and at this particular Sessions having, as I have said, some 15 or 20 other men charged with the same offence—the facts of this case were very prominently in my mind; the evidence in it affecting Ma-chow Wong was purely circumstantial, and I considered I had pretty well mastered the details and bearing of that evidence; at first I did not pay so much attention to the second case against him, as to this particular one; the evidence in the second case was also mainly circumstantial.\n\nWhilst I had the conduct of this case, there was no pressure made upon me either as Grand Juror or Acting Attorney General in favour of Ma-chow Wong. I felt perfectly free in the matter. I had a conversation before the depositions came into my hands with the Acting Colonial Secretary. He said that this was likely to prove a complicated case, that he thought I would act wisely to sift it carefully, and thoroughly make up my mind before I would bring a lengthened case of this kind before the Court, on insufficient evidence.\n\nPage 360\nPage 361", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-074 - Lieut. Governor Caine & Sir Robinson - 1859 [6-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 247695, "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": "CO129-074 - Lieut. Governor Caine & Sir Robinson - 1859 [6-12]", "page_number": 369, "title": "CO129-074 - Lieut. Governor Caine & Sir Robinson - 1859 [6-12]", "content_text": "FJE\n\n365\n\n(78)\n\nwith Ma-chow Wong. When the prisoners were taken ashore—two women and three or four children remained on board. I had orders that if they wanted to go on shore, and buy anything I was to send a Chinese constable with them. One day when I went to market, I saw the woman at Ma-chow Wong's house, and asked her what she was doing there; she said she was there to buy something. I told her to come along with me and took her on board again. When the case was brought on before the Magistrate and remanded, all the witnesses left the place. The complainant came to me before they went away, and stated he believed they were going to be bribed. I went and told Mr May of it, and asked him to give me his idea about it. As Mr May did not give me any orders to prevent them going away, I was not able to do so.\n\nI remember the two boats being seized in January 1857; one of the boats after delivery removed to opposite the Central Market, where, in passing, I saw Ma-chow Wong on board. I recollect seizing the boat off Kwong Yik Loong, and I know that that boat was in my custody shortly before the crew being charged with piracy and murder. Mr May asked me if I could get any evidence that the men were being bribed. I have seen Ma-chow Wong after the case I have before mentioned in communication with persons to whom boats had been delivered over in cases of piracy which had broken down.\n\nAdjourned till to-morrow at 12 o'clock.\n\nTWENTIETH DAY,\n\nFriday, 9th July, 1858, at 12 o'clock Noon.\n\nPresent,-All the Members, except the Hon. Mr Davies.\n\nNORMAN RAMSAY MASSON, Acting Registrar to the Supreme Court,-Recalled.\n\nI was present in Court when Eli Boggs was tried. I have heard of a paper which was said to have been produced by Boggs, but I do not recollect seeing any paper in Boggs' hand, neither do I recollect hearing him read from one. No paper was put into my hands from Boggs and read by me. I do not remember any paper being handed to the Jury. There is no paper amongst the records of the Supreme Court read by Boggs on his trial, and it is my opinion that no paper was read by him in court.\n\nWILLIAM HENRY MITCHELL, Assistant Magistrate, Recalled at his own request to make an additional statement.\n\nI stated in my last examination that I did not recollect any seizure of tin having been made in the case in question, nor did I, until afterwards meeting Mr Caldwell, when he brought to my recollection faintly, that there had been a seizure and a subsequent investigation before the Magistrate. I caused a very strict search to be made in the records of our department for any case bearing upon the matter, and at last one was found dated 29th and 30th of June 1855. The case came before Mr Hillier, which was one sufficient reason why I might not have known anything at all about it. I observe in looking over the case that the warrant for the seizure of certain tin was granted by me on the 20th June, was put into execution by Mr Caldwell on the 23rd, and the case did not come before the Magistrate until the 29th and 30th following; so that, beyond the mere granting of the warrant, I had nothing more to do with it.\n\nCross-examined, I knew Tong Achik the brother of Tong Aku the late Interpreter. He was also himself an Interpreter at the Police Court. I remember his dismissal from the Government employ. His dismissal was on the grounds that certain documents were found in the case of a piratical vessel brought in by H.M. steamer Cruizer. From the documents it appeared that Tong Achik was mixed up in a very improper manner with those pirates. There was a particular letter found amongst those papers in which Tong Achik was thanked by his \"brethren of the seas,\" as they figuratively styled themselves, for having by means of false interpretation I think got off from punishment certain persons charged with piracy, I think at the November or December Sessions preceding. I recollect on one occasion myself authorising Mr Lay to go with Mr Caldwell, I think to the Kowloong mandarin, respecting some case, but forget whether it was with reference to Achik. I don't recollect receiving any information in this case from Ma-chow Wong in Mr Caldwell's house upon which I acted.\n\nRe-examined. The warrant which I issued in the tin case was dated the 20th, and only executed on the 23rd. I do not know what occasioned the delay. I have read the depositions in the case. If I had had to deal with that case, and if I had hesitated to commit it to the Supreme Court, I should have sentenced the men to three months' imprisonment for having unlawful possession of the tin. I should have done so on the following grounds: -Seventy-one blocks of tin are seized by Mr Caldwell in the hong of one of the richest brokers in the Lower Bazaar; the property is proved to have been stolen property; when called upon to account for his possession of it, he states that he got it on sale by commission from a bumboatman, whom he is unable to produce. As a bumboatman is a pauper trader of the lowest class, I should have concluded at once that the broker could not have received $700 worth of property from such a man without his having good reason to suppose that it was dishonestly come by.\n\nI am not certain that no Chinese papers or translations were produced to me by Mr Caldwell or any one else at the examination into Beaver's case; I have no recollection, whether Mr May commenced the investigations in Beaver's case. I have recently read the depositions, and observe some reference in the early stage of the proceedings to some documents which were to be produced by Mr Caldwell.\n\nWILLIAM TARRANT, Proprietor and Editor of the Friend of China,--Called and examined.\n\nI have never to the best of my recollection made any statement in writing to the Attorney General, about any such connection, nor handed to him any statement in writing made by any other person.\n\nI may have written letters to individuals in which Mr Caldwell, Eli Boggs, and the Eaglet's name were mentioned. I used to take a great deal of interest in the movements of the rebel squadron which was here, with a view to finding out what their objects, and who their leaders, were. In the course of those inquiries I became acquainted with Eli Boggs. On one occasion Boggs said to me that the Eaglet was playing the very deuce with the rebels altogether, and that the Eaglet took every opportunity of capturing their boats wherever she found them. He mentioned a great atrocity which had been committed on the coast, in which a great many men had been killed by the Eaglet's guns, and of which little was known here. I asked him to get me what proof of it he could, and if he got me good clear proof of the matter I would expose it. He told me that he would employ a person to go on board the Eaglet to watch and let me know what went on. Not long after that he told me about some guns that had been piratically obtained by Ma-chow Wong, and Boggs affected to be very bitter against Ma-chow Wong. Not long after that I happened to be in the market close by Ma-chow Wong's house, and saw Boggs go in. I followed him into the house, and found him in a very jovial conversation with Ma-chow Wong. It appeared to me that he was playing a double part, and I never spoke to him afterwards, and he has never had the audacity to call upon me since.\n\nThis was about the end of 1856.\n\nI remember the gold dust robbery. I do not know that the prisoners brought up were in any way connected with Ma-chow Wong. I have been interpreter at the Police Court, I think, about four years. During this time I have seen a great number of cases in which persons have been charged with piracy. I don't recollect seeing Ma-chow Wong himself in the Court, but have seen his friends who were interested in the cases come up. I know some men who were generally employed by him as messengers. If there was any case in which a lawyer was engaged, and if the lawyer was not in time, these men went for him. This was in cases where men were charged with piracy. I remember also these persons offering themselves as bail for persons charged with piracy. Mr Stace was the lawyer I know. Po-Pak-Shing was a notorious pirate.\n\nI was in the Police Court when a Chinese petition was brought by some men, who stated that they were the real emigrants, regarding the return of the gold dust. Mr May was sitting Magistrate, and I was interpreter. I interpreted the petition to Mr May, but do not now recollect its contents. I heard the man saying that he was authorized to come and receive the gold dust. I think Mr May sent him to Mr Caldwell, and also asked him about the letter authorising him to come. He went to Mr Caldwell, and I have no recollection whether he came back or not. I don't recollect whether Mr May gave him a note to take to Mr Caldwell. The gold dust was given over by Mr Caldwell.\n\nI first came to China in 1835, and have resided here since 1840. I knew Mr Caldwell by repute as far back as 1836, and saw him at Whampoa in 1838. I first became acquainted with him in 1841, when he commanded the brig Thistle, owned by Akwei. When I first knew Mr Caldwell by repute, he held a situation with Mr Innes as Clerk. What I heard about Mr Caldwell was mere hearsay, and I hardly know how far I am justified in speaking of it. I may say this, that on one occasion I asked Mr Caldwell regarding the reports going about him, and he told me that Messrs Jardine, Matheson & Co., had investigated the matter for him, and had certified to Mr Innes that the report to which I alluded was erroneously based. I think Mr Caldwell said Messrs Jardine, Matheson & Co., or some member of the firm, had given him a letter to that effect. The report was, I believe, that he had not accounted for the proceeds of some Opium which had been entrusted to him for sale. I know the report threw Mr Caldwell under a cloud entirely with the community in China. I know nothing further than this, and that as a Shipmaster he was as much respected as the generality of that class. I heard this report from a great many. Markwick, the late Government Auctioner, was the first who told me of it. This was in 1840. Mr Caldwell's character since then is as well known to the public as to me.\n\nOf my own knowledge I know nothing beyond the reports about his being mixed up with Ma-chow Wong.\n\n'NG MUN-SOW, Interpreter at the Police Court,-Recalled.\n\nI remember two boats being seized off the central part of the town, and Po-Pak-Shing being seized on a charge of piracy connected with them. After several remands the witnesses for the prosecution were not forthcoming, because I was there when they came but do not recollect having any conversation with them. I heard that they were willing to give about $850 if the men should be released. I did not hear this from them, but from men in the town. What I heard was that they were willing to expend this money in getting his release. I did not hear in what way—nor whether it was to be given to any person. I was not the interpreter in the case, and the men did not speak to me, as they would have done had I been.\n\nI think it was Lun Loong and Sei Hing who bailed Po-Pak-Shing, and the other prisoners. These two were shops with which Ma-chow Wong had something to do. I think there was no doubt that Ma-chow Wong knew of Po-Pak-shing being a notorious pirate. I have heard that Mo-Mee-Ma, also is a very notorious pirate. Shan-tung Wei and Tai-fai Woot were notorious pirates, and were once charged with piracy before the Magistrate. In both cases I think the prosecutor was absent. It is difficult for me to state from my own knowledge what connection there was between these pirates and Ma-chow Wong.\n\nI know that Shan-tung Wei said to one of his relations who is residing in the town, that he gave $500 to Ma-chow Wong, and yet he said he could not get back his boat. I know the case of a man being apprehended for stealing a watch from Mr Lapraik. The arrest was by ...\n\n(79)", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-074 - Lieut. Governor Caine & Sir Robinson - 1859 [6-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 247704, "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": "CO129-074 - Lieut. Governor Caine & Sir Robinson - 1859 [6-12]", "page_number": 378, "title": "CO129-074 - Lieut. Governor Caine & Sir Robinson - 1859 [6-12]", "content_text": "374\n\n(96)\n\nsame afternoon that Wohang came to me, and found that to Mrs Caldwell, Mrs Caldwell would answer her, this is she was in Canton, I did not communicate with the Government or Police about it. All I can say. She never came as a friend to the house.\n\nI am quite ignorant of the circumstances relative to the capture for attempt at breach of the blockade of the Canton River, of the boat to which the pass was granted mentioned by the Attorney General, in page 73. I have given many of such passes that it is impossible for me to tell about this particular one.\n\nI did not consider it necessary to cross-examine Mr May upon his statement regarding my telling him about my wife receiving presents, because I considered the inference drawn from the words spoken by me was so absurd that I did not think it necessary.\n\nI did not know Po-pak-shing as a notorious pirate at the time I went on board his boat. I most solemnly declare I never heard of his name up till that time.\n\nI only know that the Sinon Wo ground lot is in the Lower Bazaar, because it is marine lot 33. I suppose that Sinon Wo is the lessee's name. I know Ma-chow Wong is the owner. I know he used to have the management. When this Sunon man (referred to in page 59) came and asked me about the increased rental of the lot, I knew that Ma-chow Wong had been connected with the Sinon Wo. I am sure that the land, so far as I have heard, did not belong to Ma-chow Wong. From what I have heard, Ma-chow Wong was only head of some committee of management; there were others connected with it.\n\nMr May's statement of the misunderstandings between us is correct. We have had no others. I do not consider Ma-chow Wong's conviction chiefly owing to the exertions of Mr May, but to the public mind and that of the jury being prejudiced against him by the local papers. Mr May did not, to my knowledge, apply for my reinstatement in Government employ.\n\nI did consider, and I am now more fully confident, that Mr May had a vindictive feeling towards me at the time of the conducting of the case of Ma-chow Wong, but I have particular reasons for not wishing to give my grounds for such belief on this occasion. As I have already stated in my evidence of to-day, these reasons may form the subject of future complaints by me; but of this fact I am certain, that nothing would give Mr May more pleasure than to see the situation of Registrar General become vacant for him by my dismissal.\n\nAdjourned till Friday, the 16th, at 12 o'clock.\n\nTWENTY FOURTH Day,\n\nFriday, 16th July, at 12 o'clock Noon.\n\nPresent,-All the Members.\n\nHon. H. T. DAVIES,-Recalled at his own request to explain a part of his previous evidence.\n\nMr Caldwell is no doubt correct in stating that he did the sureties for Ma-chow Wong; but when I procured said that I should require them, and that I would take their recognizances as soon as their validity had been ascertained, Mr Caldwell said \"they are here now,” and pointed out some men. I asked him whether he guaranteed their validity, and upon his saying that he did, I took them at once.\n\nD. R. CALDWELL,-Cross-examination continued.\n\nI deny that any intercourse whatever has been kept up between any member of my family and Shaplok. She has been many times to my house to see me on business of different kinds, and as a matter of course she has also seen Mrs Caldwell and spoken to her. I wish to state, that, when I married Mrs Caldwell when she was converted, I threw off all Chinese connections. Shaplok came to me only on business matters officially.\n\nI do most decidedly deny the existence of any family connection in any sense whatever, whether by blood, usage, or adoption, between myself and Ma-chow Wong. Ma-chow Wong is an inferior man, not an equal, and I consider this attempt to connect me with Ma-chow Wong nothing better than a villainous attempt to injure my reputation.\n\nAfter the time of his apprehension and trial, I believed Ma-chow Wong to be an honest man, and I believe now that he always was an honest man up to his apprehension.\n\nPang Wa-ping paid to the paymaster of the Rattler about $200 salvage for rescuing his boat, for which the Paymaster gave a receipt, I witnessing it.\n\nI saw a Chinese document belonging to Beaver after his apprehension at the Police Station. It was a kind of certificate from Chai Awei the pirate Chief, but who styled himself a Rebel, made showing that Beaver had been in his employ, and mention was there made of a man Wong Kee with another as having come from Kongnam (Keangnan), I believe, to carry out the Rebel movements.\n\n(97)\n\nI do not know the man who accompanied Pang Wo-ping. I could make inquiry concerning him, but I am quite certain that they were both there, and that I saw the basket with the lid to it.\n\nWith regard to the search of Assow's house, the anonymous letter was my only information that a musical box was stolen. I also knew that a man was in custody for stealing a barometer, which was referred to in the letter.\n\nI searched the house opposite Pat-mui's. Assow had interpreted here, and at my request, before I searched the house.\n\nLai Szekai still collects the rents for Mrs Caldwell's sister, under a lease which he has of the houses.\n\nI accompanied Mr Grand-Pré in searching the boats in one of which Po-pak-shing was seized; he was there on the spot, and was cognizant of the particulars himself. I was merely sent for to assist.\n\nI was present with Mr Anstey, Mr Cluff, Mr May, Mr Strachan, and several others at the Debtor's Gaol yard, on the afternoon of the day on which Mr May apprehended all the men on Bonham Strand.\n\nI never saw the men-either before deportation, when on their way to the ship, or when on board.\n\nI know nothing about what Boggs says of the payment of black-mail by the pirates to Ma-chow Wong.\n\nI have given Assow to interpret at Ma-chow Wong's trial. I don't think I have given him one since Ma-chow Wong's trial. I consider honesty as necessary for Interpreter.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-074 - Lieut. Governor Caine & Sir Robinson - 1859 [6-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 248611, "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": "CO129-076 - Individuals - 1859", "page_number": 214, "title": "CO129-076 - Individuals - 1859", "content_text": "(6)\n\nBay, and have their domestic offices properly at their rear, or so far at the side as not to be a nuisance and an obstruction.\n\nSo much for access to the Praya through the back door, instead of the front. And now for a fair consideration of the Praya itself, as conducing to the convenience or embellishment of Central Victoria.\n\nOne.\n\nThe undersigned affirms of this work, and calls upon His Excellency, with all respect, to cause the Surveyor General to report upon the following asseverations regarding it, for the guidance of the Secretary of State, that within the short distance of one-half mile, forming the entire frontage of Central Victoria, say from Pedder's Wharf to Circular Buildings, the proposed Praya must pass over every Culvert and main Sewer, both of the upper and the lower town, at their very outfall, and raised nowhere at a higher level than ten feet above that outfall, and its reeking odours at low tide, in a tropical latitude.\n\nThat during the whole working day, the said Praya must be the platform of a busy traffic in the frequent transit of foreign merchandise across it, to or from the European Godowns and numerous Ship-chandleries, and in the unceasing transit of native merchandise to and from the numerous Chinese Bazaars and the China town proper, known as Bonham Strand, and further, in the constant unlading of Provision Boats at the Central and Western Markets, abutting upon the Praya.\n\nThat several of these Chinese Bazaars, and lines of Chinese Hongs, abut, either gablewards or rearwards, upon the future Praya, and are already built out to the last available foot within the Praya line.\n\nThat immediately upon this inner line, are situated the Cesspools, the Public Privies and Urinals, of a densely populated Chinese Quarter, and that the same are thus placed, and are being completed at this moment under Government inspection, from the sheer impossibility of placing them anywhere else, with due regard to sanitary considerations.\n\nSuch constructions however on the Marine Parade, embellishing the City of Victoria, as viewed by Lord Stanley, are, to say the least, a novel supplement either abroad or at home.\n\nIf the foregoing averments be true, the undersigned can come to no other conclusion, than that the Bowring Praya along Central Victoria can never prove other than a crowded and bustling 50 feet gangway, fit for wharf purposes, and for no other purposes whatsoever.\n\nThe undersigned is quite willing to concede to this portion of the proposed work, viz., the centre, a high degree of usefulness under certain limitations, which he will explain by and by. What he challenges is, the opinion that it will conduce to the embellishment of the City of Victoria, or to the healthful recreation of its European inhabitants.\n\nThe undersigned has already protested against its extension Eastward or Westward, and now proceeds to exhibit the grounds of his objection.\n\nUnder the peculiar aspect which the sea-shore buildings took at the first projection of the City of Victoria, some sixteen years ago, fronting south instead of north, a line of Road, known as the Queen's Road, was formed on their south frontages.\n\nThis Road, constituting the highway and main thoroughfare of the Island, runs due east and west, the entire length of the City.\n\nNow it does so happen, unfortunately for the claims of the Bowring Praya, that if ever constructed at all, it must run parallel or nearly so with this complete and perfect road under the following extraordinary circumstances.\n\nThe undersigned affirms, that the new road cannot be, at any one point throughout its line, (reserving Bonham Strand,) more than 100 yards distant from the old one—throughout a great portion of the line not one-half that distance, while at several points of it, the two roads must come into actual contact!\n\nThe only difference between the two would thus be, that the new one would be on the sea-beach,—the old one 100 yards inshore from it.\n\nThe undersigned conceives that he has only to state the position of two highways running nearly parallel to, and within 100 yards of each other—both upon the same level or nearly so throughout—both starting from the same point and leading to the same terminus,—to establish an anomaly in road-engineering, which requires some special apology.\n\nThe undersigned expresses himself content with the old road for all useful purposes, and refuses to buy a new one 100 yards nearer the sea, at a cost of £33,452 per mile, especially when the Colonial chest has not funds to construct the first half mile of it, after the appropriations of 8th December last, and even under the exclusion of all other Public Works.\n\nThe undersigned requests that His Excellency will be pleased to cause the Surveyor General to report upon the foregoing averments, for the guidance of the Secretary of State; the Report (with a ground plan shewing the two Roads), to include the difference of level per mile throughout the line, and with a scale to measure the distance between the two lines at such points as may strike the reader.\n\nOn the foregoing grounds the undersigned protests against the extension of the Praya line, eastward or westward, beyond the points he now proceeds to submit.\n\nThe undersigned is of opinion, that a Causeway at the water-line, which shall connect Webster's Bazaar with Gilman's Bazaar, embracing the Central Market, and the numerous Chinese alleys which have so unfortunately grown up in the very heart of the Foreign Quarter, constituting a standing danger to it, is a work preeminently necessary, both for sanitary and Police purposes, and to secure access for the engines in cases of fire.\n\nFurther, that a Causeway extending from Gibb's Pier to Robert's Shipyard, and thus embracing the entire China town, is necessary on the same grounds, as well as for facilitating the traffic of that quarter.\n\nBoth these sections are at this moment in course of construction, and the undersigned, on the 8th day of December last, voted funds towards completing them.\n\nBut beyond these sections, on either side, the undersigned protests against any disturbance of the existing Water-ways, every separate Establishment having a Pier of its own, of solid masonry, on the proposed Praya level and scale of construction, thus leaving nothing to be desired on the score of sanitary consideration.\n\nHe protests upon the grounds that, to throw all these private Piers into one by a connecting Causeway, is not only unnecessary and a waste of the Public funds, but involves a breach of that privacy of each separate House, which was bought and bargained for in the original contract.\n\nShould it be supposed that such a Causeway would public convenience,\" the undersigned would ask, In what respect?\n\nThe only conceivable respect would be, that of providing more numerous Landing-places.\n\nTo this the undersigned rejoins, that within the space of 500 yards, forming the entire European Frontage of Central Victoria, there are already no less than three Government Wharves, three open Bazaar Wharves (thoroughfares for all classes) and four Private Wharves, open to all Europeans,—thus giving one Landing-place to every 50 yards.\n\nWith new Piers thrown out from the Government and Bazaar Wharves, nothing would remain to be desired.\n\nThat such a Causeway would not contribute to the convenience of the Marine Lot Holders, whose Lease-hold rights are at stake, is abundantly proved by the fact, that instead of asking for it as a boon, they, one and all, resist it as a trespass.\n\nC\n\nLastly. The undersigned would commend to the serious consideration of His Excellency and this Honourable Council, the critical state of the Colonial Finances.\n\nIt is happily true they are free and unembarrassed at this moment, but to keep them so, and to bear out the cautious advice of Lord Stanley, is the difficulty.\n\nThe Colonial Revenue is balanced by the expenditure to such a nicety, that the failure of any one principal source of Revenue must almost necessarily beget a deficit on the year's transactions, the very last year's expenditure having actually exceeded the income.\n\nThere are no less than 28 separate sources of Revenue on the Treasurer's Books, all of which are unsecured and fluctuating, save one, the Land-rental; so that\n\n(7)\n\n210", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-076 - Individuals - 1859.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 257282, "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": "CO129-094 - Acting Governor Mercer - 1863 [11-10]", "page_number": 218, "title": "CO129-094 - Acting Governor Mercer - 1863 [11-10]", "content_text": "70.\n\n71.\n\n214\n\nDuring the whole of my experience, a principal drain I will admit, but this was caused, not by the volume of water, but by the passage of many hundred tons of stone and earth from landslips blocking up the drain. This intercepting sewer is impracticable of execution except in a very minor degree, and until the city extends further seaward, there will be no undue pressure upon any of the drains.\n\nCircumstance I have referred to in my statement at an last meeting. Par: 52.\n\nThe Central part of Victoria. Cannot extend further as non-any.\n\nPar: 30- All surface drainage arranged flows directly into the sewers, and by that means alone up to the present time have they been kept clear and flushed.\n\nPar: 51 I am of opinion from the natural formation of the site on which Victoria stands that the proposed intercepting sewers must run Westward and Eastward from Pollinger Street: - Granted they are to be made, where are they to be discharged? into the heart of the lower Bazaar on the West, and at the Plaza on the East levels will be arrange ...\n\nThe Lewers they would have to pass below all the main drains which excessively difficult-", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-094 - Acting Governor Mercer - 1863 [11-10].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 258630, "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": "CO129-097 - Acting Governor Mercer - 1864 [1-2] & Sir Robinson - 1864 [1-3]", "page_number": 166, "title": "CO129-097 - Acting Governor Mercer - 1864 [1-2] & Sir Robinson - 1864 [1-3]", "content_text": "Mern 3. Forms the Praya at the termination of Thea Lane next Lot 1/4, also with a double frontage.\n\nItem 41. Provides for the formation of the Praya Tower Bazaar in front of a Section of M. Lot N.3, it commences from the edge of the Section 6 to Bonham Strand Causeway and extends to the rear thereof to the Praya of lower Bazaar near the Water Police Boat Station, then continues being in conjunction with the Tenants of Mr. Lotos-formers 80 to 89 inclusive, she having partially built on their portion at different periods and by different contractors, has caused the whole order to be impossible for me to approve of it. The Tenants arranged to rebuild the whole line under one contract, this work having to be done according to their rates in common accord.\n\nItem 5. Mr. Borington's portion of the Praya has been formed at such a low level that it necessitates raising it by two feet over a length of 300 feet, the coping stones will be re-laid and the line finishes with a parapet.\n\nForward\n\nb21b\n\n1200\n\n$ 7416\n\n- \n164", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-097 - Acting Governor Mercer - 1864 [1-2] & Sir Robinson - 1864 [1-3].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 258632, "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": "CO129-097 - Acting Governor Mercer - 1864 [1-2] & Sir Robinson - 1864 [1-3]", "page_number": 168, "title": "CO129-097 - Acting Governor Mercer - 1864 [1-2] & Sir Robinson - 1864 [1-3]", "content_text": "REPORT AND ESTIMATE No. 8.\n\nJanuary 1864.\n\nOF 1864.\n\n166\n\nNo. 38.)\n\nin Victoria my xc)\n\nDATED\n\nPARTICULARS.\n\nLABOUR.\n\nMATERIALS TO BE PURCHASED.\n\nMATERIALS TO BE ISSUED FROM STORES.\n\nPORTION OF WORK TO BE PERFORMED BY CONTRACT.\n\nC. G. $ C.\n\ncarries forward\n\nthrough the wall where it is July no drains exist in one district where the swell set in his from Seer House Street to Lower Bazaar, that I propose making this change; it will connect in the home the lower stones of the parapet and under course stone 12 inches thick with chamfered price and other stone which is 2ft by 7.8 as\n\nThis work in the stone now on, a4 a flight th by 27. th construction se brought forward parapet will be used a for paving.\n\nby measurement soon the coping stone or services will be executed by contract.\n\nThe above of the lost itton on the case of t\n\nFor lineal ...\n\nCasualties,...\n\nTOTAL.\n\nC. 7416\n\nc. TOTAL...... 584\n\n$8000\n\nfirestone Arm\n\nSurveyor General.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-097 - Acting Governor Mercer - 1864 [1-2] & Sir Robinson - 1864 [1-3].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 261342, "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": "CO129-104 - Sir Robinson - 1865 [1-3] & Acting Governor Mercer - 1865 [3-4]", "page_number": 41, "title": "CO129-104 - Sir Robinson - 1865 [1-3] & Acting Governor Mercer - 1865 [3-4]", "content_text": "(Art. of Insts, No. 38.)\n\n**OFFICE OF SURVEYOR GENERAL**\n**ESTIMATE OF THE EXPENSE NECESSARY TO BE INCURRED FOR**\n**Praya Wall, Victoria**\n\n## REPORT AND ESTIMATE No. # OF 1865\n### DATED 2nd January 1865\n\n| MATERIALS TO BE PURCHASED | LABOUR | MATERIALS TO BE ISSUED FROM STORES | PORTION OF WORK TO BE PERFORMED BY CONTRACT | TOTAL |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| $ C. | $ C. | $ C. | $ C. | |\n| 1000 | 500 | 1000 feet | 1000 | |\n\nThe Praya wall is now completed from East Point to the Endry repairs to Ray ou New Netlah in Belcher's Bay, a length of 2th miles, the only wall break being between the Eastion Market and The Harbor Mastics spans to handing office.\n\nRepairs to landing slips and Piers are constantly required, especially after any storm. This Estimate provides also for the repairs of landing slips and Piers.\n\nIt is now proposed that a considerable portion of the Parapet between Ice House and Lower Bazaar has to be altered, it being found that the holes left for drainage every 2 feet do not answer, to make the parapet solid with openings for drainage every 6ft. This has invariably been done with those portions of the walls lately created and is the means of preventing the parapet stone from being loosened by the Chinese Boatmen. A clause in the new Marine leases provides in future for the construction of the sea wall by the Government, the Crown Tenants paying the expenses thereof; this arrangement will be the cause of considerable saving in repairs to Sea walls in future.\n\nThe vote of Council is for $2500.\n\n**Approved,**\n/ Signed **Hercules G. Robinson**\nGovernor.\n\n| Casualties | $ C. | TOTAL | $ |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| | | | 2500 |\n\n**W. W. Robinson**\nActing Surveyor General.\n\n39\n40", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-104 - Sir Robinson - 1865 [1-3] & Acting Governor Mercer - 1865 [3-4].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 265593, "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": "CO129-113 - MacDonnell - 1866 [5-6]", "page_number": 63, "title": "CO129-113 - MacDonnell - 1866 [5-6]", "content_text": "# The Situation of Yeong Apam\n\nexplaining the circumstances of his filling in ground and building retaining wall.\n\nIn the 62 year 1858 your Petitioner was granted a piece of ground by the Government near the sea side situate in Morrison Street, Lower Bazaar, the sea wall being 103 feet long cost him $10 per foot total $1,050, the surface the ground being 55 feet deep and 119 feet long cost him for filling in with rough stone and sand $2,000 – making the total outlay $3,050. which ground the Surveyor General now wishes to resume for Government.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-113 - MacDonnell - 1866 [5-6].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 268705, "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": "CO129-119 - Public Offices - 1866", "page_number": 285, "title": "CO129-119 - Public Offices - 1866", "content_text": "the Seignorage must be paid, while if sold in the bazaar the value is fixed by the known the real equivalent Mint outture.\n\na result Therefore of $100 Mexican to in is India Rs 2184/4 to 219, that upsets his argument about the rate of Exchange necessary to prevent the Export of silver from Hongkong to India. Again he makes a Calculation of the equivalent drawing rate of Hongkong Compared with the value of rupee in India in silver brought from London, of which...\n\n279 I fail to see the Connection with the supply of bullion to the Hongkong Mint. It is not necessary that the circuitous route India should be one of by which silver flows to China, any more than that it should exclusively reach that destination direct from London. Via California Silver arrives in China (already to a considerable extent) cheaper by the lower charges of transport.\n\nThe objections urged against the success of the Hongkong Mint appear to me to be equally conclusive as against...", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-119 - Public Offices - 1866.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 282726, "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": "CO129-146 - Lieut Governor Whitfield - 1870 [10-12]", "page_number": 364, "title": "CO129-146 - Lieut Governor Whitfield - 1870 [10-12]", "content_text": "## THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 16TH APRIL, 1870.\n\n### GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.\n\n**No. 36.**\n\nHis Excellency SIR RICHARD GRAVES MACDONNELL, C. B., has been pleased to appoint ALFRED LISTER, Esquire, to be Sheriff of Hongkong, from this date until further notice, vice M. S. TONNOCHY, Esquire.\n\nBy Command,\n\nColonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 2nd April, 1870.\n\n**No. 115.**\n\nJ. GARDINER AUSTIN, Colonial Secretary.\n\n### GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.\n\nThe following Regulations for Street-Chairs and Chair-Coolies are published for general information.\n\nBy Command,\n\nColonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 2nd October, 1869.\n\nJ. GARDINER AUSTIN, Colonial Secretary.\n\nNo Street Chairs may ply for hire after midnight; they may, however, carry their fares as long as required.\n\nEach Chair is secured for a sum of $50. Should articles of a higher value than this be lost in any Chair, there will be very little hope of their recovery through the Security.\n\nWhen loss of property in any Street Chair is suspected, its number should be forwarded to the Registrar General at once without any loss of time.\n\nWhen ground of complaint arises against any Street Chair-Coolie, the Person aggrieved may either hand the offender over to the Police, or send a Memorandum of the complaint and the Chair's Number to the Registrar General. It must however be remembered, that the Registrar General can inflict only a reprimand, but neither fine nor imprisonment without the testimony of an eye witness on oath.\n\nThis however may be supplied by any Chinese who witnessed the Offence, if accredited by a confirmatory note from his employer.\n\nPersons who are inconvenienced by the congregating of Chairs near their premises should notify the Registrar General, who will, if practicable, establish a \"Chair Stand\" in the nearest convenient place, and as far as possible enforce the Ordinance in regard to it.\n\nAn attempt will be made to enforce the ordinary \"Rule of the Road,\" along Queen's Road, more especially in the evening. It is requested that all Persons riding in Chairs or driving Vehicles will co-operate with the Police by observing the Rule of keeping the left side.\n\nEach Street Chair carries on the back of its Number Board, a Tariff of Fares, condensed from the following:\n\n### LEGALISED TARIFF OF FARES FOR CHAIRS, CHAIR BEARERS, AND BOATS, IN THE COLONY OF HONGKONG.\n\n| Service | Fare |\n| --- | --- |\n| Chairs, or Ordinary Pullaway Boats, Half hour | 12 cents |\n| Hour | .50 cents |\n| Three hours | .75 cents |\n| Six hours | One Dollar |\n| Day (from 6 to 6) | |\n| Night Fares (after 8 P.M.) | .10 cents extra |\n| CHAIR HIRE TO OUT DISTRICTS.* | |\n| To Stanley and back | .50 cents per Man |\n| Beyond Victoria and back | .60 cents per Man |\n| LICENSED BEARERS (EACH.) Half day | 20 cents |\n| Day | .36 cents |\n\n* Persons who make short excursions out of the town should understand that they are quite at liberty to pay by the hour if they prefer to do so.\n\nVictoria lies below the level of Robinson Road, and includes all the town between the Mint and the Western Slaughter House, with the Race-course.\n\nCopies of the above Tariff, in English and Chinese, or of these Regulations, can be obtained on application at the Registrar General's Office.\n\nRegistrar General's Office, 1st October, 1869.\n\n### GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.\n\nOwners of Tenements assessed to the Police, Lighting, Water and Fire Brigade Rates, are informed that the Rates are payable in advance during and within the month of April, for the Second Quarter of the year 1870.\n\n### NOTICE.\n\nThe attention of Rate Payers is drawn to the Second Clause of Ordinance No. 9 of 1869, which Clause specifies that in Default in the Payment of Rates, such arrears may be sued for by the Colonial Treasurer in the Court of Summary Jurisdiction, and a Certificate under the hand of the Treasurer, setting forth the particulars of the sums due for Rates and then outstanding shall be \"Prima facie evidence of the Facts certified by the Treasurer.\n\nRate Payers are therefore informed that all Rates in arrear after the 30th April, 1870, will be sued for in accordance with the Provisions of the Clause and Ordinance specified above.\n\nFREDK. FORTH, Colonial Treasurer.\n\nColonial Treasury, Hongkong, 7th April, 1870.\n\n### NOTICE.\n\nAny persons who have in their possession old Registration Tickets belonging to Servants who have left or have been dismissed, are requested to send the same to this Office, with any remarks, on separate papers, they may wish to have recorded.\n\nIt would much tend to the more satisfactory working of the Registration of Domestic Servants, if Registration Tickets were in every case kept completely out of the possession of the Servants themselves. On the dismissal of a Servant his Ticket should be sent to this Office, unless it can be handed at once to his new Employer, and should on no account be confided to his own custody.\n\nALFRED LISTER, Acting Registrar General.\n\nRegistrar General's Office, Hongkong, 28th May, 1869.\n\n### NOTICE.\n\nConsignees and Masters of Ships are hereby informed that, after the 15th Proximo, the Boundary, North of which Vessels shall not anchor, is as follows:--- Kellet's Island bearing E. by S. 1/2 S.\n\nAll Ships to be properly moored with 35 fathoms Chain (East and West). The passage between the North Boundary of Men-of-War anchorage and the Kowloon Peninsula is to be kept clear.\n\nSteamers and Vessels not having definite employment will still remain on the North side.\n\nH. G. THOMSETT, R.N., Harbor Master, &c.\n\nHarbor Master's Office, Hongkong, 9th September, 1869.\n\n### No. 70.-List of DEAD LETTERS\n\nwhich have been returned from the General Post Office, London, and other places, for the various reasons assigned upon them, addressed to undermentioned, the writers of which can obtain them on application.\n\n| Name | Address |\n| --- | --- |\n| Adair, Hy. J. | Yokohama |\n| Beach, John | Langdale Street, London, E.C. |\n| Bell, Mr. | Engineer Works, Yokohama |\n| Bendick, J. E. | 37, Natoma Street, San Francisco |\n| Bishop, S. S. | Newcastle, N.S.W. |\n| Bonanjee, Limjeebhoy Patiwala | Hongkong |\n| Busch, J. | David Strasse, Hamburg |\n| Baxton, Mes. S. | Commercial Road, London |\n| Campbell, Joseph | U.S. Mint, San Francisco |\n| Canovan, Emma | Sacramento City, California |\n| Carvell, Jesse | Shanghai |\n| Cassumbhoy Nathabley Sons & Co. | Hongkong |\n| Chase, J. B. | San Francisco, California |\n| Ching Hong | Malee Wood, California |\n| Craig, John | San Francisco, California |\n| Davis, Peter | Dutchess & Co., New York |\n| De Vries, Thomas | San Francisco |\n| Easton, Edward | Shanghai |\n| Eastwood, W. P. | Manchester |\n| Ewing, Frank | 130, Dupont Street, San Francisco |\n| Fangoy, F. W. | of New York, Williersburg |\n| Findlay, Alexander | Portland, Oregon |\n| Flood, Edward | Opera Restaurant, San Francisco |\n| Girola, Madame | Turin |\n| Hagemann, Captain | barque Johann Smidt, Yokobama |\n| Halsey, Mrs. | Julia C., Greenc, New York |\n| Harding, Captain | barque Stirling, New York |\n| Hughes, Mr. Johé | Alleghany, Penn., U.S.A. |\n| Jackson, Mary Anne | 67, St. George's Street, London, E. |\n| Jansen, George | State Franklin, North America |\n| Jenkins, Clara | 41, Fifth Street, New York |\n| Johnson, R. B. | Post Office, San Francisco |\n| Kader Maydem | Flower Bazaar, Madras |\n| Kooppamalo | Cain's Street, Cuddalore, Madras |\n| Lamont, Captain | burque Ettrick, Yokohama |\n| Lehmann, E. C. & Co. | London |\n| Maggs, Alies | 15, Berkley Street, Bristol |\n| Merrick, Mrs. Ñ. A. | San Francisco |\n| Millican, G. | 73, Trafalgar Street, Walworth Road, Loudon |\n| Millican, Miss | 11 Ann's Row, Walworth Road, London |\n| Mitchell, Miss Alice | 8, Charlotte Street, King's Cross, London |\n| Mottu, Álfred | cure of 1. M. Jaquemot, Yokohama |\n| Monastier, Simon | or Simon Lyon, Yokohama |\n| Murphy, Joseph | 13, Third Street, San Francisco |\n| \"Nação\" Redacção da | Lisboa |\n| Nealon, Miss L. | Thomas Street, Whitechapel Road, London |\n| Nissene, Doctor | New York |\n| Nicol, Peter | San Francisco |\n| Noad, James | San Francisco |\n| Olles, George | 1,012, Battery Street, San Francisco |\n| Osborn, Jobu | St. Mary's Parish, Louisinaa, U.S.A. |\n| Palmer, C. P. | Box 379, New York |\n| Parsons, Ann | 18, Kensington View, Prescot Road, Liverpool |\n| Phalen, C. S. | Yokobama |\n| Pick up, Miss E. | Pembroke Place, London Road, Liverpool |\n| Ramonha, Barber | Jownpeor, near Javaneckapoorah, Bengal |\n| Rossignol, Mrs. H. Le | Grove Hotel, Granville, France |\n| Roth, C. Aug. | Frankfort S. M., Germany |\n| Short, Mr. | passenger per steamer Japan, Yokohama |\n| Stokes, George | Gyfethland, Glamorganshire, Wales |\n| Sutton, John | 4 Gates Strect, Poplar, London |\n| Taylor, Joba | 3 St. Ann's Square, Manchester |\n| Thevenin, C. L. | Hongkong, (refused) |\n| Th...ger, E. B. D. | Payinaster H.N., Admiralty, London |\n| Thompson, Miss, Milly | Yokoliama |\n| Thornton, Mrs. J. | 116, South Fifth Street, Jersey City, USA. |\n| Torriani, Maria Antonietta | Milauo |\n| Toller, Lieut. J. E. | Royal Engineers, Dover |\n| Wakefield, Miss Grace | Sacramento, California |\n| Webster, John | on board the British barque Albert, New York |\n| Williams, Mrs. Ann | West Broadway, New York |\n| Wills, Mrs. M. | Post Office, Plyn:outh, England |\n| Wyman, W. | San Francisco, California |\n\nF. W. MITCHELL, Postmaster General.\n\nGeneral Post Office, Hongkong, 16th April, 1870.\n\nPage 198\nPage 356\nPage 190", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-146 - Lieut Governor Whitfield - 1870 [10-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 284904, "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": "CO129-150 - Lieut Governor Whitfield - 1871 [5-6]", "page_number": 348, "title": "CO129-150 - Lieut Governor Whitfield - 1871 [5-6]", "content_text": "38 \nElgin Street Main Hollywood Road Arbuthnot Road S. \nJonours Castle Road from the queue Strut \nA \nMes que Garrison by Lyndhurst Terrace Dr. \n0 \nWellington Street \nL \nStanley Street. \nA \nWyndham Street \nA \nOld Bailey Hut at K \nChancery Lane); \n\n39 \n344 \nPublic Garden Main. \nCentral Police Station & No. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, No 8 \nSupplies. \nPost Office Supply \nThe conservation of the Main \nand inspection of the same, in case of Leakage to \nGogo & Gough Streets Dr. Isquare Street. \nA \nTaipingshan Street Dr. Upper & Lower Lascar Row Do Queen's Road Benham Strand \nJervois Street. \nCentre Street. \nCentral Market Glenely Pants. \nHospital Road \nWanchai Road \n\nsupervise repairs and keep them in proper \norder, \nas also all stop-cocks \nValow 1 19 \n4 \nDo \nBowrington \nA \nMatheson Street \nDe \nPannington bruit. \ncAlbany Street. \nPraya East & Jardine Bazaar 150 \nA \nDo \nWestern Market House Lo Government House) ____ Dr. \nGovernment Office Victoria Goal \nD \nDo \n1st by 37. Public Hydrants, to \nsuperintend and keep in a \nproper state \nand in case of repairs and to adjust \nthe water in the Main and \nto concentrate the supply when a fire \noccurs, \n30 ao \nto keep in proper state \nIthly Fire Cocks, to keep in \norder of repairs and in case \nof fire to adjust", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-150 - Lieut Governor Whitfield - 1871 [5-6].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 288833, "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": "CO129-159 - Sir Kennedy - 1872 [9-12]", "page_number": 206, "title": "CO129-159 - Sir Kennedy - 1872 [9-12]", "content_text": "808\n\nTHE LONDON AND CHINA TELEGRAPH.\n\nmeans we do not know. Why it is so we do not know. It behoves the Government to know whether any persons are engaged in introducing a false lead currency, depreciating the coin it has issued, and making endless trouble and anxiety to the masses of the poor people to take effective measures to protect the value of its currency to terrify forgers and prevent the issue of any currency that will destroy its credit and the value of its coin,\n\nThe province of Bahang was originally a Laotian region. During the wars with the Laos the Siamese conquered this region, and eventually placed over it a Siamese governor. It is now regarded as Siamese territory, and is the extreme limit of Siam proper on the north-west. Rahang on the west joins British Burmah; on the north it joins several Laotian provinces that are again subject to Chienguai. Chiengmai is a Laotian province, and is still governed by Laotian princes. His Majesty the King of Siam usually concurs in appointing the successor of any Chiengmai Laotian prince who may have deceased. Persons who may be obnoxious to the laws of Siam often escape to Chiengmai, and while there the Siamese do not usually succeed in gaining possession of their persons. Is Chiengmai a conquered province? Is it tributary to Siam, and to what extent; or is it simply under the protection of Siam, as was Cambodia? All these are questions full of interest.\n\nIt is said that Messrs. Vrooman and Culbertson made the distance from Bangkok to Rahang in twenty-two days. Last week the Rev. Mr. Culbertson returned from Rahiang to Bangkok in four days. This is very rapid travelling by the boats usually employed for such purposes.\n\nBORNEO.\n\nSARAWAK.\n\nWe learn from the Sarawak Gazette that the Qhop Estate and other property of Baroness Coutts, at Lundu, was sold by public auction on the 19th September, realising about $1,500. The house and plantations at Tanah Puteh were bought for $800 by Ken What, a Chinese merchant in the Bazaar, who intends to present a large piece of ground to his countrymen for a public burying-place, and keep up the house for the accommodation of pleasure seekers from Kuching.\n\nThe steamer Firefly, formerly the yacht belonging to the Honourable the Resident of Sarawak, is to run in the Rejang river, between Sibu, Kanowit, Matu, and Rejang, a run of rather more than one hundred miles.\n\n[Nov. 18, 1872\n\n4. The actual excess of revenue over expenditure for the year 1871 was $151,592.\n\n5. The sub-committee think this Supply Bill may be at once explored.\n\n(Signed)\n\nJ. W. W. BIRCH.\n\nJ. J. GREENSHIELDS.\n\nT. SHELFORD.\n\nThe Government, with a view to the public convenience, has procured a considerable quantity of silver and copper small coin, which the Treasury obligingly issues at par. The Kling money-changers, however, are turning this to account, by drawing coin from the Treasury, for which they charge 2 per cent. on issuing it in the square and elsewhere, persistently refusing to abate a single pie, on the ground that small change is very scarce. Even Chinese shopkeepers demand 1 per cent. It would be a boon to every chief if a plan were devised whereby this annoying imposition might be avoided.\n\nThe state of affairs in Deli is thus sketched in the Batavia Handelsblad. The reports as to how matters stand in Deli are far from favourable. The troops suffer much from sickness, above all from fevers, and as we have said before from diarrhoea and swollen feet. If the Hill Battas make common cause with the enemy, the situation will become an untenable one. As to the bentings, we are informed that they call forth admiration as well by their position as by their plan and strength. Without suspecting it, one finds one's self sometimes suddenly opposite a benting barely fifty paces off. These bentings are so built that grenades scarcely do any harm; by means of a thick bamboo covering, they have been made shell-proof. It will be seen that our brave troops have a hard task before them.\n\nA writer in the Straits Times says: In the eighth paragraph of the Governor's Minute on the sale of the land in connection with the building and repairing of the markets, laid before the Legislative Council on Sept. 26 last, his Excellency reports that at Malacca about 8,000 square feet of land near the Tron Bridge had been sold for $5,000, which sum is to be appropriated for the erection of a commodious market; I was at the spot very shortly after the sale, and was surprised to learn that a plot of land, containing, in my opinion, more than 8,000 square feet, adjoining the plot sold by Sir Harry Ord, had been given to a rich Chinese at Malacca by the Government for his sole use and benefit. The fortunate recipient of this noble gift has erected a block of substantial shops on the site, which is likely to yield a rental of $90 per mensem at least. It appears to me very desirable that the public should be informed upon what grounds such valuable public property has been given to a private individual. A commission is needed to inquire into, and report fully upon, the whole of the circumstances connected with this singular transaction, for which Sir Harry Ord is not responsible--the gift having been made, I believe, under the auspices of Capt. Shaw, the Lieut.-Governor, and Colonel Anson whilst officiating as Governor.\n\nWe cull the following items of News from the Penang Argus: Mr. Baumgarten, the Registrar of the Supreme Court here, is about to retire on a pension, and is to be succeeded by Mr. Bradford from Penang, Mr. Harvey taking the latter's post. Colonel Anson will be back from home by February next. The Government have extended the term of service in the Straits to enable him to carry out the Judicial changes which are forthcoming. Recent failures in Singapore tot up to $700,000, the Chetties suffering to the extent of $450,000.\n\nThe Sarawak Sugar Company's creditors have held a meeting in the Court House, when a first and final dividend of 0 per cent. was declared.\n\nThe Government advertise that the coal seams of Simonjan in the Sudong river and Silantek in the Batang Lapar, about four to five feet thick, may be worked by an individual or company on a payment of ten cents per ton brought to grass. The Simunjan seams are about 34 miles from a navigable river, and the Silantek seams are close to a small stream navigable for boats only, and about twelve miles from a large navigable river. The Governor has applied for a further extension of his offer. The Government offers a free passage by the S.S. Royalist from and back to Singapore to any person desirous of examining the seams.\n\nGovernment proposes to erect suitable building for a Sanatarium on one of the minor peaks of the Matang mountain, if there is any prospect of invalids availing themselves of such a locality. Dr. Houghton specifies the following advantages:-A S.E. aspect, temperature ranging from 66 deg. to 88 deg., abundance of excellent water, perfect accessibility from Kuching by water, a magnificent view over Sarawak, Lundu, Sudong, &c., and a gentle ascent from the foot of the mountain, admitting of invalids being carried up in chairs by coolies, always obtainable from the Rajah's Coffee plantation, through which the road passes.\n\nSTRAITS SETTLEMENTS.\n\nSINGAPORE.\n\nThe dates by this mail extend to the 13th Oct. No later mail had been received from London.\n\nCommercial Report.\n\n(For dates see first page.)\n\nIMPORTS.\n\nYOKOHAMA. There had been a good demand for Grey Shirtings and prices showed an improvement; sales had been on a good scale, and the market at the close was firm, especially for the heavier weights. Cotton Yarn had not met with so much inquiry, and prices were scarcely so high as those last quoted. Mousselines were lower, and with the exception of Black Velvets and Lastings, which were in good demand, there had been no particular change in other Woollen fabrics. Quotations:-Grey Shirtings, 7 lbs., $2.30 to 2.35 per piece; 8 to 8 lbs., $2.62 to 2.57; 9 lbs., $2.95 to 3. Cotton Yarn, No. 18 to 24, $40.50 to 42 per picul; Nos. 28 to 32, $47.25 to 48.25; Nos. 38 to 42, $45 to 48.\n\nHIOGO-OSAKA. Cotton Yarn: A fair amount of business had been done, and a good demand continued for Nos. 28/32. Nos. 1/24 were saleable, but owing to heavy stocks, prices were weak. Nos. 38/42 neglected. Grey Shirtings: The market showed some weakness during part of the month, and prices declined about 2c. per piece; they had since recovered, however, and closed firm. Taffachelas, Turkey Reds, and Velvets, in good demand; other Cottons more or less neglected.\n\nThe sub-committee appointed to consider the Second Supplementary Supply Bill for 1871, having examined the statements framed by the Auditor-General and published in the Blue-book of 1871, and which are separately laid before Council to-day, beg to report as follows:-\n\n1. This Supply Bill appears necessary to cover the only expenditure which exceeds the items provided for in the estimates and supplementary estimates of 1871.\n\n2. The sub-committee desire, however, to call the attention of the Council to the fact that the revenue for 1871 showed a net increase over that of 1870 of $26,055, and the expenditure a net decrease of $5,264.\n\n3. The actual revenue, as compared with the estimates for the year, showed an excess of $40,111—and while the expenditure was estimated at $1,870,006, it proved to be only $1,244,111, thus showing a net saving of $121,895.\n\nTo some extent\n\n204\n\n809\n\nwhich, with a sprinkling of Fychows, turned the bulk of the settlements. Only two or three chops of Pingsang had found buyers. The market remained quiet but firm.\n\nFoochow-Business during the week had been on a moderate scale and there had been no alteration in prices. No transactions had taken place in Oolongs. Congou: Settlements 12,732 chests at Tls. 5 to Tls. 20. The bulk of the transactions had been in Teas costing between Tls. 15 to Tls. 18, and the greater part was intended for the Continent. Settlements for England had been small. Arrivals, 18,750 chests. Souchong: 1,075 chests taken at Tls. 15% to Tls. 27. Arrivals, 700 chests. Oolongs: Owing to the continued firmness of holders no transactions had taken place. Arrivals, 4,950 half-chests. Scented Teas Settlements, 1,470 boxes at Tls. 17 to Tls. 20.4. Arrivals, 2,000 boxes. Flowery Pekoes: Settled 86 chests at Tls. 27. Arrivals, 150 chests.\n\nTIENTSIN. There had been a slight improvement at this port, not only were the waters on the plains no higher, but the dealers had made some small profit on their late purchases of Drills, Jeans, and common T-Cloths. Black Lastings and Velvets had been in some request, but Grey and White Shirtings were dull of sale, and rates unremunerative.\n\nHANKOW. Settling day had passed satisfactorily, but the subsequent improved demand previously looked for had not been realised. Holders were disposed to accept lower rates for all Cotton Goods. Of Woollens: Camlets was the only fabric wanted, but this article was scarce and H.D.B., of good assortment, had been placed at Tls. 16.40 per piece, to extent of 300 pieces. Lead: L.B. was quoted Tls. 1.60 to 4.65 per picul, but business had been very slack.\n\nSHANGHAI. The enquiry for Plain Cottons had continued, but the result, so far, had been unimportant, and had fallen far short of the business usually passing at this season of the year. Buyers had been deterred from operating in Shirtings and T-Cloths at all events as freely as they wished, by the quantities of goods forced upon them, and the consequent declining tendency of prices.\n\nGrey Shirtings: 7-lb. Grey Shirtings in fair demand and scarce, 8lbs. in good enquiry but easier; 7 lbs. Tls. 1.65 to 1.67; 8 lbs. Tls. 1.77 to 1.79 for Mildews; and Tls. 1.78 to 1.88 for sound common to best ordinary; Dewhurst's Eagle chop, Tls. 1.88. White Shirtings: 66-reed, Tls. 2.00; 60-reed, Tls. 1.80; lowest counts, Tls. 1.50. T-Cloths: Fair sales, but anxiety to realise had caused a further fall in value. Common 6 lb. Tls. 1.13 to 1.15; Dewhurst's T. quality Tls. 1.32; Mexican qualities, Tls. 1.45 to 1.52. A sale of 8lbs. Dewhurst's M.T., Tls. 1.72. Drills and Jeans: Both commanded a ready market at quotations; 13 lbs. to 15 lbs. Dutch and English Drills, Tls. 3.2 to 3.15; Jeans, Tls. 2.5 to 2.12 for English, Tls. 2.27 for 8 lbs. Dutch. Fancy Cottons: Chintzes, assorted, Tls. 1.41 to 1.60; Gentian Shirtings, Tls. 2.60; best Turkey Reds, Woollens: Tls. 2.60 per piece; other articles altogether neglected. Market dull; Camlets, Tls. 16 to 15. Other goods had received no notice. Metals: Scarcely anything doing.\n\nHONG KONG. The demand for Raw Cotton had strengthened with the approach of cool weather, and fair sales were being made at slightly better prices. Yarns were very little inquired for, and Nos. 16/24 and 28/32 could only be placed at lower rates. Drills only were in demand, and these were wanted at better values. In Woollens, Blankets had declined. All kinds of tin were slow of sale. Tin Plates were $1 per box lower. Quicksilver was steady. Rice had been in some demand for shipment to Swatow, but at the close the market was quiet at former quotations.\n\nFoochow. Sales had been effected of 1,000 pieces 8 lbs. Grey Shirtings at $2.77; 2,500 pieces 7 lbs. T-Cloths at $2.05 to 2.85; and 400 pieces 8 lbs. T-Cloths at $3.75.\n\nSAIGON. Although stocks were rather moderate, sales, with the exception of 6 lbs. T-Cloth could only be effected at reduced rates. Quotations: 8 lbs. Grey Shirtings, $2.62 per piece; 7 lbs., $2.20; 6 lbs. T-Cloth, $1.70; 5 lbs., $1.42; 4 lbs., $1.25; 4 lbs., $1.10.\n\nEXPORTS.\n\nTEA.\n\nYOKOHAMA. The amount of business done had about been on a par with that previously noted; settlements, chiefly of the medium grades, amounted to about 8,000 piculs, and had been made at gradually advancing prices, the market closing at fully $2 to 3 over last quotations for all except the finer grades, which remained as last stated. The quality had been fair; there was still a marked absence of common leaf, anything below medium being of very inferior quality. Supplies had been meagre, and stocks were reduced. The export had been as follows: Per P.M.S.S. Co.'s steamer China, to New York, 189,010 lbs.; to Chicago, 42,065 lbs.; to Boston, 6,100 lbs.; to San Francisco, 100,934 lbs.; per Emulation, for New York, 500,795 lbs.; per Etta Loring, for New York, 206,761 lbs.; per Leander, for New York, 707,702 lbs.; per Emma Augusta, for San Francisco, about 200,000 lbs.; and per Ceylon, for New York, 445,000 lbs. Including these two latter cargoes and that of the outgoing steamer, the export would be nearly two million pounds in excess of that of last season at the same date. Quotations:-Common, $5 to 28 per picul; good common, $20 to 31; medium $33 to 36; good medium, $37 to 40; fine, $41 to 43; finest, $44 to 47; choice, $50 and upwards.\n\nHIOGO-OSAKA A fairly active business had been transacted. Prices at the commencement of the month to within a few days of the close were easier, but owing to large purchases having been made, a hardening tendency was apparent at the close for all grades. Low grades were still scarce and dear. Settlements for the month from 15th Aug- were returned at 5,500 piculs, making a total of 26,000 piculs for the season, against 16,000 piculs for the corresponding period last year. Stocks were estimated at 5,000 piculs. The Caller On was loading for New York, and the Engelbert would take about 75 tons to San Francisco. The Jessie Isabel was about to sail for New York, with 293,064 lbs. Quotations Common, $16 to 20 per picul; good common, $21 to 25; medium, $26 to 30; good medium, $31 to 35; fine, $36 to 40; finest, $42 to 46; choice, $48 to 53; choicest, $54 and upwards.\n\nHANKOW. More business and a general advance of Tls. 1 per picul was reported. Settlements and reshipments for the week about 11,000 chests, Stock 3,300 packages, against about 1,400 last year.\n\nExport to date 51,000,000 lbs., against 53,000,000 lbs. last year at same time. Exchange, 6 m.s. Credit paper had advanced to 8.5 per tael, and the rates on Shanghai had risen to 3 per cent. for sight drafts and 3¾ per cent. for 10 days' paper.\n\nSHANGHAI. Black: The business in Congous had been unimportant, but former rates had been fairly supported by the extreme firmness of holders. Settlements for the week, 5,489 chests, at Tls. 14.50 to 30 per picul; stock, 29,120 chests, Green: No feature worthy of any special comment had presented itself; a little more had been done since exchange weakened. Attention had chiefly been turned to Moyanes.\n\nAMOY. Only about 1,000 half-chests of Ooloongs had been settled, and buyers were not operating owing to the uncertainty about the course of the exchange market. Tea-men were anxious to sell, but would not make a sufficient concession to counterbalance the advance in exchange. The steamship Teviot had sailed for New York with about 3,000 half-chests Amoy Ooloongs; the steamship Surprise was expected, and the Anglo-Saxon was the only vessel on the berth for that destination. Arrivals of Ooloongs to date, 174,916 half-chests: settlements 158,813, and stock 16,103 half-chests.\n\nCANTON. There had been but little inquiry for any descriptions, and the market had continued very quiet.\n\nSILK.\n\nYOKOHAMA. The market had continued to be fairly active, and a good business had been done, settlements amounting to about 1,800 bales, Hanks sorts as usual forming the bulk. Prices for both Hanks and Oshus (with the exception of Hamatskis which showed a still further decline) had advanced about $20 per picul. Quotations:-Hanks, Mybash and Sinchu, extra 32s. 6d., best 30s. 3¼d. to 31s. 0d., medium 28s. to 29s. 6d., inferior 24s. 6d. to 27s. 3d.; Oshu, extra 32s. 6d., best 31s. 6d. to 31s. 3d., medium 28s. 9d. to 29s. 10d., inferior 27s. 3d. to 28s.; Hamatski, medium 26s. 6d. to 27s. 6d.; Coshu, best 28s. 0d., medium 24s. 3d. to 26s. 7. Silk Worms' Eggs: Total arrivals to date about 750,000 cards, and settlements estimated at 450,900 cards; prices for green annuals quoted as follows- Best $8 to 9.75 per candil, good $2.50 to 3, medium $2 to 2.50, inferior $1.75 to 2; white annuals were worth $3 to 3.90 per card.\n\nSHANGHAI. At the close of last mail a considerable business was done, and buying had continued, partly stimulated by a lower exchange, and about 1,700 bales had found buyers at prices varying very little from those given in our last report. Good Silk had been steady and in fair demand, while common descriptions were neglected and declining. Tsatlee Market nearly cleared of Chop Silk, as also of good medium sorts, and in some instances contracts had been made for delivery of these latter for next mail. Hangchow: Sellers of medium at Tls. 400 to 465, but no buyers. Hainings: In consequence of the absence of demand for Raw Hainings last season, the bulk of the crop had this year been re-reeled. Export of Raw Haining little over 200 bales Stock of 1,100 bales last year, and holders of good Silks very firm. 250 bales included 100 bales of Fatmow's chop, which were held for Tls. 520 for No. 9 Taysaam: No settlements of Kaling reported. No. 3 to 3 Chincum bought at Tls. 400, Shaouhing at Tls. 380, and ordinary Laeyang at Tls. 345. Re-reeled: Fair Haining Tls. 500 to 570, medium offering at Tls. 510 to 550, Tsatlee still in over-supply, and prices weak.\n\nCANTON. Little or no change had taken place, and inactivity had prevailed. Prices were slightly easier, but no actual reduction had been made. The fifth crop, which continued to arrive, was of very poor quality--flabby but dry. The sixth crop, it was reported, will be no larger than the fifth, cold winds, which had come earlier than usual, having damaged the mulberry trees. The high rate of exchange and discouraging news from home still kept buyers out of the market, and in consequence the settlements were very small--under 50 bales; the present mail would, however, take forward some 300 bales of previous settlements. Stock, 2,000 bales Tsatlee, and with the sixth Crop and remainder of the fifth at least 3,500 bales more would be offered on the market this season. Several contracts for Rereels had been entered into, but for cargo ready for shipment there was no demand; some dealers were keeping back their stocks on the strength of the inferiority of the crops to arrive.\n\nThe Messageries Maritimes Co's steamer Pello, with the present inward French mail, arrived at Marseilles on the 12th inst. at eight A.M. She brings 68 passengers, 1,014 bales of silk, 1,912 packages tea, 309 packages copper, 1,868 bales tobacco, and 340 packages sundries for London. The cargo will be forwarded to London by the Company's steamer Copernic, and may be expected here about the 26th inst.\n\nBIRTHS, MARRIAGES, AND DEATHS.\n\nBIRTHS.\n\nALLEN-On the 10th Nov, at Singapore, Straits Settlements, the wife of Willworth Allen, Esq., of a daughter.\n\nBADGE-On the 20th Sept., at Hiogo, the wife of G. Badge, Esq., of a son.\n\nBOWRING-On the 10th Nov., at Torquay, the wife of Lewin B. Bowring, Esq., C.S.I., of a son.\n\nGERNON-On the 20th Sept., at Singapore, the wife of P. Gernon, of a son.\n\nGILLILAN-On the 4th Nov., at 4, Lyndhurst-road, Hampstead, Mrs. S. Gillilan, of a daughter.\n\nGRABHAM-On the 19th Sept., at her residence, Bangkok, Siam, Mrs. Graham, wife of Geo. G. Grabham, of a son.\n\nNOETZLI-On the 25th Sept., at Foochow, the wife of O. Noetzli, Imperial Maritime Customs, of a son.\n\nSWINHOE-On the 28th Sept., at the British Consulate, Ningpo, China, the wife of Robert Swinhoe, Esq., of a son.\n\nDEATHS.\n\nMACCAUGHEY-On the 6th Nov., at Akeley Wood, Backs, Hugh Wade Maccaughey, late of Wimbledon and Marine-parade, Brighton, in his 75th year.\n\nSOUCHAY-On the 11th Nov., at Withington House, Manchester, Charles Isaac Souchay, aged 78.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-159 - Sir Kennedy - 1872 [9-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 294114, "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": "CO129-168 - Sir Kennedy - 1874 [9-12]", "page_number": 84, "title": "CO129-168 - Sir Kennedy - 1874 [9-12]", "content_text": "was \n\nThe wharf to the Borneo Company's premises, some ten houses were knocked down. The ship Lizzie & Rosa lies off the Pig Lane wharf filled with water, having struck and injured her bottom. Outside of her, and bottom upwards, lay the Borneo Company's barque Courier. In front of the same company's offices also lies their vessel the Imogen, a total wreck, but we hear that the crew were saved. Farther out lay the Morning Light, a complete wreck, with all her masts gone, and beyond her were several other vessels dismasted and otherwise injured. In addition, we hear that the Maury and the Aldebaran were either badly damaged or had been wrecked. The steamer Amoy also got badly ashore; and the Siamese barque, name not known, sunk. M.M. steamer Ava has ridden the storm out admirably.\n\nEarly this morning she was observed steaming to her ordinary anchorage, having apparently, during the height of the gale, been forced to the Westward. We hear the little steamer Sea Bird, belonging to Lane, Crawford & Co., has sunk; and among the minor casualties we may mention one of the ferry boats; two Government steam launches sunk; the old Hospital ship ashore near the Naval Yard, and all the launches and boats belonging to that institution either ashore or broken up. At the extreme West Point were several junks ashore, laden with merchandise, and yesterday morning the Chinese were busily engaged diving for the cargo. A large number of bodies were washed up during the day, and some heartrending scenes occurred where men and others recognised their friends and relations. The Praya wall from the Bath House to the extreme West is almost completely washed away, and presented a most desolate appearance. The body of the captain of the Leonor was unexpectedly discovered, some time after the foundering of that vessel, actually half way up the Alley between Messrs. Turner & Co.'s and Messrs. Carlowitz, and nearer to the Queen's Road than to the Praya.\n\n## GREEN ISLAND.\n\nWe hear that the Therese collided with the Morning Light, and that the former is now lying bottom up near to Green Island, and that the latter vessel is lying near the same spot. It is reported that all, except two, men on board the Therese were lost, and if this is correct, the casualty is a very sad one, as the Captain, his wife and all on board would appear to have had no chance of escape. The Belle Sauvage is stated to have been last seen in this neighbourhood. A vessel, name not yet known however, was observed there yesterday broken up, but she is supposed to be another ship.\n\n## STONE CUTTER'S ISLAND.\n\nThis spot, one of the customary places of refuge for small craft, was crowded with junks and sampans of all descriptions at an early hour on Tuesday. Many of them however were, notwithstanding this precaution, unable to weather out the gale and were dashed ashore by the waves, where numbers of them lay high and dry bottom upwards yesterday. The loss of life among the Chinese must, it is feared, have been very great.\n\n## KOWLOONG.\n\nThe gale was felt very severely here, and the damage done to the junks which went over for refuge is also very large, many of them having been forced a great distance on shore. Three foreign vessels are also reported ashore.\n\n## EASTWARD.\n\nImmense damage, both in the harbour and ashore, was done Eastwards. As usual a number of native craft sought shelter in the creek, where in an ordinary way they are safe, but so violent was the wind that many of them over there were severely damaged or broken up. One junk, we hear, was cast ashore as far as 150 yards inland. The Wan Loong stranded and sank in this neighbourhood. In Jardine's Bazaar facing Causeway Bay, all the houses have been blown down. The Hongkong Ice Company's chimney fell, as also that of the Sugar Company. We learn also that the latter sustained great loss in consequence of the water rushing in some three feet deep and injuring a large quantity of sugar. Considerable injury was also done by water to one of Jardine, Matheson & Co.'s Godowns. Captain Glover's house was greatly damaged. One of Messrs. Jardine's residences, occupied by Mr. Magniac, was completely unroofed. At the East Point Foundry, the roof of the boiler shed was completely taken off, and the other parts of the premises sustained considerable damage. We also hear that they have lost two of their steam launches. Returning Westward, the Houses at Wanchai present almost as desolate an appearance as those in the Western part of the town. Numbers of them are unroofed and have sustained damage more or less serious. Near the Eastern Market about fifteen houses have been blown clean down, but we learn that the majority of the inmates escaped. The pier belonging to the Pier and Godown Company has met the expectations of the builders by weathering a typhoon of greater magnitude than could even have been anticipated. The galvanized shed and other structures upon it have, it is needless to say, been completely blown away. The Bath house was bound to go, and has gone completely - all that remains being one-half of the pier.\n\nA great deal of the wall at the cricket ground has been washed away.\n\n## PUBLIC AND PRIVATE BUILDINGS, ETC.\n\nThe loss in the Centre of the town has of course not been so great as at the Praya, but the injury is nevertheless of a heavy character. The Queen's Road has escaped pretty fairly, the worst injury being to some of the shops in the Queen's Road West. In Wellington Street, Messrs. Schellhase & Co.'s house, abutting on Graham Street, was unroofed and several of the partition walls blown away, and much injury done inside. In Hollywood Road, the top stories of several of the smaller houses are completely blown down, while some of the verandahs of the larger were swept away. Trees strewed the road in all directions, rendering it impassable at several points, and we may note here that the roads in all directions were strewn with branches and in many instances with whole trees. In Aberdeen-street, the London Mission House received the full force of the gale - several windows being blown right out and partition walls, &c., shattered. The house at the corner of Staunton and Aberdeen Streets has been almost completely stripped of its verandahs; and a number of Chinese houses in the same locality were unroofed, while others sustained damage of a less serious nature. In Bridges Street about a dozen houses occupied by Portuguese fell down, but fortunately not more than one person was injured. He was a Manilaman, who was unfortunately sick and could not be got off his bed in time to prevent his being buried under the ruins of the falling house, though his wife made every effort in her power to get him taken away. In Rozario street the whole of the verandahs went, but the houses escaped. Here a very peculiar incident occurred. A daring band of robbers went round and knocked at the doors of the various houses demanding admission, which was of course not accorded. On coming to Mr. Pareira's house they threatened to burst open the door, and to prevent their doing so, he fired at them, after giving them warning, but did not hit any of them. Notwithstanding this, however, they continued in the yard till about half past four o'clock. This daring act was probably prompted by the fact that the street is most defectively lighted. Along the Caine Road the damage was not so great as might have been expected from the exposed position of many of the houses. On the lower side of the road the injury was most apparent. Mr. Belilios's house \"Kings-cleare\" had the venetians and railings damaged; a part of the roof of Sir John Smale's house was laid-bare, and considerable damage was done to Forest Lodge, the residence of Dr. Adams. Baxter House was completely blown away at one end, and the Berlin Foundling House also sustained much injury. Seen from this locality, China town presented a most desolate appearance. Tier after tier of houses were seen roofless and with their rafters and supports standing bare. Mr. Ede's house at the end of the residences on the Pokfulum road had a portion of the roof carried away. Returning to the Eastward, the first house to notice as much damaged was that occupied by Mr. Lowcock, which had a hole blown through the roof. The East part of the Hermitage was riddled, and the inmates had taken refuge in the other portion for the night. The damage done at Government House is very slight indeed, and does not extend beyond injury to a few venetians. A large... \n\nPage 83 \nPage 10", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-168 - Sir Kennedy - 1874 [9-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 333871, "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": "CO129-232 - Acting Governor Marsh Acting Governor Cameron - 1887 [4-5]", "page_number": 155, "title": "CO129-232 - Acting Governor Marsh Acting Governor Cameron - 1887 [4-5]", "content_text": "149\n\nGovernment should defray the cost of creating buildings for the Admiralty, not that of reclaiming the site, nor the portion thereof which is now covered with water.\n\nYou quote in support of your high estimate of the value of the site of the Naval Yard on Hongkong Island, the price recently paid by Government for a site near the Central Bazaar. Land at the Naval Yard has, however, been recently purchased by the Military at a much lower figure, in order to get rid of all Chinese tenement houses in that locality, and if the proposed exchange were effected, the site of the Naval Yard could never be sold for the creation of Chinese dwellings thereon. It would not, therefore, realize, if so much, the value of the land recently acquired in that neighbourhood by the Military.\n\n4.\n\nIn conclusion, I have to inform you that application has recently been made to Government for the sale of a portion of the land at Kowloon proposed in exchange. As the Admiralty have requested that the refusal of this site might be given to them, in case any proposal were made for its sale, I lose no time in giving you notice of this application.\n\nI have,\n\n(Signed) M. H. Marsh", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-232 - Acting Governor Marsh Acting Governor Cameron - 1887 [4-5].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 342765, "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": "CO129-246 - Acting Governor Fleming - 1890 [8-9]", "page_number": 380, "title": "CO129-246 - Acting Governor Fleming - 1890 [8-9]", "content_text": "Brought forward-\n\n5F 199 Contract 1 by for constructing a sewer in the lower end\n\nof Seymour Road.\n\n169.\n\nTong-Four\n\n10.\n\nHoy for constructing sewer in\n\n1584\n\n23\n\nNo 27 for constructing latrines, urinals,\n\nat Nantai School.\n\nA\n\n376\n\n33.15546.\n\n1000\n\n800\n\n1800\n\n441451.\n\n200\n\n0\n\n206\n\nDe 287 for constructing\n\na new Road behind\n\nInward Lots 695, 696\n\n762.\n\n3.000\n\n1.900\n\n4900\n\nmy for constructing side Channels and\n\nrepairs to street at Yau-\n\nmarti\n\n1.500\n\n1000\n\n2500\n\n30\n\nRomy for Chanselling the\n\nStreet\n\n300\n\nR.\n\n230\n\n530\n\n2767\n\n3601\n\n18857.\n\n83450.\n\n360\n\n#Yo 159\n\n196\n\n5379\n\nRe-\n\nto\n\n1887 for the supply of 500,000 Building Bricks\n\n1967 for constructing a Sewer Tray Central\n\ntoy for building main sewer between Bridges\n\nStreet and Hollywood Road.\n\nHoy for constructing a sewer in front of Marine Lot 9 at Kowloon Point-\n\n-1817 for drainage\n\nworks and wide Channels\n\nShow ki wan\n\ncarriage\n\nroad\n\nsexy for the construction of a Sewer in\n\nMiddle Street, Shek teng bowl-\n\n-T88y for repairs to Stavaly Street\n\n1ofy for the construction of a\n\n-Leweres\n\n3381\n\nNo\n\nJAY Bay\n\nA\n\n1390\n\n472\n\n50 1887\n\nof for repairs and drainage of\n\nShow Ki wan\n\nthe\n\nCarriage road\n\nand repairs to, Mosque Junction.\n\n1000\n\n805\n\n2.220\n\n466.\n\nko-Toy for constructing a brick drain in\n\nGilman Bazaar.\n\nCarried forward\n\n14 20", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-246 - Acting Governor Fleming - 1890 [8-9].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 346939, "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": "CO129-251 - Acting Governor Barker - 1891 [9-11]", "page_number": 543, "title": "CO129-251 - Acting Governor Barker - 1891 [9-11]", "content_text": "## FIRES AND ALARMS, 1890, -Continued.\n\n| NO. | DATE | SITUATION OF FIRE | NO. OF BUILDINGS DESTROYED | DAMAGE | CAUSE | REMARKS |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| 37 | April 30 | A Matshed at Old Magazine | | | Unknown | About 200 young trees destroyed. |\n| 38 | April | House No. 67, Queen's Road West | 1 | | Carelessness while worshipping | |\n| 39 | April | Grass on hillside at Apliehau and Little Hongkong | | Trifling | | |\n| 40 | April | Grass on hillside near Chai Wan | | Nil | | |\n| 41 | April | Grass on hillside near Stanley | | Do. | | |\n| 42 | April | Grass on hillside near Whitfield | | Do. | | |\n| 43 | May 2 | House No. 68, Bonham Strand | 1 | | Unknown | |\n| 44 | May | House No. 9, Albany Street | 1 pan. | | Do. | |\n| 45 | May | Chimney of House No. 45, Lower Lascar Row | | | Do. | |\n| 46 | May 19 | No. 16, Fat Hing Street | 1 | | Do. | |\n| 47 | May | House No. 7, Wing Shing Street | 1 | | Do. | |\n| 50 | May | House No. 10, Sui Hing Lane | 1 | | Do. | |\n| 51 | May | Grass on hillside at Kai Lung Wan | | Trifling | | |\n| | May | Grass on hillside at Mount Davis | | | | Several trees destroyed. |\n| | May 3, 1.30 a.m. | House No. 19, Albany Street | 1 | | Unknown | |\n| | May 7.30 p.m. | House No. 290, Queen's Road West | 1 | | Do. | |\n| | May 10.15 p.m. | House No. 33, Nallah Lane | 1 | | Do. | |\n| | May | Grass on hillside near Pokfulam Road | | Trifling | | |\n| | May i p.m. | Store of the Hongkong Dispensary | | | Unknown | |\n| 53 | May | House No. 26, Bakley Street, Yaumati | 1 | | Do. | |\n| | May + p.m. | House No. 15, Li Yuen Street | 1 | | Do. | |\n| 56 | May 9.03 p.m. | House No. 12, Kwong Yuen Street, East | 1 | $3,000 | Accidental | |\n| 57 | June 12.30 a.m. | | | Nil | Falling of a kerosine lamp | |\n| 58 | June | | | Nil | Unknown | |\n| 59 | July | | | | | |\n| 60 | July 12.20 p.m. | House No. 32, Square Street | 1 | $500 | | |\n| 61 | July 20, 7.30 p.m. | House No. 48, Second Street | 1 | Trifling | Nil | |\n| 62 | Aug. 2, 7.45 p.m. | House No. 136, Wellington Street | 1 | Nil | Do. | |\n| 63 | Aug. 5 p.m. | Coal Godown No. 60, Praya East | 1 | $41,000 | Unknown | Insured in 3 Offices for $41,000. |\n| 64 | Aug. 22, 5.40 p.m. | House No. 22, Gough Street | 1 | Trifling | Carelessness while worshipping tombs | Two men burnt to death. |\n| 65 | Sept. 5 p.m. | House No. 223, Hollywood Road | 1 | Nil | Upsetting of a kerosine lamp | |\n| 66 | Sept. | House No. 16, Wyndham Street | 1 | Trifling | Unknown | |\n| 67 | Sept. 8, 9.30 p.m. | Mesers. Blackhead & Co., Praya Central | | $30,000 | Incendiarism | |\n| 68 | Sept. 9, 7.50 p.m. | House No. 218, Queen's Road West | 1 | $100 | Unknown | |\n| 69 | Sept. 10, 12.30 a.m. | House No. 38, Gilman's Bazaar | 1 | Trifling | Do. | |\n| 70 | Sept. 22, 1.30 p.m. | Coal Godown of Messrs. Blackhead & Co. at Tsim Sha-tsui | | $100,000 | Accidental while burning joss paper | Insured in the Hongkong Fire Insurance Office. |\n\n## DESPATCH\n\n**24864** \n29 DEC 91 \n**Prison Rules & Regulations** \nC.O. Sends unived expices of wild obcountin thereon.\n\n## Minutes\nM・ Wingfield \nThe former papers show that these rules have undergone a good deal of doctoring, and their last state is about as bad as the first.\n\n...of a note that 326 & duplicate 283, which I cannot make head or tail. In instance, please look at rules 281 and 281. We are alleged to halt the exception of those heretofore mentioned.\n\nAgain look at 283. \"Convicted prisoners, every conceivable kind of prisoners mentioned in the foregoing rule having been mentioned\" \n\nWB & L (121)-15262--3000-5-91 \nGovernor. \nNo. Barker 371 \nLast previous Paper. 21 Nov 1891 \nDate. 1/306. \n35 zd aus 25.29Jan.\n\nCareless use of fire while searching for money.\n\nNoo. 24864 \n(Subject.)\n\nNext subsequent Paper.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-251 - Acting Governor Barker - 1891 [9-11].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 348460, "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": "CO129-254 - Governor Sir Robinson - 1892 [1-4]", "page_number": 193, "title": "CO129-254 - Governor Sir Robinson - 1892 [1-4]", "content_text": "## 95. \nThe building consisting of three slaughter houses, one exclusively for the use of Indians, the others for the killing of cattle, sheep, and pigs; three sheds for the accommodation of animals to be slaughtered, office, coolie quarters, and out-buildings covers an area of 8,615 square feet and is approaching completion.\n\n## 96. \nPublic Laundries.-A site 17,660 square feet in area has been selected for the construction of ten public laundries on Kennedy Road, Wanchai.\n\n## 97. \nThese laundries, consisting of two living rooms, cook house, washing, drying, and ironing rooms, are being erected by Mr. TSANG SAM under `contract (1)`. Good progress has been made with the work, and the laundries will shortly be ready for occupation.\n\n## 98. \nPublic Latrines.--Previous to the past year, very inadequate latrine accommodation existed in the villages of Hongkong and Kowloon. To meet this want, ten cast-iron latrines obtained from Messrs. MACFARLANE & Co. of Glasgow have been erected in the villages of Stanley, Shaukiwan, Aplichau, Hung Hom, and Yaumati. They appear to meet the requirements of the native population and will doubtless improve the sanitary condition of the villages.\n\n## 99. \nLatrines were also completed in June last in Jardine's Bazaar and Poyan Street. The former covers an area of 540 square feet and the latter an area of 770 square feet.\n\n## 100. \nCivil Hospital Staff Quarters.-This building is situated at the corner of High Street at its junction with Eastern Street and occupies a site 21,114 square feet in area. The building is two stories in height and consists of 10 bed rooms, 5 sitting rooms, an office, and one dining room with the necessary servants' quarters, bath, and lavatory accommodation.\n\n## 101. \nIn addition to the above, a chemical laboratory 41 feet by 21.4 feet and store rooms have been provided.\n\n## 102. \nA `contract (3)` was entered into with Mr. TSANG KENG in November, 1889, for its erection, the time fixed for its completion being May, 1891. I regret, however, that owing to what appears to be inexcusable delay on the part of the contractor, this building is not yet completed, though in a very advanced stage.\n\n## 103. \nCivil Hospital Coolie Quarters-Commenced in July, 1890, the `contract ()` being obtained by Mr. Wo SING, were completed in April, 1891. This building occupies a site (2,800 square feet) within the Hospital compound and is two stories in height, consisting of 7 rooms with the necessary bath, lavatory, and kitchen accommodation.\n\n## 104. \nCivil Hospital alterations and additions.-Under this heading, the necessary boiler house, boiler, and piping have been provided and erected for supplying hot water to the bathrooms, lavatories, and kitchen throughout the Civil Hospital main buildings.\n\n## 105. \nThe contract for this work was obtained by Messrs. FENWICK & Co. in May last and has been satisfactorily completed at a cost of $850.\n\n## 106. \nThe retaining wall on the northern boundary has been built, and a few minor improvements have also been carried out.\n\n## 107. \nLunatic Asylum for Chinese.-This building, situated in High Street, occupies an area of 11,700 square feet, including an airing court of 5,650 square feet, was commenced in April, 1890, by Mr. YEE HING under `contract (48)` and satisfactorily completed in July, 1891.\n\n## 108. \nThe building is two stories in height, in addition to a 7-foot basement, and consists of 4 day rooms and 16 single cells, four of which are padded. Four rooms are provided for the attendants and office, as well as the necessary servants' quarters, kitchen, bath, and lavatory accommodation.\n\n## 109. \nPolice Station Aberdeen-Commenced by Mr. SOON LOONG in October, 1890, under `contract (38)`, is situated near the eastern end of the village on an elevated site having a southern aspect, has been satisfactorily completed.\n\n## 110. \nThis building is two stories in height with a 4-foot basement and is built of brickwork with stone dressings.\n\n## 111. \nThe accommodation provided consists of 3 rooms for a married Inspector, mess-room and barrack-room for 4 European Constables, barrack-rooms for 6 Sikh Constables, 8 Chinese Constables, and 6 Water Police with lavatory and bath accommodation, 4 cells, charge room, stables, store-rooms, servants' quarters, and kitchens.\n\n## 112. \nThe site is divided into two terraces, the stables, store-rooms, &c. being placed on the lower and the remaining buildings on the upper.\n\n## 113. \nPolice Station at Quarry Bay-Occupying an elevated site on the western side of Quarry Bay, 4,340 square feet in area, is a one-storied building containing 2 rooms, store-room, and 2 cells. Detached from the main building but approached by a covered way are the kitchens, servants' quarters, and offices. This building was commenced in November, 1890, and completed in July last by Mr. CHAN A TONG under `contract (8)`.\n\n## 114. \nKennedytown Police Station.-The sum of $2,000 has been expended in erecting a retaining wall at the back of the building and cutting away the steep hill side, which had commenced to slip.\n\n## 115. \nDistrict School Sai-ying-poon.-This school is situated at the junction of High Street with Pokfulam Road and was commenced in September, 1890. It occupies an area of 6,530 square feet. Three class rooms are provided and fitted up to accommodate 186 children. Quarters have been provided for a coolie and the necessary kitchen accommodation and offices. The work has been carried out by Mr. YEUNG A TING under `contract (11)` and was completed in June last.\n\n## 116. \nAdditions to Government House-Erected from the designs of Messrs. PALMER & TURNER and under their supervision, was commenced in April, 1890, consist of a ball room 60 feet by 40 feet, supper, card, and billiard rooms, and other accessories, is situated at the eastern end of Government House and occupies a site 2,700 square feet in area.\n\n## 117. \nThe building, with the exception of the decorations and lighting, was completed in September last. A contract has been entered into with the Electric Company for lighting this portion of Government House with electricity.\n\n## 118. \nThe installation of the Electric Light has been commenced and consists of 138 incandescent lamps of a total candle-power amounting to upwards of 2,600.\n\n## 119. \nThe alternating current for supplying these lamps will be taken from the Electric Company's house-lighting mains at a pressure of 2,000 volts and will be reduced by a transformer placed in the building to a pressure of 100 volts for the purposes of lighting the lamps.\n\n## 120. \nAll wires used in the building will be insulated with vulcanized india-rubber protected by a braided covering and laid in hard wood casings; the sizes of the wires employed varying, as the number of lamps supplied, from a strand of 19 No. 16 B. W. G. copper wires to 1 No. 18 B. W. G. copper wire for a single lamp.\n\n## 121. \nThe amount of electric energy consumed will be measured by meters placed in the building, the charge being 35 cents per 1,000 watt-hours, at which rate it is estimated that the lighting will cost about $3.50 per hour for current when all the lamps are alight.\n\n## 122. \nThe estimated initial cost of Installation is dollars four thousand three hundred and eighty-one and cents fifty. ($4,381.50.)\n\n## 123. \nOn the completion of the electric installation, it is proposed to proceed with the internal decoration of the building.\n\n## 124. \nQuarters for Superintendent, Botanical & Afforestation Department.-This building, situated at the junction of the Albany and Robinson Roads, occupying an area of 7,920 square feet, is two stories in height. On the ground floor is an herbarium 44 feet by 22 feet, 2 offices, and 2 store rooms; on the upper floor are the Superintendent's private quarters. Work was commenced in March last by Mr. YEE HING under `contract (4)` and the building is now nearly completed.\n\n## 125. \nPier Stone Cutters' Island.-A substantial timber pier has been constructed on the northern shore of Stone Cutters' Island opposite the Powder Magazine. The pier is 176 feet in length and has a floor area of 1,930 square feet. This work was carried out by Mr. CHAN A TSAN under `contract (3)` entered into in November, 1890, and completed in March, 1891.\n\n## 126. \nThe reconstruction of the Governor's Peak Residence; Magazine for Explosives, Stone Cutters' Island; Shaukiwan Market Extension; and Lowering Queen's Road West, have not yet been proceeded with.\n\n## SUPPLEMENTARY WORKS\n\n## 127. \nThe Vaccine Institute-is being erected on a site 4,800 square feet in area immediately north of the Kennedy Road at its western end. The buildings are one story in height and comprise a waiting room, operating room, quarters for a caretaker, and the necessary cook houses and offices. To the north of the main building but connected by a covered way across a yard 33 feet in width are situated 20 stalls for calves and the necessary fodder store.\n\n## 128. \nYaumati Praya Wall.-During the gale of July last, the southern portion of the Yaumati Praya Wall, 750 lineal feet in length, was carried away, and the Praya roadway at this point considerably damaged. A `contract (1)` was entered into with Mr. TSANG SAM in September last for the reconstruction of the wall and repair of the roadway. The amount of this contract was $5,508.10, and the time for its completion July, 1892. Fair progress has been made with this work.\n\n... \nPage 2 \n...", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-254 - Governor Sir Robinson - 1892 [1-4].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 348651, "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": "CO129-254 - Governor Sir Robinson - 1892 [1-4]", "page_number": 384, "title": "CO129-254 - Governor Sir Robinson - 1892 [1-4]", "content_text": "## MATERIALS FOR A HISTORY OF EDUCATION IN HONGKONG.\n\nheld under the presidency of the Governor, Sir John Bowring. Ten different nationalities, among which the British and Portuguese predominated, were represented in the School. When distributing the prizes, the Governor said that the want of such a School had long been experienced in this Colony, that he had felt much interest in the one now established and would always be glad to aid it in every possible way. The Committee shortly afterwards applied for remission of rates and taxes for their School-premises, when they were informed that the Government had no power to remit them but would make a grant to the School equivalent to the amount of the rates and taxes. The Committee thereupon indignantly declined to receive such a pittance, and the School had thenceforth to struggle on without aid from the Government.\n\nOn 24th March, 1856, the rules of constitution, embodying the resolutions passed at the public meeting of the preceding year, were approved by a meeting of subscribers. The Committee then had in hand a cash balance of $1,226.\n\nA Chinese School, under the superintendence of Mrs. Johnson, of the American Baptist Mission, was established at Stanley, at an expense of $150, and secured an attendance of 15 boys and 12 girls. Mr. Ho Ahoy, having resigned his connection with the Victoria School and the School Committee, started, in conjunction with Mr. Cheung Ki-chan (formerly in the employ of the Roman Catholic Mission), an independent Anglo-Chinese School, on secular principles, at the Lower Bazaar in Queen's Road West. This private venture School was attended by 40 boys and cost $491, but there is no record whether fees were charged or not. The Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical School at Sookonpoo, under the charge of Père Chagot, had an attendance, in the year 1856, of 25 students. The Seminary of the Society de Propaganda Fide, with 12 students, was under the tuition of Father Jerome Mangieri, Vice-Prefect Apostolic of Hongkong, and one Chinese teacher (whose salary amounted to $72). Sister Louise (probably of the French Convent) taught, during this year, an Anglo-French School in Hollywood Road, attended by 6 European boys and 6 girls. The Sisters of Charity of the French Convent in Queen's Road East conducted, in their Asylum, an Anglo-Chinese School attended by 30 boys and 20 girls (nationality and expenses not recorded). No other Roman Catholic School is reported as having been at work during this year. The two Chinese Schools, one of which used to receive a Government Grant, appear to have been closed in 1858.\n\nThirteen Government Schools, with an average attendance of 408 Chinese boys, were at work during the year 1858 under the supervision of the Committee (Dr. Legge and Mr. Odell). In their report for this year (dated 28th January, 1857), the Committee mention the high estimation in which the Schools were held by the Chinese who seemed now to entertain more confidence in the educational motives of Her Majesty's Government. But the Committee once more expressed their regret at the absence of properly constructed School-houses and again urged the appointment of an Inspector of Schools. Two new Schools were established this year, one at Siwan (Beleher's Bay) and one at Bowring-town.\n\n## MATERIALS FOR A HISTORY OF EDUCATION IN HONGKONG.\n\nTuition at St. Paul's College is reported to have been conducted, in the year 1857, in a new form, viz. by one English teacher (name and sex not given) and three Chinese teachers, there being in average attendance 30 boys and 10 girls, at an expenditure of $3000. St. Andrew's School, removed to Hollywood Road, flourished under the tuition of Rev. A. Taylor, assisted by Mr. W. Maxwell, the attendance having risen to 118 boys and 19 girls, while the expenses amounted to $3000.\n\nAs these two Schools are the only recorded evidences of educational work conducted, during the year 1857, by local Protestant Missions, so the educational labours of the Roman Catholics appear likewise to have dwindled down to two Ecclesiastical Schools, viz. the Seminary, now in Wellington Street, which, however, though retaining the name, appears to have undergone a material transformation as it is reported to have been attended in 1857 by 20 boys and 4 girls under a Chinese teacher, and the Sockenpoo establishment under Père Chagot with 30 students.\n\n| School | Attendance | Expenses |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Seminary | 20 boys, 4 girls | $900 |\n| Sockenpoo establishment | 30 students | $750 |\n\nOf the doings of the French Sisters there is no record whatever. And the absence of records seems really to indicate actual suspension of educational labours, as Bishop Raimondi, on his arrival in 1858, reported to have found only a few boys of the Catholic Faith under instruction in Hongkong.\n\nBut as Voluntary Schools thus suddenly declined, the Government Schools developed both in attendance and in organisation. Yielding to the continuous representations of the School Committee (Dr. Legge and Mr. Odell), Sir John Bowring promised (3rd February, 1857) to appoint a European Inspector of Schools, but asked that, first of all, his duties should be defined and his appointment associated with some definite organisation. But the latter point was a subject on which the Committee could not agree among themselves. Mr. Odell wished to perpetuate the system of placing the Protestant Bishop of Hongkong at the head of the Government Schools and working the latter as feeders of St. Paul's College. Dr. Legge was strongly opposed to this plan and privately suggested to the Governor the plan which was eventually adopted, under Dr. Legge's advice, six years later. Sir John Bowring objected to a scheme which set aside the Bishop and which was bound to develop into a secular system as a Government Department.\n\nOn 28th February, 1857, the Committee once more conjointly urged upon the Governor the appointment of an Inspector. On the 4th of the following month, Mr. Odell sent in his resignation and handed over sole charge of the Government Schools to Dr. Legge, who, in his turn, after personal consultations with the Governor, forwarded to the Government his resignation, three weeks later (21st March, 1857), coupled with the significant remark that, if a new Committee should be appointed, his name should not be included.\n\nAfter a short delay, a new Committee, on the former clerical basis, was formed, and consisted (in the absence of the Bishop) of the Rev. J. J. Irwin (Colonial Chaplain), the Rev. M. C. Odell (Bishop's Chaplain), and the Rev. J. Chalmers (of the London Mission). This Committee, as soon as formally constituted (9th May, 1857), recommended that the Rev. W. Lobscheid (of the Rhenish Mission) should be invited to give half his time to visiting the Government Schools and be appointed Inspector of Schools. This recommendation was immediately acted upon and Mr. Lobscheid was appointed (12th May, 1857) Inspector of Government Schools for six months.\n\nAfter discharging his duties for six weeks, during which he in vain demanded a seat on the Committee, Mr. Lobscheid resigned, but a few days afterwards, some slight compromise being made by the Governor, he withdrew his resignation, understanding that he represented the Government in relation to the Committee, though not being a member of the latter. Six months later (1st December, 1857), the Governor decided that Mr. Lobscheid should give his whole time to the inspection of the Government Schools, that the Committee should consist of the Bishop and the Colonial Chaplain, together with Rev. J. Chalmers and Mr. J. Scarth, that the Committee should make annual reports to the Government after receiving half-yearly reports from the Inspector, and that annually a public examination of the Schools should be held, coupled with a public distribution of prizes. The Government Schools sensibly increased under this new arrangement, with 568 students.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-254 - Governor Sir Robinson - 1892 [1-4].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 355775, "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": "CO129-265 - Public Offices & Others - 1894", "page_number": 52, "title": "CO129-265 - Public Offices & Others - 1894", "content_text": "## 12. I now reach the subject of solicitation. I have already noted some of the acts proved to have been done in this direction, but I will give some further evidence I have procured.\n\nIn reply to my enquiries, one of the memorialists deposes to having been accosted in as public a thoroughfare as Montgomery Street by the Railway Station. He produced a letter in Burmese and English addressed to him by his official title and forwarded by hand in December 1893: \"Please come to-night to Barr Street, Rangoon, house No. 29.\" Another piece of evidence from a memorialist is the following which happened in December 1893: \"On a recent Sunday morning I was walking up the middle of Phayre Street about 7-8 A.M., when I observed a woman, either Eurasian or fair-complexioned native, standing under the trees at the corner of Dalhousie Street, who was beckoning to me to come. As I took no notice, she lifted the skirt of her dress and exposed her person almost up to the waist.\" Now it cannot possibly be urged that a man would be laying himself open to such conduct as this in walking down such a thoroughfare as Phayre Street by day or night, but the next bit of evidence explains it. Another correspondent living in the town writes in reply to enquiries: \"I have myself been solicited in Montgomery Street at the end of 33rd Street by women in that quarter. On December 20th, three young men were solicited in the middle of Lewis Street between Dalhousie Street and Merchant Street. Solicitations a few months ago were systematically carried out in Phayre Street at both Dalhousie Street and Fraser Street corners by women living in 37th Street. I have seen women in the neighbourhood of Canal Street walk into the street and take men into their houses.\" Yet another correspondent similarly writes: \"During the hot season just passed (1893), on several occasions I have seen Japanese women on the wharves and jetties of an evening while I was down there for a breath of fresh air. And more than once their actions with the people of some of the British India steamers was far from right. In fact, its familiarity and publicity was such that no women of purity would tolerate.\"\n\nAn officer of the S.S. told me that \"while lying at Sule Pagoda Wharf in October, two European women drove up to the wharf and sent their cards to the officer on duty, and he, thinking it strange that unknown ladies should send their cards to him, asked Mr. ... to accompany him. The women enquired if it was the Calcutta steamer, and on being informed she had gone, gave them to understand that they would do as well as anyone from the said steamer if they would come home with them. While going down Sule Pagoda Road about 10 p.m. on a night in November in company with two other men, I myself, with them, was most publicly and persistently solicited by a Burmese woman who seemed to be prowling about the streets for that purpose.\"\n\n## 13. It is of course necessary in an enquiry like this to procure actual facts as to the extent and nature of the nuisance of solicitation in this town, and I think the above instances are sufficient to establish the fact that solicitation is carried on in Rangoon constantly and openly in places and at times when the users of the public streets have a reasonable right to expect to be free from it.\n\n## 14. Now, no doubt the acts above described, or some of them, come under the definition of \"a public nuisance\" in section 268 of the Indian Penal Code, namely, they are acts which cause annoyance to the public or which must necessarily cause annoyance to persons who have occasion to use a public right, and are therefore acts punishable under section 290 of the Code. But offences under section 290 are not cognizable offences, and in order to procure the punishment of a woman for any of them, the following processes under the existing law would be necessary: \n1. ascertaining the woman's address;\n2. establishing her identity;\n3. complaining to a Magistrate;\n4. giving evidence in court against her.\n\nIt is a fair question to ask: How many persons annoyed by solicitation would undertake all this? The Committee may take it for granted that the law, as it stands, will remain inoperative so far as regards the prevention of public solicitation.\n\n## 15. It has not been suggested to me that any other existing law applies to solicitation, and it appears to me that it is necessary to ask for special legal powers for its suppression. Legislation in this direction, to be effectual, should, I think, take the following form:\n1. it should give a definition to the word \"solicitation\" wide enough to cover the many forms which solicitation can take;\n2. it should make solicitation a penal offence;\n3. it should make solicitation a cognizable offence.\n\nI suggest here a section to cover the above points: \n1. Whoever importunes, solicits or molests any person, or sits or loiters, for the purpose of prostitution or on behalf of a prostitute, or performs any act which amounts to solicitation for the purpose of prostitution or on behalf of a prostitute, shall be punishable with fine which may extend to one hundred rupees or with imprisonment for a term which may extend to fourteen days for every breach of this section.\n2. Whether any act that has been performed amounts to solicitation for the purpose of prostitution or on behalf of a prostitute shall be decided by the Magistrate having jurisdiction in each case.\n3. Every breach of this section shall be a cognizable offence.\n\n## 16. To sum up:\n1. I do not think it necessary for the Municipality to take any steps in reference to the alleged enslaving of women or to the alleged traffic in girls for prostitution.\n2. I think it established that the brothels of Rangoon and solicitation in its streets and public places are a public nuisance of sufficient gravity to demand public control, and the existing law does not provide sufficient machinery for such control.\n3. I therefore think it advisable for the Municipal Committee to apply for legal powers sufficient to make such control effectual, and I suggest that it should ask the local Government to take steps to amend the Lower Burma Municipal Act, 1884, to the extent above indicated and to some such effect as I have above suggested.\n\n**R. C. TEMPLE, MAJOR,**\nPresident, Rangoon Municipality.\n\n**RANGOON:**\n**The 20th January 1894.**\n\n| Serial No. | Street | List of Brothels | Owner's name | Nationality of occupants |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| | Fraser | Thirty-third | B. Mine Kana | Burmese and Shans |\n| | Ditto | 18 | Ebraham Esnafjee | Natives of India |\n| | Ditto | 23 | Mayeth Nacoda | Burmese and Natives |\n| | Ditto | 24 | Mahomed Saib | Ditto |\n| | Ditto | 32 | B. Amyee | Natives |\n| | Ditto | 8 | Dawoodjee Abbo | Natives and Burmese |\n| | Ditto | B | E. G. Man | Burmese |\n| | Ditto | 10 | Ditto | Natives |\n| | Ditto | 26 | Steven Gnanamooto | Ditto |\n| | Ditto | 11 | Esoof Abined Patail | Natives and Burmese |\n| | Ditto | 30 | Maung On Gaing | Burmese |\n| | Montgomery | Thirty-fourth | Em. Amedjee Waker | Barrause |\n| | Ditto | 15 | E. G. Man | Asiatics |\n| | Ditto | 17 | Ditto | Ditto |\n| | Twenty-ninth | Sooratti Bazaar Co., Ltd. | Burmese and Natives |\n| | Ditto | 18 | Fatma Bee | Japanese |\n| | Ditto | A. E. Oomer | Chinese |\n| | Ditto | 19 | Way Ranasawmy | Ditto |\n| | Ditto | 20 | Mahomed Marlam | Japanese |\n| | Ditto | 21 | Sujarnan Meal | Ditto |\n| | Ditto | 24 | | Chinese |\n| | Ditto | 25 | | Ditto |\n| | Fraser | 26 | Suratti Bazaar Co., Ltd. | Natives and Burmese |\n| | Fraser and Mogul | 427 | Ditto | Ditto |\n| | Thirtieth | 28 | | Ditto |\n| | Ditto | 29 | Ariff Bhan | Burmese |\n| | Twenty-eighth | 30 | Ajio Nulla Mahomed | Natives |\n| | Ditto | | Ebrahim Ally Moolla | Ditto |\n| | Ditto | 36 | Kadiza Boo | Burmese and Natives |\n| | Ditto | 37 | Hashim Duda | Ditto |\n| | Ditto | | Abdul Rukai | Ditto |\n| | Ditto | | Ariff Nana | Ditto |\n| | Ditto | 39 | | Ditto |\n| | Ditto | 40 | Rahimahu and Yacoobje Duda | Natives |\n| | | | Esoof Patail | Ditto |\n| | | | Ebrahim Jeewah and Mahomed | Europeans and Asiatics |\n| | | | Ebrahim Joewah | Burmese |\n| | | | Fatma Bee | Natives |\n| | | | Ebraham Salaybhoy Duda | Natives and Burmese |\n| | | | Haslino Dnda | Burmese |\n| | | | Shaik Maltoured Ally | Ditto |\n| | | | Abdul Kadal | Native and Burmese |\n| | | | Ebrahim E. Mayeth | Ditto |\n| | | | Agappa Chetty | Chinese |\n| | | | | Natives and Burmese |", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-265 - Public Offices & Others - 1894.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 357878, "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": "CO129-268 - Governor Sir Robinson - 1895 [7-11]", "page_number": 43, "title": "CO129-268 - Governor Sir Robinson - 1895 [7-11]", "content_text": "## Section B.\n\nPolice Constable 2 LANGLEY.\n\n4 Chinese Constables.\n\n1 Sapper and 3 Riflemen.\n\nPlace of Muster.\n\nCentral Police Station or No. 5 Police Station.\n\nHours of Duty.\n\n7-10 A.M.\n\n3-6 P.M.\n\nHealth District No. 5.\n\nIn the absence of special instructions to the contrary, this detachment will make a daily visitation of all lodging houses and basements occupied as dwellings in this district. Other houses of the worst class also should, if possible, be visited daily. This detachment will also each afternoon attend to the special instructions concerning the arrival of River Steamers, which have been verbally communicated to P.C. LANGLEY by the undersigned. Special attention should be paid to the following basement dwellings:-\n\nStaunton Street, Nos. 33, 35 and 37.\n\nHollywood Road, Nos. 41 to 55, 63, 95 to 105, 107 to 119 and 125 to 137.\n\nGough Street, Nos. 31, 35, 37 and 39.\n\nThe European Police Constable in charge will please make the usual daily report.\n\nApproved,\n\n**W. C. H. HASTINGS,**\n\nActing Captain Superintendent of Police.\n\nNo. of Health District.\n\nII.\n\n**W. EDWARD CROW,**\n\nAssistant Sanitary Superintendent.\n\n## Section C.\n\nPolice Constable 103 GOURLAY.\n\n4 Chinese Constables.\n\n4 Sappers.\n\nPlace of Muster.\n\nHarbour Master's Office or No. 7 Police Station.\n\nHours of Duty.\n\n7-10 A.M.\n\n3-6 P.M.\n\nHealth Districts Nos. 6 and 7.\n\nWanchai Road, Jardine's Bazaar, Lamont's Lane, Yee Woo Street, Fletcher Street, Wing Fong Street, St. Francis Street, Tai Wong Street, Tai Wong Lane, Swatow Lane, Amoy Lane, Ui Hing Street, Albany Street, Nullah Lane, Tai Woo Street, Triangle Street, Wanchai Road, Praya East, Queen's Road East, Shik Kai Lane, Chit Lung Lane, How Fong Lane, Ship Street, King Sing Street, Hing Wang Street, Kat On Street, Kennedy Street, Holy Infant Lane, Mosque Street, Mosque Junction, Kai Un Lane, Wing On Street.\n\nIn the absence of special instructions to the contrary, this detachment will make a daily visitation of houses in districts Nos. 6 and 7 alternately morning and afternoon. As a general rule only houses of the worst class should be inspected. All lodging houses should, if possible, be visited daily, as well as the basements on the North side of Queen's Road. In the event of the latter being found in occupation as dwellings, the European Police Constable in charge will please notify the District Inspectors of Nuisances.\n\nThe European Police Constable will please make the usual daily report. He will be allowed ricksha hire when necessary.\n\nApproved,\n\nIII.\n\n**W. EDWARD CROW,**\n\nAssistant Sanitary Superintendent.\n\nIV.\n\n### Schedule C.\n\n**MEZZANINE FLOORS AND CUBICLES.**\n\n| Street | Allowed to Co-exist | Cubicles or Cocklofts Removed | Not yet Removed awaiting Decision | Total Notices served |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| | | | | 824 |\n| | 48 | 54 | | |\n| | 48 | 34 | 6 | |\n| | 10 | 14 | | 30 |\n| | 5 | 8 | 3 | |\n| | 3 | 15 | | 18 |\n| | 14 | 44 | 3 | |\n| | 9 | 12 | | 31 |\n| | 5 | 6 | 11 | |\n| | 11 | 37 | | |\n| | 14 | 17 | 11 | |\n| | 13 | 8 | | |\n\n**W. C. H. Hastings,**\n\nActing Captain Superintendent of Police.\n\n### Schedule B.\n\n**Cases of Bubonic Plague reported during 1895.**\n\n| Date of Notification | Locality | Sex | Age | Removed to and treated at | Remarks |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| April 29th | 191, Praya Central | Male | 12 | Tung Wa Hospital | Died there on admission April 29th |\n| 29th | 27, Stone Nullah Lane | | | Kennedytown Hospital | Died there April 29th |\n| 29th | 79, Queen's Road West | Female | 13 | Do. | Died there May 2nd |\n| May 6th | 2, Pound Lane | Male | 100 | Do. | Died there May 6th |\n| 4 | Wing Lok Street and S.S. \"Belgie\" | Female | 37 | Do. | |\n| | Li Yan Kü, Shelley Street | Male | Unknown | | |\n| | Graham Street | | | | |\n| | Stanley Street | 1 | | | |\n| | Tung Mau Lane | 5 | | | |\n| | Tan Wo Lane | 3 | | | |\n| | 20, Queen Victoria Street | 2 | | | |\n| | Queen's Road | 2 | | | |\n| | Pottinger Street | 15 | | | |\n| | Wo On Lane | 15 | | | |\n| | Li Yuen Street East | 1 | | | |\n| | Aberdeen Street, Bridges Street, Bonham Strand | 1 | | | |\n| | East Street, Elgin Street, Gough Street | 12 | | | |\n| | 28 | | | | |\n| | 1 | 8 | | | |\n| | 14 | | | | |\n| | R | | | | |\n| | 22 | 1 | | | |\n| | 9 | | | | |\n| | I | 4 | | | |\n| | 6 | | | | |\n| | Gilman's Bazaar | 13 | | | Died there May 12th |\n| | 13, Hollywood Road | 16 | | | |\n| | 17, Kwong Yuen Street East | 4 | | | |\n| | Kan Yu Fong | | | | |\n| | Kwai Wa Lane | 1 | | | |\n| | Lower Lascar Row | 3 | | | |\n| | Mercer Street | 22 | | | |\n| | Pool Street | 23 | | | |\n| 7th June, 1895 | | 1 | | | |\n\n**W. EDWARD CROW,**\n\nAssistant Sanitary Superintendent.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-268 - Governor Sir Robinson - 1895 [7-11].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 395036, "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": "CO129-326 - Foreign Office - 1904", "page_number": 373, "title": "CO129-326 - Foreign Office - 1904", "content_text": "10\n\nbelow To To) was Mao Chao on the right bank, the seat of a petty Chinese Chief, but that the Mao Chao people who have to cross the range must descend along the river and start from Teng Keng. But one day's march up the river north of Mao Chao is Cheng Kan; here there is said to be a very difficult track used only by Lisaw coolies carrying salt over the range into the Kachin country of Pai Pa (a name which I cannot identify, but it is probably near the headwaters of the Laking Kha, tributary of N'maikha).\n\nAs to the Salwen Valley beyond Cheng Kan (which should be in about north latitude 26° 40′)I could get no definite information save that it was inhabited by wild and famished \"black Lisaws,\" who looted travellers and were under no sort of control by anybody. None of the local Chinese had ever attempted to go so far, and in fact it was a country beyond the perception of the popular consciousness.\n\nOn the left bank of the Salwen, in the far distance, we saw some very lofty mountains which were covered with what appeared to be perpetual snow.\n\nWe descended from To To to the Salwen, passing along the side of a spur which bangs over a small stream along the banks of which is the path leading from the Salwen to the Pien Ma Pass. The bed of the great river where we struck it in latitude 25° 50′ north is at an altitude of 3,000 feet. The water had already lost its rich winter blue, and was a dirty grey, discoloured probably by melting snows. The summer rains turn the water to a muddy yellow.\n\nFrom the village of Ch'a Shan, on the river bank, we marched for two days along the right bank of the Salwen. The weather had cleared at last, and the Lisaw porters suffered severely from the heat. The road along the right bank is perfectly good for mule traffic, but the population is apparently scanty, being hidden in villages situated in the folds of the hills higher up. At 2 miles from Ch'a Shan we stopped for a mid-day halt at Teng Keng, a Chinese village of twelve houses with a tumble-down yamên, the residence of the local Chief, a Chinaman of the Tuan family, which has five branches; the head of each branch respectively rules the scanty territories of Chiu Chou, on the Mekong; Lu K'u, Mao Chao, and Teng Keng, on the Salwen; and Lao Wo in the hills between the two rivers. The territory of Teng Keng is said to contain 1,000 families, though I am bound to say that I take this to be an exaggeration. The present Headman is a boy of about 14, the sixth of his line. His affairs are managed—or, rather, mismanaged by his relatives. Mao Chao is said to have only 300 families, while Lu K'u is stated to be twice as extensive as Teng Keng. The Chief of Lu K'u lives in a fairly well-built village, 5 miles below Teng Keng, but on the opposite or left bank. There is a ferry here served by a boat. Marching past the Lu Ku ferry we camped that evening at the village of Lai Mo subject to the ordinary jurisdiction of the Yung Chang official, and situated in a horseshoe-shaped padi valley by the river bank. On the 22nd we reached Wan Chiao, situated in a similar valley, after passing only two small villages in the day's march. On the 23rd we followed two sharp bends of the river and emerged on to the valley of Man Yin, where there is a small and dirty but important bazaar. There is no market anywhere in the Salwen valley north of this.\n\nThe left bank of the Salwen, between Teng Keng and Man Yin is very thinly populated, as lofty and precipitous cliffs descend nearly straight to the water's edge.\n\nThe part of the Salwen valley through which we passed is known as Shang Chiang (upper river). On the Burmah map attached to the N'maikha Exploration Column's Report this is written \"Sanjang,\" and by error is marked as being in the Shweli Valley. From Man Yin we again passed the main divide by the tedious but well-trodden Ma Mien Kwan (10,500 feet), which is daily traversed by salt porters. The weather had by this time cleared, and snow only remained in small patches. Descending into the Shweli Valley we were glad, after a tiring excursion of six days to rejoin the camp which had come down from Ta Chu Pa to meet us at the west foot of the Ma Mien, which is only two long marches by the direct route from Teng Yueh.\n\nOn the 25th March we moved north to explore the Ta Tang valley, across the head of which we had passed while ascending the west slope of the Salwen divide. The Ta Tang Valley comprises little or no level plain land, but is broken up by spurs and foot-hills jutting out from the Salwen divide. The country is well-wooded and fertile, copses and pastures affording a pleasant variety to the padi fields. Numerous streams descending from the divide give perennial supplies of water, and the peasants are numerous and well-to-do. Indeed, the idea that the part of Teng Yuch which is close to our frontier is sparsely populated must be abandoned. The only valley suitable for Chinese cultivation which is still uncultivated by them is the head of the Upper Ming Kwang and Ta Chu Pa valley, and even there a few families of Chinese squatters have already begun to put in an appearance. I should think it extremely probable that in a few years' time the Chinese peasant will spread across the divide into the upper slopes of the M'maikha basin.\n\nThe Headmen of Ta Tang are two brothers of the Liu clan. Though the whole of the valley from Shan Yao tax station, at the foot of the Ma Mien, northwards, is known as Ta Tang, the Ta Tang Headmen only control the upper head of the valley, or about 350 households, the other villages being under the ordinary jurisdiction of Teng Yueh. The Headmen reside at two villages of twenty houses each situated close to each other at 12 miles from Shan Yao; they are rather less out-at-elbows than the Headmen of the other valleys.\n\nIn the afternoon of the 26th March we forded the Ta Tang River, and camped at the end of a romantic gorge along which we marched the next day in a northerly direction. In two places the track was blocked by rocks, and loads had to be unsaddled; otherwise the going is easy. At 7 miles from Ta Tang, and after an easy ascent to 7,500 feet, we reached a col and passed again into the Ming Kwang valley. Descending through thick bamboo jungle, at 9 miles we struck the Ming Kwang stream at the Lisaw village of Shé Li Shu, and from this point returned to Teng Yueh by the Ming Kwang valley and Ku Tung market.\n\nII. Claims of Chinese Headmen in the N'maikha Basin and observations thereon.\n\nI did not think it advisable to discuss with the Teng Yueh officials or with the local Headmen the nature and extent of their claims in the N'maikha basin, nor did I think it prudent myself to pass over into that basin. I do not wish to indicate that I should have run any great personal risk by so doing; indeed, the coffin-wood people were most anxious that I should go with them to the Ngar Chang; probably they wanted the protection of a foreign rifle. Further, I had no escort of Chinese soldiers with me, as they would, with their customary insolence, infallibly have got to loggerheads with the Lisaw Headmen, to whom I trusted for guides and for my personal safety, but as I was by way of travelling in China and under Chinese auspices, I thought that any extension of my journey towards the M'maikha might open the door to future misunderstandings.\n\nI collected, however, a good deal of information regarding these claims from Chinese and Lisaws who are constantly going over the watershed; the particulars given me by different people in different places agreed so well that I venture to think that I can now submit an accurate account of what these claims really are. If in future the Yunnan Government puts forward more extensive demands, we may, I think, safely put down such as fraudulent afterthoughts.\n\nI would, in the first place, observe---\n\n1. That the statement made in London by the late Sir Lo Feng Lu, to the effect that it is well known that in this region the frontier of China is the Irrawadi (i.e., N'maikha branch) is wholly without foundation. On the contrary, it is well known, and was asserted to me, both by the Tso family and by all the local people, that the lower slopes of the hills on the left bank of the N'maikha-\"Langsu,\" as they usually call it, \"where money is not known \"-are wild man's land, and under no control whatever by anybody.\n\n2. It is to be noted that there is no a priori reason why Chinese influence should not in the past have reached beyond the head-waters of the Shweli into the N'maikha basin. Of course, the watershed is, from the geographical point of view, quite unmistakable, but communication over it is not by any means so difficult as to prevent intercourse. Indeed, it must always have been much easier for people starting from an upland valley like Ming Kwang, at 6,000-7,000 feet, to get across these easy passes to the country about the upper waters of the left-bank tributaries of the N'maikha than for people ascending through difficult mountain tracks from the low level of the N'maikha itself.\n\n3. There are at present no villages within some 6 miles of either side of the watershed, and there are no regular settlements or villages of Chinese on the N'maikha side at all. On the other hand, the Ming Kwang people have long been in the habit of crossing over on trading expeditions. Though their notions of geography are hazy, they know the names of the villages, the distance from village to village, and similar details with some approach to accuracy,\n\nPage 370", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-326 - Foreign Office - 1904.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 397939, "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": "CO129-330 - Public Offices - 1905", "page_number": 429, "title": "CO129-330 - Public Offices - 1905", "content_text": "## Shan States under Chinese Rule\n\nThe many Chinese settlers in his territory. This State, with the exception of the outlying town of Manwyne, which came into the family by marriage, is poor. The main valley is only 9 miles by 2-3 miles, but the side valley of Man Tung, situated beyond the hills to the east, is larger and richer.\n\nThe Nan Tien Sawbwa is thought to be at the bottom of the intrigues which the Chinese have started against his neighbour of Kangai.\n\nKangai, which includes the richest part of the Taping Valley, is situated between Nan Tien and the frontier. The clan name is also Tao. The old Sawbwa, who is about 55 years of age, is supposed to have abdicated according to Shan custom in favour of his son, a man of about 30, who represents the twenty-eighth generation in a direct line from the first Sawbwa. Both father and son are men of intelligent and benevolent disposition, who, considering the circumstances, govern their State well. They are both, but especially the father, devout Buddhists. The State is rich, but is sometimes subject to destructive inundations.\n\nThe main Tengyueh-Bhamo trade route passes straight through Kangai and Nan Tien. There are not many Kachins in this State, and those few give but little trouble. The main Kangai Valley is about 35 miles long by 4-5 miles broad.\n\n### 3. Chanta, or Santa\n\nThis includes a small portion of the Taping Valley on the right bank and a section of hill country behind it to the north. The Sawbwa is a child. His father was robbed and then executed some years ago by the Tengyueh official on a false charge of treason with the British. The government of the State has since been in disorder. The Kachins in the Santa Hills are under no sort of control.\n\n### 1. Laksa and Hosa\n\nThese are two small States in an upland valley at an altitude of 4,000-5,000 feet, along and above the east side of the Taping Valley; the beautiful Lahsa-Hosa Valley is watered by the Nau Sa, a small tributary of the Taping. The inhabitants are not Shan; they have a language of their own, and are known as Ashang. They are probably of Maru Kachin origin, with an admixture of Chinese and possibly of Burmese blood. They have attained a considerable standard of civilization, and are both industrious and peaceable; they have a great reputation as blacksmiths, and go down to Burmah to seek work. The Hosa Sawbwa is a minor; the Lahsa is an old man who has four sons, the eldest of whom manages his affairs; the administration is not bad, but the Sawbwa has little authority, and both ends of the valley are subject to Kachin raids. There is a fair path down the valley and through to Burmah, but it is only used by local traffic. The valley is some 30 miles long by 2-3 miles broad.\n\n## (B) Shan States in the Shweli or Lung Chiang Valley, on the right bank\n\nThe Shweli is an important affluent of the Irrawaddy; it rises to the north of Tengyueh, and joins the main river from the left side, near Ratha, in Burmah.\n\n### 5. Meng Wan\n\nThis is the basin of the Nam Wan, a small tributary of the Shweli. The valley is over 30 miles long and 5-6 miles broad at the broadest part; it is very fertile, but malarious; the administration was for years in the hands of the mother of the present Sawbwa, a young man of 23, who took over the Government four years ago. Since then the condition of the State has been going from bad to worse. The young Sawbwa is drunken, licentious, violent, and superstitious. He harbours quacks, gamblers, and criminals from Burmah and other places, while the numerous Kachins on both sides of his valley are under no sort of control. They are constantly thieving and cattle-lifting on the British side. Several large Kachin villages above the north-east of the valley have openly revolted and expelled the lawful Shan owners from the rice fields, which they are now cultivating themselves, without paying any taxes. In 1903 the Chinese Commandant of the frontier regiment, Ma Wu Hsiang, a Panthay, was stationed at the Sawbwa's residence for some time, and composed matters; but this season I find that the young Sawbwa has again begun his reckless courses, he has been taking medicines which are supposed to render him bullet-proof, he has shot several persons in a drunken fit, and he has taken to seizing Kachin maidens and confining them in his harem for some time, a proceeding which demonstrates both his imprudence and his bad taste. Further disorders may be expected, and the Tengyueh officials do nothing to restore order. This State is consequently poor. A secondary trade route from Burmah to Tengyueh runs the length of the valley. The Meng Wan Sawbwa's principal wife is a daughter of Nan Tien.\n\n### 6. Meng Mao\n\nThis State is situated along the right bank of the Shweli above the confluence of the Nara Wan. It consists of some hill-land and a rich valley, some 27 miles by 5 miles, a large part of which is uncultivated. The hills at the back of the town between the State and Meng Wan are thickly populated by Kachins, who are under no sort of control, and levy blackmail or pillage in the valley. The Sawbwa, a man of about 30, is weak but not vicious; he cannot make much headway against his Kachins, and he has scanty resources in the way of money, but he has recently shown some activity in his administration. This State is off the main route; the town of Meng Mao (about 250 houses) has an old wall, and in the Burmah wars of the middle ages is said to have been the headquarters of a Taotai.\n\n## (C) Shan States in the Shweli Valley, on the left bank\n\n### 7. Chefang or Sefang\n\nThis State is limitrophe with the British Northern Shan States; it consists of the lower part of the basin of the Meng Kwan River, a tributary of the Shweli and of the surrounding hills, which are inhabited by very unruly Kachins. Even the main valley (20 miles by 4) is poor and thinly populated as it is subject to had inundations, and, even in the dry season, consists mainly of a reed-covered swamp. The Sawbwa is a man about 30, of the same original stock as the princely families of Meng Mao and Meng Wan; the administration of the State is fairly good; none of the Chinese Sawbwas has worse Kachins or makes such serious efforts to control them. The late father of the present Sawbwa was a believer in drastic measures, and it is said that he used to boil his Kachins in oil, or roast them over slow fires, in order to persuade them to better courses. An important trade route from Burmah, the Ruby Mines, and the Shan States to West Yünnan leads straight through the Chefang Valley. The road is well maintained, and, in spite of the Kachins, serious robberies hardly ever take place along it.\n\n### 8. Meng Kwan\n\nMeng Kwan, or, in Chinese, Mang Shih, situated north of Chefang, comprises the valley of the Upper Nam Kwan River and the hills surrounding it. The main valley of this State, which on the east is limitrophe with the Chinese sub-Prefecture of Lung Ling, is some 16 miles by & in extent, and is both fertile and densely populated. With the possible exception of Kangai, the State is considered to be the richest near the border. Near the Sawbwa's residence there is a considerable bazaar resorted to by numerous Chinese caravans in the cold weather. The main Burmah Chefang-Lung Ling road goes through the State. The town, like all Shan towns (which are merely large villages), has a dilapidated appearance; lean pigs, ruined pagodas, heaps of cow-dung, majestic pipul trees, mean mud or bamboo wattle huts, lofty bamboo groves, and slatternly women exuding betel chew from their dirty mouths. This valley is very feverish; the hills round it, however, have been settled by Chinese from West Yunnan, and there are but few Kachins. The Sawbwa (clan name Fang) is a young man, weak and superstitious Buddhist, but his rule is not oppressive. The Sawbwa and the State have recently been brought to the brink of ruin by the \"squeezing\" operations of the Chinese Mandarins, of which I shall speak later at length.\n\n### 9. Meng Ting\n\nMeng Ting is another State further to the south, to which I may refer, though it does not otherwise come within the purview of this report. Meng Ting comprises the low-lying valley of the Nam Ting River which joins the Salwen from the east at Kunlong ferry. The State is a small one and is in a condition of disorder owing to the neglect of the Chinese, the incompetence of the Sawbwa, and the influence of the bad counsellors by whom he is surrounded. Notorious dacoits are constantly harboured in this State, and the Sawbwa is always quarrelling with his neighbours. Representations concerning Meng Ting have been made at Yunnan-fu, and a Chinese Deputy has been sent, who will meet the British Superintendent of the Northern Shan States, and endeavour to settle outstanding cases, and to suggest some means for the better government of the State in the future. If the Kunlong Railway ever materializes, it will run along this valley which is marshy, tropical, and malarious.\n\nThe population of the Shan States under China can only be given in the form of a rough approximation to the number of families who pay taxes and are supposed to ...\n\nPage 422", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-330 - Public Offices - 1905.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 403534, "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": "CO129-331 - Public Offices - 1905", "page_number": 443, "title": "CO129-331 - Public Offices - 1905", "content_text": "# \n\n6 \n\nThe water-divide between the Ta-ping and the Shweli Rivers is located close to the point where this minor divide joins the main N'Maikha watershed. Under the Lang Ya peak, there is a track leading from Tan Tsa to Ma Li Pa at the head of the Tien Tan Valley (see below) by a pass often closed by snow (10,800 feet) and so over to the headwaters of the Chi Pwi River. \n\nBetween the Manung Pum and the Lang Ya tracks, there is no recognized path over the hills. \n\nNo claims were seriously put forward to any territorial or other rights beyond the watershed on behalf of the Tien Tan Headman. \n\n## II. Tien Tun and the Chi Pwi River. \n\nA surveyor having been detailed to map in the Tan Tsa Valley, our party proceeded in sections, and by various routes, eastwards to the Tien Tan Valley, which is watered by the most westerly of the three main sources of the Shweli or Lung Chiang, the other two being the Ming Kwang (the middle or main source) and the Ta Tang or eastern source. The Ming Kwang and the Tien Tan join near Ku Tung bazaar, 22 miles north of Tengyueh, and the river so formed joins the Ta Tang Stream near Chuchih bazaar, 16 miles east of Tengyueh, from which point the joint river is known as the Lung Chiang to the Chinese. \n\nThe Upper Tien Tan, the Ming Kwang, and the Ta Tang are little more than mountain streams; except after heavy rain, they are everywhere fordable, and nowhere more than 50 yards broad. \n\nThe Tien Tan Valley is under Headman Tsai, who represents the eighth generation of his dynasty. He has no sort of administrative force or machinery except that he has a few village Headmen under him; his feebleness and incompetence even in such matters as levying his subjects to repair the roads excited the Taotai's bile, and Tsai came to me, as an old friend, to ask how he had best deprecate the great man's wrath. \n\nOur camp was formed at Ma Li Pa (6,500 feet), the last village on the track to the Chi Pwi, situated in a very beautiful valley surrounded by hills and under the east flank of the Lang Ya Mountain. Just below Ma Li Pa, the three brooks which form the Tien Tan Stream join: \n\n1. To the west, issuing from the east of the Lang Ya Mountain, is the Mo Shih (\"Stone-grinding\") Brook. I ascended this through dense jungle to the crest of the N'Maikha watershed, 7 miles from Ma Li Pa. On the pass, I met three Lisu, who said that proceeding by this track to the N'Maikha, theirs would be the first village reached, and it was three days' march for a laden coolie. \n\n2. To the east, the Main or Hei Tao Yuan source of the Tien Tan, which springs from a hill on the watershed known as the Sisters Hill, and flows through a romantic gorge past several small villages subject to Tien Tan to Ma Li Pa. \n\n3. Between these two, the Pau Wa Brook, which flows from the pass leading from the Tien to the Chi Pwi Valley in the N'Maikha basin. \n\nThe Headman Tsai made the same statement to me as he had made the year before, namely, that he claimed a kind of overlordship over a few villages of Lisu along the headwaters of the Chi Pwi, based apparently on the occasional exchange of presents and on the fact that Chinese incursions over the watershed had occasionally taken place. He admitted, however, that since the disturbances caused by the Panthay rebellion fifty years ago, no such exchange of presents had taken place, and that most of the Lisu on the Upper Chi Pwi had dispersed. The number of 100 Lisu families subject to him, which he had given me last year, included all those who had moved over from the Chi Pwi to the Tien Tan side. \n\nThe following day, however, the Taotai gave me a \"map\" of Tien Tan, which professed to have been drawn up by Tsai. It was a work which possessed the merit, if not of accuracy, at least of imagination, and went to prove that the Taotai's geography, like Dogberry's reading and writing, comes by nature. With the exception of a part which had been \"cribbed\" from me, the map was totally inaccurate, but it showed the whole of the valleys of the Shi-Ngaw, Tumi-maw, and Chi Pwi Rivers as subject to Tien Tan. This includes part of the ordinary jurisdiction of the Myitkyina district. The Taotai further informed me that the Mali-kha was the true Irrawaddy and the proper frontier. This was so contrary to Tsai's statement to me the day before that I inquired what had happened, when it appeared that the map and the claim was the work \n\n7 \n\nof Mr. Chu, the Taotai's interpreter, who had been on the Southern Boundary Commission with General Liu and had given much trouble by his obstructiveness and impertinence. Shortly after, however, this young gentleman was discovered by the Taotai to be levying a private contribution in the neighbouring bazaar, as was the custom in the good old days of General Liu. The Taotai ordered him out of the camp in disgrace, and we heard no more of him. \n\nI told the Taotai that these so-called claims of Tien Tan were entirely beyond discussion, and that I must refuse to talk about them. The Taotai acknowledged that Tsai had no sort of control over the country in question and no documentary evidence to support his map, that Tsai was hopelessly incompetent, and that the claims might be considered as withdrawn. I therefore hope that no more will be heard of them or of the Mali-kha frontier. \n\nThe claims of Tien Tan to the headwaters of the Chi Pwi seemed to call for examination on the spot. So, accompanied by Mr. Lakin, one of the surveyors, and a Chinese deputy, I went over the Pau Wa Pass towards the N'Maikha. This pass is the easiest of all those which cross the divide, being only 7,800 feet and approached by a broad track ascending across downs. The crest is only 7 miles from Ma Li Pa, and after a short descent on the other side, we struck one of the headwaters of the Chi Pwi. The country is very wild and grand; precipitous mountains covered with patches of dense forest and bamboo brake descended to the narrow broken valley of the river. A lofty snow-capped ridge which forms the divide on the right bank of the Chi Pwi was a conspicuous object. It is known locally as the Kao Liang Kung, a common name for a high peak in this country. The first village passed on the N'Maikha side was Chang Yin Kon, 6 miles from the Pau Wa Pass. It consisted of three small wretched huts, inhabited by Lisu. Five miles further on, we passed Chung Shan, which used to give its name to the whole district, but now consists of only four huts and some deserted gardens. Descending along the Chi Pwi for 4 miles further, we passed Lu Pi, where we found extensive remains of orchards and paddy-fields, a fact which seems to support the statement that formerly the valley was cultivated by a considerable population of Lisu. \n\nThree miles beyond Lu Pi is, or rather was, Shi Pao; this was the last Lisu settlement down the Chi Pwi. We found that the only inhabitants were a cock pheasant and a covey of partridges, the villagers having all dispersed. Doubtless much of this desolation was the work of the Chinese, who came over and ravaged this country in 1902. \n\nFrom Shi Pao, the surveyor ascended the Kao Liang ridge to a pass 9,000 feet, whence he was able to connect his work with the first Kachin (Maru) village of Lachang, the position of which had already been fixed by Mr. Hertz's party in 1900. We then returned to Ma Li Pa after a pleasant excursion of five days; on the way, we met a party of Marus from the Lower Chi Pwi, who had been across to the Tien Tan Valley to trade. \n\nNone of these Lisu hamlets on the Chi Pwi now give anything to Tien Tan, for various reasons, of which the principal is that they have nothing to give. There are no permanent Chinese residents in the Chi Pwi Valley, but in the open season, some wood-cutters go over from Tien Tan. \n\n## III. Ming Kwang Valley, Hparè, and Teu Chu. \n\nFrom Ma Li Pa, the main camp was then moved east across the hills into the Ming Kwang Valley, where the Taotai took up his abode at the official residence of Tso, the Fu Yi or Chief of Upper Ming Kwang, while Mr. Leveson and I formed camp about 14 miles higher up in the Valley of Cha Shan Ho, a brook which runs down from the pass leading from Ming Kwang over the watershed to Hparè. \n\n| Event | Location | Description |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Taotai's abode | Official residence of Tso, Upper Ming Kwang | Fu Yi or Chief of Upper Ming Kwang |\n| Mr. Leveson and I formed camp | Valley of Cha Shan Ho | 14 miles higher up, brook runs down to Hparè |\n\nThe arrangements which the Regent of Ming Kwang (the Fu Yi being a minor) made for the Taotai were no better than Tsai's in Tien Tan, and the Regent felt a good deal of the rough side of the Taotai's tongue. Neither he nor the young Fu Yi came to see us, though I understand that this omission was by order of the Taotai; but several Lashi Kachins from Hparè, who had been to the Ming Kwang bazaar, came into Mr. Leveson's camp, including one of the Headman's sons. They gave valuable information, which persuaded Mr. Leveson that we should meet with a friendly reception at Hparè, if the Chinese could be kept from insulting or molesting the natives. \n\nA survey party having been despatched to map in the watershed along the west of \n\n436 \n\n31", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-331 - Public Offices - 1905.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 403535, "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": "CO129-331 - Public Offices - 1905", "page_number": 444, "title": "CO129-331 - Public Offices - 1905", "content_text": "# Upper Ming Kwang Valley\n\nMr. Leveson and myself, accompanied by a surveyor, and encumbered by two Chinese deputies, proceeded to Hparè to fix the spot where the N'Maikha-Shweli divide joins the main Salween-Irrawaddy divide. Marching up the valley of the Chan Shan Brook, we passed the last Lisu hamlet, some 3 miles from camp, and, ascending a double pass through dense forest, camped on the N'Maikha side, 4 miles from the divide, and near the scene of Mr. Hertz's encounter in February 1900 with the army of Ming Kwang. I found the remains of some of the log stockades from which the Chinese had been expelled. Soon after passing this spot, we were met by the Hparè people, who had come to clear the pass for us. At 9 miles from the pass, we reached the main or upper village of Hparè, delightfully situated above the Hparè Stream, and overshadowed behind and in front by lofty mountains. We camped below the upper and above the lower or smaller village, the two comprising some forty families, living in unusually clean and neat houses; to avoid the trouble which might have arisen from the insolence of the Chinese in the village, we persuaded them to camp close to us. The villagers soon crowded round our tents in a perfectly friendly manner, but they left the Chinese severely alone.\n\nIn the afternoon, the two Headmen came to camp to see Mr. Leveson. They were brothers, both very old men, and the elder was blind. As they approached the camp, the Chinese deputy commenced behaving in the usual bullying fashion of Mandarins dealing with what they consider to be inferior races. He bawled at the Headmen, ordering them not to go to our tents and to do this and not to do that in a style which, if we had not been present, would very soon have brought out the Kachins' swords, as the Headmen were attended by their sons and the villagers. Then, no doubt, if the worthy deputy had escaped with a whole skin, he would have run away back to China and reported that the barbarians had made a humble submission, offering tribute.\n\nHaving suppressed the insolence of the deputy, we made him sit down at Mr. Leveson's tent to hear the Hparè Headman's statements; it was to the same effect as that which his people had already made to Mr. Leveson. They denied in toto that they were, or ever had been, in any sense tributary to the Ming Kwang Chiefs, or that any Chinese officials ever exercised any sort of control over them. Their boundary, they stated, was the watershed over which we had come, and beyond that they never went to cultivate; down country, their villages extended along the Kan Sheng River (Kun Ma in Chinese) to its junction with the Ngaw Chang, but not farther. Their people went to Ming Kwang for the five-day bazaar, and Chinese pedlars passed through Hparè. They were as a rule on good terms with the Chinese, except that after Mr. Hertz's affair, some Chinese, whose names they gave, and who are believed to be Headman Tso's people from Ming Kwang, had come in the night and burnt twelve houses in Hparè and carried off thirty head of cattle, of which eight had never been returned. They dwelt on the fact that this case had not been settled, and it appears to constitute what the Kachins call a \"ka,\" or feud, with the Ming Kwang Fu Yi.\n\nThe Hparè Headmen further stated that formerly the Fu Yi of Lower Ming Kwang used to pay them 25 rupees a-year and some gunpowder, in return for which they guaranteed to traders the safety of the road along the Kun Ma River, but that these payments had ceased for the last thirty years. On festive occasions, such as the building of a new house or a marriage, the Hparè people had been wont to make presents to the Lower Ming Kwang Sawbwa, and he had made return presents to Hparè on similar occasions, but no such exchange of gifts had taken place for five years past. The Ming Kwang Fu Yi, some weeks before our arrival, had sent to \"order\" them to come out to meet the Taotai and mend the road; they had refused to leave their village, and as regards the road, had, in fact, told Ming Kwang to mind his own business.\n\nThese statements were confirmed by the bystanders, and made both in the Lashi and Chinese languages. The Chinese deputy refused to cross-examine or even to listen to them, and got up and went away; so much for joint examination. The Headman's son had already suggested to Mr. Leveson that if the Chinese frontier was to be defined, it should not include Hparè. It is perfectly clear that Chinese suzerainty, much more control, over Hparè and Kun Ma Valley is an entire myth. Nor, though I pressed him, could the Taotai induce his two Ming Kwang Headmen to point out any single fact which would go to prove that they were exercising, or ever, in the memory of man, had exercised, any sort of overlordship or control in the Kan Sheng Valley.\n\nSince the incursion of the Chinese who were expelled by Mr. Hertz, no Chinese officials or soldiers appear to have visited Hparè, except on the occasion of the above-mentioned raid.\n\nIf this is their country, why did neither of the Ming Kwang Chiefs come with us personally or send representatives to Hparè? To me, the reason is easy; it was a prudent regard for their own skins and a natural aversion to inconvenient conversations about the twelve houses and eight head of cattle. I believe that any attempt on the part of the Ming Kwang Chiefs to assert their imaginary authority would be forcibly resisted by the Hparè people.\n\n## Journey to Tzu Chu\n\nOn the 7th April, Mr. Leveson and the surveyor left Hparè to proceed to Tzu Chu, a small upland valley to the north-east of Hparè, and divided from it by a steep razor-like spur. The Tzu Chu River is known to the Lashis as the Mang Sheng Kha. It joins the Hparè River a few miles below Lower Hparè, and their junction forms the Kun Ma or Kan Sheng River, which flows straight into the Ngaw Chang, or, in Chinese, Hsiao Chiang (Little River), the junction being 16 miles from Upper Hparè.\n\nThe Ngaw Chang is an important tributary of the N'Maikha, which takes a peculiar semi-circular course through very mountainous country. Rising from the west of the great Salween-Irrawaddy divide in north latitude 26° 18', it flows swiftly over a rocky bed in a southerly direction for about 20 miles; then it turns west and flows at the south foot of a conspicuous range covered with snow in April, for about 20 miles to a point near the junction of the Kan Sheng, where is situated the considerable Lashi village of Taw Gaw (forty houses); then the Ngaw Chang turns north, and, after flowing roughly parallel to the N'Maikha for some distance, finally joins it in north latitude 26° 30′.\n\nMr. Leveson reached the Tzu Chu Valley from Hparè in one day after a stiff climb over a spur. He found only one village, Lagwi, and the remains of the deserted hamlet of Mang Sheng. The Lagwi people were found to be Lashi Kachins related to the Hparè people. Two of the Hparè Headmen's sons accompanied Mr. Leveson to Tzu Chu; thence, one of them returned home, but the other attached himself to Mr. Leveson and remained, making himself generally useful for all the rest of the time during which we were exploring the valley of the Ngaw Chang. Both these youths seemed to be peaceable, decent fellows enough, though they apparently fail to appreciate the benefits of Celestial government. I feel sure that neither of them would have any difficulty in answering the question, \"Under which King, Bezonian? Speak or die!\"\n\nMr. Leveson examined the Lagwi villagers. It appears that Tzu Chu is only the Chinese name of the place, derived, it is said, from the dwarf bamboos with which the sides of the valley are clad. The Tzu Chu people's statement, made in the presence of the Chinese deputy, was the same as that of the Hparè Headman, except that they had no case or feud with Ming Kwang. They are on good terms with the Chinese, and go over the watershed to do their marketing, but there is not, and never has been, in the memory of man, any payment of tribute or taxes to the Chinese, nor has any Chinese official ever visited Tzu Chu or sent orders to the Tzu Chu people, or attempted to exercise any authority or control over them, nor do they consider themselves at all subject to China.\n\nThere is no Chinese resident either in Hparè or Tzu Chu.\n\nWe are of opinion that nothing can be clearer than that there is no Chinese control either in Hparè or Tzu Chu.\n\n## Return to Ming Kwang and Conference with the Taotai\n\nWhile Mr. Leveson was at Tzu Chu, I had returned from Hparè to our former camp near Ming Kwang in order to confer with the Taotai, who had meanwhile delivered to me (1) a map setting forth the claims of Ming Kwang Headmen to various territories beyond the watershed, from which it will be seen that these claims are much as I reported last year; (2) two documents, dated in the 21st year of Tao Kwang (1842), purporting to be certificates issued by the Ping Pu or Board of War in Peking on the application of the Yunnan Government, recognizing the succession of the Chief or Fu Yi Yang of \"Hparè in Ming Kwang,\" and of the Chief or Fu Yi Tso of “Tzu Chu in Ming Kwang,\" though, in point of fact, neither Hparè nor Tzu Chu are situated in Ming Kwang, but are divided from it by a broad uninhabited mountain range. Both these Chiefs are referred to in the certificates as \"hereditary sergeants in the army.\" When I reported last year that the Hparè and Tzu Chu Headmen had hereditary Chinese titles, I was misled. These titles belong not to the real Lashi Headmen of those places, but to the Chinese Chiefs of Ming Kwang in virtue of an imaginary suzerainty...\n\n437\n\nD [2167 x-1]", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-331 - Public Offices - 1905.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 403536, "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": "CO129-331 - Public Offices - 1905", "page_number": 445, "title": "CO129-331 - Public Offices - 1905", "content_text": "# \n10 \n\npresents with Hparè and Tzu Chu. This would be quite enough; to the arrogant mind of the official Chinaman it would be \"receiving tribute from the submissive barbarians\" and \"conferring favours\" in return, and so it would be reported to the Yunnan authorities, who would certainly not make the inquiries sufficient to discover the fact that the barbarians were far from being submissive and regarded the matter in quite another light. Thus the Peking Government would issue its certificate to the effect that Hparè belonged to Ming Kwang Headmen and so forth. This having been done, from the Mandarins' point of view Hparè henceforth does belong to Ming Kwang, and there is no more to be said about it; if the Board of War issued a rescript to the effect that the ocean sea was made of treacle, it would be quite contrary to etiquette, and even dangerous, for the Taotai to officially assert that it consisted of salt water.\n\nAs regards geography, the Ming Kwang map is an advance on the Chinese production at Tien Tan, which may be due to the circumstances that in the interval the Taotai, who is an intelligent man, had been enlightened by us as to the geography of the country.\n\nThe Chinese claims to Hparè and Tzu Chu being of such a flimsy character, it is obvious that the claims to villages lower down the country, i.e., nearer to the N'Maikha, are even more unsubstantiated.\n\nI may here add that later on, when we reached Pien Ma, the Taotai withdrew the claims, which he had put forward on behalf of the Tso family in his map of Ming Kwang, to various Lashi villages along the further or right bank of the Ngaw Chang or Hsiao Chiang. The most important of these villages is Lung Pang, and I propose in this Report to refer to them as the Lung Pang group. They number some six villages with 120 families of Lashi Kachins.\n\nThe Taotai verbally informed me that these villages were wholly beyond control and that for many years there had been no control and no intercourse between them and the Chinese, and that therefore he considered them as \"hua wai\" or beyond the pale of civilization, and that no objections would be raised by him to Burmah taking them. Meanwhile, any of our party who went across the Ngaw Chang would go at their own risk so far as he, Taotai, was concerned.\n\nI asked him, in writing, to put this in writing, and he replied in a note which, though not quite satisfactory, amounts, I think, to a formal withdrawal of claims, which in any case were quite untenable, to the Lung Pang group. The Taotai explained to me that formerly, in Chia Ching's reign (early nineteenth century), all the Chinese Fu Yi had combined in a joint expedition against the Lashi or Châ Shan (\"Tea-hill\") Kachins, as they are known to the Chinese. They had crossed the Ngaw Chang and, with the help of a Chinese General, had established a camp beyond that river, and had subdued the whole country, which had then been divided up among the various Sawbwas or Fa Yi with the consent of the Yunnan Government.\n\nThe Lung Pang group, together with Taw Gaw and other villages on the left bank of the Ngaw Chang, had been assigned to the Ming Kwang Fu Yi, who had already, according to the Taotai, owned Hparè and Tzu Chu, which were not concerned in the campaign, since the Ming Kwang dynasty.\n\nUnder the above arrangement, Chi Kaw and Shang Lou, on the Ngaw Chang near Lung Pang, had been assigned to the Chinese Fu Yi or leadman of Ta Tang, while Pien Ma and some villages near the left bank of the headwaters of the Ngaw Chang had been given to the Teng Keng Headman on the Salween. This was the history of the Ming Kwang claims.\n\nThe story told by the Kachins themselves is somewhat different. They state that several generations ago (their ideas of time are vague) the Chinese came and raided the Ngaw Chang country, burning many villages and killing many persons. They then retired back to China, and the Lung Pang Dawa, who was considered to be the Chief of all the Lashi, gathered his forces and made a counter-raid, in the course of which he ravaged the Ming Kwang Valley down to Ku Tung Bazaar, burned the village of Teng Keng, and killed two members of the family of the Chinese Fu Yi (surname Tuan).\n\nAfter this, there were negotiations and peace was concluded, the various Kachin villages agreeing to exchange presents with the various Chinese Fu Yi, Hparê, Tzu Chu, Taw Gaw, the Kan Sheng Valley villages, and Hsieh Chiang, with Ming Kwang; Shang Lou with Ta Tang; Pien Ma with Teng Keng; and so forth. But neither the Lung Pang group nor any other of these villages were ever in any sense politically subject to China or took any cognizance of the action of the Chinese Government in assigning these districts to the various Chinese Fu Yi, and these villages have never been, and are not now, subject to any administrative control from the Chinese side.\n\nOf these two stories, which clearly refer to the same events, the Kachin version \n## 11 \nis probably nearer to the truth. The case for Chinese control in the N'Maikha basin rests mainly on mythical campaigns and imaginary victories. The doughty deeds which the Taotai related to me concerning the former Ming Kwang and other Chinese Headmen would do credit to Amadis de Gaul and the other famous knights, the recital of whose res geste put Don Quixote out of his wits; and the stories of the Chinese heroes are probably just about as true as those of the Castilian. At any rate, the slipshod, incompetent, opium-smoking Chinamen who now represent these families have lamentably degenerated from the glory of their ancestors.\n\nMr. Leveson returned from Tzu Chu into the Ming Kwang Valley on the 10th April by a pass 9,000 feet high, some 6 miles above our former camp at Cha Shan Ho. The surveyors having completed their work of mapping the watershed up to its junction with the Salween divide, we then moved up to the head of the wild and beautiful Ming Kwang Valley, where the whole party, including the Taotai, was reunited on the 12th April, near the hamlet of Ta Chu Pa, some 12 miles from Ming Kwang Fu Yi's residence.\n\nI had visited this place last year, and we found no difficulty in engaging Lisu coolies to help us over the pass to Pien Ma. The representative of a Tengyuch firm, which is engaged in the carriage of coffin wood from the Ngaw Chang, also found us some twenty porters who had been bringing out wood.\n\n## V. Pien Ma and the Upper Ngaw Chang.\n\nFrom Ta Chu Pa over into the N'Maikha basin and so to Pien Ma is only 28 miles, and the pass is only 9,000 feet; but owing to the weather and the state of roads, or rather tracks, we divided into three parties. The Taotai went first and was caught, in the dense sunless forest which covers the N'Maikha side of the pass, by a downpour of rain which continued twelve hours. All the streams, and there were some two dozen of them to cross, were so flooded that it was impossible to get forward, and the Taotai had to spend the night crouched under a fallen tree without his rice or his opium.\n\nThanks to my friends the Ta Chu Pa Lisu, I was more fortunate and succeeded in getting out of the forest to the first village and a fair camp on the N'Maikha side (Tsui Ho, ten Lisu huts) just before dark, after a tramp of 9 miles literally through a continuous quagmire varied in places by watercourses. The surveyors spent a damp night in the forest under canvas, but minus their beddings. Mr. Leveson came through the next day, but much of the transport was bogged, and several mules half-killed in the mud. We were not all reassembled at the village of Pien Ma, 9 miles north of Tsui Ho, till the 17th April.\n\nThe Taotai took up his quarters at the Headman's house, while we camped outside the village.\n\nPien Ma (in Lashi \"Hpi Maw\") consists of forty houses of Lashi Kachins, picturesquely scattered about along steep hill-sides, above a rushing torrent, and entirely surrounded by lofty mountains. The elevation is 6,500 feet. There is a strip of wet cultivation along the brook, which leads by a defile beyond the village straight down to the Ngaw Chang, which it joins 6 miles from Pien Ma.\n\nI may here notice the marked difference between the country on the Chinese and on the N'Maikha side of the watershed. In China, the broad upland plains of Tien Tan, Ming Kwang, Ta Tang, divided from each other by regular ranges, ascend gradually to the divide; but on the N'Maikha side, the country rapidly falls down from the divide (average elevation 10,000 feet) to the Ngaw Chang (average elevation 3,000 feet). This space is intersected in every direction by elaborate and steep ridges and spurs, with a complication of lateral valleys and innumerable mountain torrents. It is very difficult to find a piece of level ground anywhere in this country; the villages are all narrow, broken, and enclosed by towering cliffs. By far the largest area is occupied by dense forest or steep rocky hill-sides, where habitations, or even the possibility of habitations, are very limited and far between. I dwell on this in order to demonstrate how difficult it would be to make a frontier criss-cross through such a country.\n\nLast year I expressed a fear that Chinese cultivators might soon extend over into the N'Maikha side, which would render the settlement of the frontier far more difficult; but after examination on the spot, I am of the opinion that my fears were unfounded. There are now five Chinese near Pien Ma, and they reside there in consequence of trade relations. The upper slopes on the N'Maikha side are not susceptible of cultivation, while the paddy-fields lower down are strongly held by Lashis, who are in sufficient force to resist Chinese intrusion.\n\n## 438", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-331 - Public Offices - 1905.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 403544, "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": "CO129-331 - Public Offices - 1905", "page_number": 453, "title": "CO129-331 - Public Offices - 1905", "content_text": "446 \n\nslightest evidence that either of Lashi villagers positively deny it. two Fu Yi as their Suzerain.] \n\n26 \n\nthe Fu Yi ever lived beyond the watershed, and the These villagers also deny that they ever accepted the \n\n27 \n\n[Note. There seems no reason to believe that the villages on the NMaikha side took any more cognizance of the above official arrangements than they did of the distribution of them among the Chinese Fu Yi, which seems to have been made after the disturbances in Chia Ching's reign.] \n\n## Inclosure 10 in No. 1. \n\n**Précis of a Memorial by Shè, Governor-General of Yunnan and Kwei-Chou, together with a Receipt by the Board of Civil Office at Peking, making arrangements for the redistribution and definition of various Frontier Jurisdictions in West Yunnan, dated probably in the 15th year of Chein Lung, because a local instruction to the Chinese \"Tu-ssu\" or Headmen, based on this Memorial, is dated the year after.** \n\nTHE Governor-General observes that the boundaries of the Sub-Prefecture of Tengyueh, the hsien district of Pao Shan (Yung Chang), and the hsien district of Li Chiang are ill-defined towards the west; in the case of many scattered villages there are doubts as to what jurisdiction they belong to a state of affairs which is contrary to the requirements of good administration. \n\nThe following redistribution of the various frontier villages is therefore approved: The notes as to locality are added by His Majesty's Consul, Tengyueh. In the case of Pien Ma and U Tung, which are transferred from the jurisdiction of Yün Lung to that of Pao Shan, it is stated that the tax which the Yun Lang official formerly received and accounted for will henceforth be handed over to Pao Shan. The amount is about 320 lb. of rice. \n\n1. To the jurisdiction of Tengyueh are assigned: \n| Village | Description |\n| --- | --- |\n| Shang Lou | (in Lasbi, \"Gaw Yawn,\" on the left bank of the Ngaw Chang) |\n| Chi Ka | (Lashi village on the right bank of the Ngaw Chang, opposite Shang Lou) |\n| Pa Yang | (in Lashi, \"Pa Myaw,\" on the Lower Kansheng or Kun Ma River) |\n| Ta Tang | |\n| Ming Kwang | (about the Upper Shweli or Lung Chiang) |\n| Hparè Tan Chu | (Lashi villages at the headwaters of the Kansheng or Kun Ma) |\n| Hsien Chiang | (in Lashi, \"Shi Jang,\" on a small tributary, left bank Ngaw Chang) |\n| Kun Yung | (in China, 24 miles north of Tengyueh) |\n| Lu Yung | (not identified) |\n| Tien Tán | (Upper Shweli, west branch) |\n\n2. To the jurisdiction of Pao Shan the following are assigned: \n| Village |\n| --- |\n| Sun Chu |\n| Su Chai Pa |\n| Meng Ku |\n| Lu Chang |\n| Pú Ka |\n| Lung Sai |\n| Teng Lang |\n| Ting Ming |\n| Teng Keng |\n| Pa Chu |\n| Man Pang |\n| Sung Po |\n| Pai Lou |\n| Mao Chao |\n| A La Wa Ti |\n| Pai Pa |\n| Pa Chu Ho |\n| Pa Chung Lo |\n| Pien Ma |\n| U Tung |\n\n(All the above are situated along the Salween or in the Ngaw Chang Valley.) \n\n3. To the jurisdiction of Yün Lung the following are assigned: \n| Village |\n| --- |\n| Ch'eng Ka |\n| La Pai |\n| U Pie |\n| Hsiang Hsieh |\n| Tè U Ti |\n| Hsi Wa Lo |\n| Ku Mi Teng |\n| Ta Chu Ti |\n| Ta Chu Lo |\n| Lu Ku ferry |\n| Kan Ma Sa |\n| Lu Wei |\n| Hu Mu Lang |\n| Lao Wo |\n| Chi Tsu |\n| Wo Mao Ting |\n| Lu Tsu |\n| Lu Tsang Wang Ti |\n| Shil Ti |\n| Kui Wu |\n| Tu Pan Chang |\n| Tsao Chien |\n| Shui Tsing |\n\n(Most of these are known, and all are believed to be situated along the Salween, or between that river and the Mekong.) \n\n4. To Li Chiang Prefecture are assigned the following: \n| Village |\n| --- |\n| Pie Pie Lo |\n| Mao Chu Chai |\n| Ta Mi Lai |\n| Ta Pien |\n| Hei Tao |\n| Teng Kwa |\n| Tsa Hui Jen |\n| Chi Wa Tsa |\n| La Tsa |\n\n(Not identified; believed to be all along the Upper Salween or Mekong.) \n\n(Translation.) \n\n## Inclosure 11 in No. 1. \n\n**Acting Consul Litton to Taotai Shih, Tengyueh, May 20, 1905.**\n\nTHE 4th Article of the Agreement relative to Burmah and China provided that the boundary north of latitude 25° 35′ should be settled when the conditions of the country had been more fully inquired into. This Agreement is dated in 1897, and since its signature, the Government of Burmah has on several occasions dispatched officers to proceed to the N'Maikha with a view to ascertaining the conditions of the country and of pacifying the tribes. \n\nLast year, your Government also dispatched two military officials to Ming Kwang to make inquiries, but though the Representatives of both Governments had thus inspected the country, there had hitherto been no joint examination, and consequently, it has not been possible to conclude a further Treaty. \n\nIn February of this year, the Deputy Commissioner of Bhamo, together with myself, received instructions from our Government to serve on a joint inquiry regarding the frontier, and your Honour received a similar Commission, and we fixed a date for proceeding on this service. \n\nOn this occasion, the instructions to your Honour and to myself were to the effect that we were only to make a joint examination of the country and present a map to our superiors, and then to await their settlement of the demarcation question; we had no authority to proceed to delimitation on our own account. \n\nI was directed by my Government to point out the watershed between the N'Maikha River on the one hand and the Shweli and Salween Rivers on the other, while your Honour was instructed to inquire precisely what are territories administered by your Sawbwas. \n\nWe have now to communicate to each other the results of our joint inquiry. Having met at Ku Yung on the 7th March, 1905, we together proceeded to Ta Chai, in Tan Tsa, where we commenced our work. The previous demarcation had not gone beyond the high conical peak known to the Kachins as Manung Pum; the two small valleys of Lun Ma and Tan Tsa are situated to the east of this peak, while to the north-east of Tan Tsa, there is a lofty mountain known as Lang Ya (\"Wolf's Tooth\") Hill; between these two peaks rise the streams known as the Hsiao Cha, Ta Cha, and Chan Hsi Rivers; and the Chan Hsi River is the headwater of the Ta Ping. \n\nBeyond the range to the north of Chansi River are the Shi Ngaw and Tum Maw Rivers, both of which flow into the N'Maikha, and so to the Irrawaddy. These two rivers are under the jurisdiction of Myitkyina. \n\nUnder these conditions, all Lun Ma and Tan Tsa, which are within (i.e., on the Chinese side) of their watershed, should belong to Yunnan, while all the valleys of the Shi Ngaw and Tum Maw Rivers, which are beyond this watershed, should belong to Burmah. \n\nTo the east of the Lang Ya Shan is the village of Ma Li Pa. This village is situated in the north of the Tien Tan Valley, which belongs to Tengyueh Sub-Prefecture and is under Tsai Fu Yi (Headman). In this valley flows the Tien Tan River in a southerly direction to Ku Tung bazaar, where it joins the Ming Kwang River, being, in fact, one of the headwaters of the Shweli. \n\nSome 30 li to the north of Ma Li Pa, the watershed is crossed to the Chi Pwi River, which flows into the N'Maikha, and so to the Irrawaddy. \n\nThe Tien Tan River has three sources: the Mo Shih Stream, the Pan Wa Stream, and the true source, which issues from the Sisters Hill to the north of the village of Hei Tafo Yuan. Here, the boundary should assign the valley of the Tien Tan to Yunnan and the valley of the Chi Pwi to Burmah. \n\nBut your Honour told me that several villages about the headwaters of the Chi Pwi were included in the territory of Tsai Fu Yi of Tien Tan. Officers were accordingly sent over to Chang Yin Kou, Chung Shan, Lu Pi, and Shih Pao to inquire.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-331 - Public Offices - 1905.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 403545, "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": "CO129-331 - Public Offices - 1905", "page_number": 454, "title": "CO129-331 - Public Offices - 1905", "content_text": "## Page 29\n\nThe route was a mere track over unusually mountainous and difficult country with a very sparse population: only ten families of Lisu, in a very poor condition, were found (in the villages mentioned). For many years past they have neither paid tribute nor made presents.\n\nOn leaving Ma Li Pa we proceeded on the 31st March to Ta Chai, in the Ming Kwang Valley, to the east of Tien Tan. This valley is in the Tengyueh Sub-Prefecture and under the jurisdiction of the two Fu Yi, Tso and Yang. For a distance of nearly 100 li from Ku Tung bazaar northwards to the head of the Ming Kwang River the valley is inhabited by a mixed population of Chinese and Lisu, but most of the latter can speak Chinese and in every way resemble Chinamen. The Ming Kwang River rises to the north of Ta Chu Pa and flows down to Ku Tung bazaar, being the true source of the Shweli; along the north-west of the Upper Ming Kwang Valley there is a lofty range of mountains connecting with the Sisters Hill and the Pan Wa Pass, and forming the divide between the N'Maikha and Shweli Rivers. All the streams on the east side of this ridge belong to the Ming Kwang-Shweli system; all the streams to the west of it flow into the N'Maikha and Irrawaddy.\n\nTo take this range as the frontier would be to adopt the true natural line. But your Government stated that Hparè, Tzu Chu, Pien Ma, and other places situated to the west of the watershed belonged by rights to the Fu Yi Yang and Tso of Ming Kwang; these Fu Yi also presented two certificates and a copy of a Memorial bearing on this question to your Honour for my inspection.\n\nUnder these circumstances the Deputy Commissioner of Bhamo, together with your Deputy, Mr. Tai, proceeded from Ming Kwang to Hparè in order to make a careful investigation on the spot.\n\nThe distance proved to be nearly 80 li, and the track was through mountainous and uninhabited country for the whole way. In the two villages of Upper and Lower Hparè there are only some thirty odd households, all of them Lashi Kachius; just below the village the Hparè and Tzu Chu Streams join to form the Kun Ma (Khansheng) River, which flows into the Ngaw Chang, and so into the Irrawaddy.\n\nThe village of Tzu Chu also contains some thirty families of Lashi and is only separated from Hparè by a minor ridge of hills.\n\nMr. Leveson, in concert with Mr. Tai, examined the Headmen of these villages. Their statement was in effect as follows:\n\n\"We are not subject to the Fu Yi, nor do we pay taxes to him; but formerly when festivities took place at the Fu Yi's we offered presents, and when we had any festivities the Fu Yi made return presents to us. Since the Fu Yi raided our village and robbed us of our ploughing oven we have had a feud with the Fu Yi and hold no communication with him. Formerly the Fu Yi engaged us to protect the road (along the Kun Ma) and gave us 25 rupees and some gunpowder for doing so, but of recent years this payment has not been made.\n\n\"We are in the habit of going backwards and forwards over the frontier for the purpose of trading with the Chinese, and they do the like, but we never go over the frontier to cultivate. We know nothing about the certificate investing Yang Fu Yi with the title of Hereditary Sergeant of Hparè or how he came by it, but we do know that we have never been subject to him.”\n\nThese statements agree with my own observations. Not only does not the Fu Yi control this district, but he does not even dare to go there; so it is perfectly clear that he cannot control it; nor can I understand how the certificates come to speak of the \"Fu Yi Yang of Hparè in Ming Kwang\" and the \"Fu Yi Tso of Tzu Chu in Ming Kwang,\" seeing that Ming Kwang is distant from Hparè and Tzu Chu nearly 100 li. To insist that they are in the same district is as though we were to talk of Mandalay in the district of Yung Chang, or Yung Chang in the district of Mandalay.\n\nUnder these circumstances, I would invite your Honour to point out in what possible sense these Fu Yi can be said to govern these villages.\n\nMr. Leveson and myself further inquired into the conditions and history of Pien Ma, the Kun Ma River, and the Hsiao Chiang or Ngaw Chang. The Headmen stated that some generations ago the Chinese and the Kachins had fallen out, the Chinese Chiefs of Ming Kwang, Ta Tang, and Teng Keng had united their forces and made an incursion beyond the watershed and beyond the Ngaw Chang, raiding the village of Lan Pang and killing many persons, whereby the Kachins suffered heavy damage. The Lashi Headmen then collected their people and made a counter-raid over the divide.\n\n## Page 447\n\nThey burnt Teng Keng and killed two of the Chinese Fu Yi's family; they then looted the Ming Kwang Valley as far as Ku Tung bazaar.\n\nAfter this the various parties negotiated a peace, and it was agreed that they should mutually exchange presents of local produce, as a pledge of amity, Ming Kwang every three years exchanged presents with the villages of Hparè, Lung Pung, and those along the Kun Ma and Ngaw Chang Rivers; Teng Keng exchanged them with Pien Ma and U Tung; Ta Tang with Shang Lon and Chih Ka.\n\nSubsequently the Pien Ma people looted some cattle belonging to Lung Pang and Chih Ka, whereupon these villages looted and burnt Pien Ma. The Pien Ma people, being few and weak, then voluntarily invited the Chinese of Teng Keng to come to their assistance in order to have their revenge. The Teng Keng people consented and burnt the two villages of Lung Pang and Chih Ka. This is the reason why to this day Pien Ma makes a small annual payment of tribute to Teng Keng. In the case of Ta Tang, the villages of Shang Lou and Chih Ka commonly present \"huang lien\" and receive in exchange a plough ox.\n\nBut these various Headmen are not under any administrative control by the Chinese officials.\n\nNow these statements agree in the main with what your Honour told me, namely, that in the reign of Chia Ching (early nineteenth century) the Chinese Fu Yi had made a warlike expedition to the Ngaw Chang. No doubt we must not believe all that we are told by the Kachin Headmen, but neither can I believe the statement of the Chinese Fu Yi to the effect that they subjected this country to regular control.\n\nThe questions concerning Pien Ma and the Hsiao Chiang (Ngaw Chang) being of much importance in regard to the frontier, we determined personally to proceed from Ming Kwang to Pien Ma to make inquiries. The way leads over the Fen Shui Ling Pass, and so to the head of the Pien Ma River, a distance of over 80 li, all of which is uninhabited, while progress is exceedingly difficult on account of the mountainous character of the country. This pass, the Fen Shui Ling, is close to the head of the Ming Kwang River, which is the true source of the Shweli. The hills at the back of this river-source form the water-divide between the Hsiao Chiang or Little River and the Ming Kwang, and this water-divide is connected with the main water-divide between the Salween and the Irrawaddy; this main divide stretches northwards as far as the confines of Thibet, and is a snow-blocked range almost impossible to cross, and is locally known by the Teng Keng and Ming Kwang people as the Kao Li Kung snow mountains.\n\nOn account of the difficulty of travelling, Mr. Leveson and myself only reached Pien Ma and met your Honour on the 16th April, when we proceeded to our investigations. It appears that there are only some 200 odd families of Kachins and Lisu at Pien Ma, who pay a house tax amounting to about 50 taels a-year to Teng Keng, who also levies a toll on coffin wood to the amount of some 100 taels a-year, or, in all, 150 taels (about) per year; but Pien Ma has a feud with Shang Lon, and Lung Pang has a feud with Teng Keng, and there is no communication between these villages. Chinese traders proceeding to these places suffer loss, but the Chinese Fu Yi do nothing whatever to administer the country beyond levying their revenue.\n\nAs to the villages beyond the Ngaw Chang, their condition has been truly described in your Honour's letter to me: they are beyond the pale of government.\n\nIt may be said of the whole of this country that it is clear that neither the Chinese officials nor the Fu Yi can control it. It is to be feared that the Kachins in Barmah territory may subsequently suffer from the raids of these people.\n\nAfter your Honour and myself had crossed the mountains to Lu Chang by the Salween, Mr. Leveson proceeded to both banks of the Ngaw Chang to make inquiries, and the local Headmen all came to see him; the surveyor also proceeded some distance beyond Lung Pang. Nowhere did the Kachins cause any trouble, and it appears from this that they are not naturally savage, but have simply never been subject to Chinese jurisdiction.\n\nOn the banks of the Salween we found that the three Chiefs of Teng Keng, Lu Chang, and Mao Chao are all subject to Yung Chang's jurisdiction. North of Mao Chao the country is entirely populated by Lisu, nominally subject to La Wo. North of the Lisu country are the Nu Tzu, and north of the Nu Tzu (or Lu Tzu) is Thibetan territory. This is a general survey of the condition of the banks of the Salween.\n\nThe west bank of the Salween is entirely populated by Lisu; the country west, again, of the great Salween-Irrawaddy divide is entirely populated by Marus (Lang Su), who are under no Government, and have little or no communication with the Lisu.\n\n[2167-1]", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-331 - Public Offices - 1905.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 415363, "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": "CO129-350 - Public Offices - 1908", "page_number": 58, "title": "CO129-350 - Public Offices - 1908", "content_text": "## Provincial Governments in China.\n\n1 am to. (ŝa.) E.E. Blake.\n\n**Messrs Pixley & Abell to Crown Agents.**\n\n26th May 1908.\n\nGentlemen,\n\nWe beg to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 25th May, enclosing copy of a telegram received from the Government of Hong Kong with regard to the proposed disposal of subsidiary Silver Coin.\n\nThe present price of Silver is 24 11/16d which is 11/16d higher than the lowest this year.\n\nThere is nothing encouraging in the future of the Silver market under present conditions.\n\nThe Indian Government are not likely to want any silver for at least two, and possibly three years, and the present mainstay of the market is the Indian Bazaar buying.\n\nIndia has bought on an average £700,000 every month this year, which is considerably more than they have taken during past years. These purchases have no doubt been stimulated by the low price of silver, but we cannot think they will continue, and we see no other important buyer to take their place.\n\nOn the other hand, we do not see any heavy fall at present. There is a chance of the German Government buying, though this will not be, we understand, for any important amount, and there is a prospect of some demand for China; further, there is no likelihood of any important movement taking place until we get news of the Indian Monsoon, which will not be for a few weeks. If the news is good, then we think the market will keep steady at about this level, or perhaps improve a little; if, on the other hand, the news is bad, we see much lower prices.\n\nThere is no doubt that the present level of Silver\n\n-5-", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-350 - Public Offices - 1908.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 417988, "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": "CO129-353 - Public Offices - 1908", "page_number": 700, "title": "CO129-353 - Public Offices - 1908", "content_text": "# 695\n\n## Honan\nIn last Report it was stated that no honest attempt was being made to grapple with the question, but recent reports tell a different story. The area under poppy has been much reduced. Estimates differ, but in some districts the cultivation is placed at only one-tenth of last year's area and in others at one-fifth of the average. The reduction is ascribed to fear of high taxation. The reports also state that less opium seems to be smoked and that fewer shops are open. On the other hand, one correspondent says that in two district cities the opium shops were all closed, but in less than a month, by arrangement with the yamên runners, and in consideration of a monthly payment of some 590 cash they were reopened. All reports agree that anti-opium medicines are on sale, but they add that there are no useful results.\n\n## Kiangsu\nThe progress of the anti-opium movement in this province continues to be well maintained. The provincial authorities have issued orders prohibiting poppy cultivation in Kiangsu after the present year. This will affect the north of the province, especially the Prefecture of Hsü-chou Fu, where opium has been extensively produced. One of the most general statements from the provinces is that no official steps have been taken as regards the registration of smokers. This, however, is now being taken in hand in Kiangsu, and the Taotoi at Shanghae has issued a Proclamation directing all opium smokers within the city to register themselves at the police offices before the 24th October, the penalty for non-compliance being that no unregistered persons will be given licences to purchase the drug when the time comes for their issue. Reports from the centre and north-east of the province state that retail opium shops sell without limit at advanced prices, but this will be remedied when smokers are licensed and their allowances indorsed on their licences. The progress of the movement in large cities like Sonchow is slower than at Shanghae, where there is now a stigma on opium smoking, and where young men shun the opium houses which have in the past been their fashionable after-dinner resorts. There can be no doubt that in Shanghae Chinese public opinion is as strongly as ever in favour of the campaign, and the good effect of the movement is unquestionable.\n\nIn the international Settlement at Shanghae 25 per cent. of the opium houses, which numbered 1,437, were closed on the 30th June, and lots were drawn on the 3rd October for the closing of a second 25 per cent. (350) on the 31st December. The opium houses that survived the first drawing did not benefit from the reduced competition to the extent anticipated. In the French Settlement the opium houses still remain open; but the Council have given notice that the procedure in the international Settlement will be followed in due course. One of the largest and most flourishing of the opium houses in the French Settlement has been voluntarily closed by its proprietor and transformed into a general bazaar.\n\nAlthough the opium houses in the native city of Shanghae are closed, it is stated that opium smoking is carried on surreptitiously in a number of establishments, and it is presumed that the vigilance of the officials has somewhat relaxed.\n\nA report just received from Nanking states that the Governor-General at Nanking and the Governor at Soochow have jointly deputed fourteen officials to proceed to different districts of the Kiangsu Province at the time of the autumn sowing of the poppy to collaborate with the local authorities in seeing that the Regulations as to reducing the area under cultivation are strictly complied with.\n\n## Anhui\nThis province suffers from official apathy. Reports say that the opium-smoking houses are generally closed, at least in the large cities, and that in a few districts a considerable reduction in the area under poppy cultivation has been effected in consequence of uncertainty as to the future and of the fear of heavy taxation. Medicines, whose principal ingredients are either opium or morphia, are very generally sold as a cure for the opium habit. The Regulations regarding the registration and cure of smokers have not yet been enforced. At the port of Wuhu the coolie class are allowed to smoke in straw huts erected on waste land for the purpose. In the north of the province very few traces of any attempt on the part of the authorities to enforce the Regulations are discernible. A correspondent at An-ching, the capital of the province, writes that the places where most smoking is done are the different yamêns, that it is specially noticeable among yamên runners at inns when acting as escorts, and that a good percentage of travellers carry their own opium kits.\n\n## Kiangsi\nIn this province little opium is produced, and the attention of the authorities is occupied with the registration of opium shops and smokers. The bulk of the opium consumed comes from Szechuan and Yünnan. Native importers have, before importation can take place, to report at the official bureau at the place of destination, and have the amount they wish to import indorsed on their registration certificates. They have also to keep registers in which all their transactions must be entered, and the registers have to be produced for inspection at the end of each month. An annual decrease in the import is also provided for. After registration the opium can only be sold direct to the smokers and not to the retail merchants as heretofore.\n\n## Chekiang\nIn last Report it was stated that the official attitude towards opium was one of total indifference, and, as no reports have been received, it may be presumed that no special activity has been discernible. It ought soon to be possible to ascertain whether the order to reduce importation and cultivation has been obeyed.\n\n## Fuhkien\nIn the districts round Foochow there has been a marked reduction in cultivation as compared with last year, correspondents recording diminution of areas ranging from 60 to 90 per cent. In the north and centre of the province poppy in flower was seen in profusion during the spring, but no comparison with previous years is given. In the east very little difference was observable, while in one district an increase was noted.\n\nIn the districts round Amoy, in the south of the province, the authorities are making a determined effort to suppress the growth of the poppy. The Magistrate of one district goes out almost daily to the surrounding villages and forbids the farmers to sow the seed, and he threatens to destroy the crops and confiscate any fields on which he finds poppies growing. He also threatens to remove from office the Elders of any offending villages. In another district the Magistrate has confiscated and destroyed a number of opium pipes. All smoking is now done in secret. The Magistrate has exhorted the people to give up smoking, and has given his underlings under 60 years of age three months in which to relinquish the habit. He has also prohibited the further cultivation of the poppy. In a third district a strong Anti-Opium Committee has been formed, and mainly in response to the efforts of its members the local officials have been stimulated to action resulting in all the opium-smoking establishments being closed. Proclamations have been issued, and, although a considerable amount of illicit smoking continues, there has been a marked decrease in the sale of the drug, and many of the opium shops have given up business. In Amoy itself the Sub-Prefect has issued Proclamations against the cultivation and consumption of the drug, and sees that his orders are carried out. He personally conducts raids on places where opium smoking is going on, on shops, and even, it is said, on private residences. When smokers are caught in the act their apparatus is confiscated and destroyed and they themselves indiscriminately and severely beaten.\n\n## Hupei\nLittle or no real progress is the burden of the reports from Hupei; but it is admitted that there has been a restriction of the area under poppy cultivation. The Hupei Missionary Association presented a Memorial to the Governor-General of Hupei and Hunan in the following terms:\n\n\"The Executive Committee of the Missionary Association, a Society consisting of some hundreds of pastors, teachers, and medical men resident in all parts of the Hupei Province who have come from the various countries of Europe and America and their Colonies, venture most respectfully to address his Excellency Ch'en K'uei-lung to congratulate him on his appointment to the Viceroyalty of the Liang Hu, and humbly to present to him the following Memorial, which shows:\n\n\"That we are deeply interested in all that concerns the welfare of the Chinese Empire and people; not a few of us have lived in China for some decades, and the longer we live here the more we love the country, rejoicing from our hearts in all signs of its prosperity and mourning over all its sorrows and adversities. All of us have seen with great satisfaction the endeavours of your Excellency's illustrious predecessors to advance the cause of education, social progress, and material prosperity among the people of Hupei, and knowing that all true progress must in every country be accompanied by the rectification of moral evil, we have seen with pleasure that in the rules of the various colleges and schools that have been opened of late years the use of opium has been strictly forbidden alike to teachers and pupils, and that in the camps similar rules have been enacted forbidding the use of opium in the army. For nearly two years we have been eagerly watching for the publication throughout this province of the Imperial Edict of the 3rd day, 8th moon, 32nd year, and hoping to hear that the officials of Hupei were vigorously seeking to diminish the sale of opium and morphine and to limit the cultivation of the poppy; but as yet, from all we can see and hear in the various parts of the province in which we live, we have reason to fear that the evil continues with but little abatement. We have learned with deep...", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-353 - Public Offices - 1908.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 429412, "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": "CO129-373 - Public Offices - 1910", "page_number": 149, "title": "CO129-373 - Public Offices - 1910", "content_text": "148\n\nC.O.\n\n4\n\nassembly of 43 members, consisting of 40 delegates and 3 representatives appointed by the Chinese Chamber of Commerce. The executive body is the town or municipal council, the members of which, at the time of writing, number 7.\n\nThe first elections were held in February 1908, and the total number of qualified voters was then 1,695, including 255 Chinese, none of whom, under—it is said—instructions from the taotai, recorded their votes. It is, however, estimated that at the next elections, which fall due in February 1911, the number of persons entitled to vote will be only 1,169, a reduction of 31 per cent. The reason is that rents have fallen, thereby removing the right of franchise from many who previously enjoyed it. In order to counteract this tendency, a reduction in the rate of assessment on land and buildings has been suggested; but, according to present information, the proposal has little chance of being adopted.\n\nThe municipal administration began to function in 1908; it was not, however, before 1909 that its first budget was introduced and the direction and management of the town finances was definitely undertaken. It is not easy to follow from the published reports of the municipal authorities the exact system upon which public moneys have been levied and expended, but a few statistics are appended to this report which will, I trust, with the explanations which it is proposed to give, elucidate, to some extent, the present financial position. The statistics are:---\n\nAnnex 2.—Particulars of revenue, showing budget figures, taxation committee's estimate, and actual collection.\n\nAnnex 3—Particulars of expenditure, showing budget figures and actual disbursements.\n\nAnnex 4.—Report of the taxation committee appointed to determine and assess the taxation on land, buildings, lodgings, or apartments, factories, and commercial undertakings.\n\nAnnex 5.—Scale of taxation on lodgings or apartments.\n\nAnnex 6.—Classification of factories and commercial undertakings, and particulars of suggested annual taxation on vodka distilleries, breweries, and various establishments selling alcoholic liquors.\n\nA glance at the particulars given in Annexes 2 and 3, which are very full abstracts of the estimated and actual items of revenue and expenditure, as shown in the municipal reports, will reveal the work of amateurs, and it may be said at once that the figures purporting to give the revenue and expenditure actually collected and disbursed represent nothing more than a cash account published by the municipality to show its financial position at the close of last year. It is, in fact, expected that a complete statement of the year's working will not be obtainable before September next, when it will, it is thought, be possible to obtain a clear idea of the fiscal administration of 1909. This report will be a belated publication, but the fact has to be borne in mind that we are considering the initial work of an entirely new public body, the members of which have had no previous training or experience in dealing with matters of the kind.\n\nBefore proceeding to a detailed examination of the figures contained in the revenue and expenditure accounts, it will be useful to give some general information in regard to the different sources of revenue:\n\nLand Taxes.—The rate of assessment is for improved or occupied land 6 per cent., and for unimproved or unoccupied land 62 per cent. of its market value, in accordance with its situation and position, as fixed by the taxation committee and approved by the assembly of delegates. The highest price asked in the new town and Pristan is 1r. 2c. (say 2d.) per square foot and the lowest 20 especks (5d.) and 10 copecks (21/2d.) respectively. A premium is placed on corner lots, the cost of which is at times as much as 30 copecks per square foot more than other lots in the same street. It is to be noted that the rate of assessment is somewhat lower than that provided in article 8 of the municipal regulations of December 1907.\n\nHouse and Building Tax.—The tax on houses and buildings is 8 per cent. of their value in relation to the net rental. The actual basis of calculation is that the annual net rent represents 20 per cent. of the total cost—that is to say, capital is held to have repaid itself in five years; business men reckon eight years; but, in either case, it is evident that building in Harbin is a very profitable investment. The assessment of 8 per cent. is within the limit allowed by article 8 of the December regulations, and it may be remarked that the sums of 878,735 roubles and 900,031 roubles, which are stated in Annex 4, to represent the net rentals derived from railway and private buildings, work out to within a small fraction of 20 per cent. of 4,301,765 and 4,495,409 roubles, the respective estimated value of each.\n\nTax on Lodgings or Apartments.—The graduated scale contained in Annex 5 shows that the rate of taxation under this head varies from 1 per cent. to 10 per cent.\n\nTaxes on Factories and Commercial Undertakings.—The taxes levied on factories and commercial undertakings purport to be based on the size and value of the business, the different concerns being classed in various groups according to the classification of the taxation committee as shown in Annex 6. An appeal from the committee's decision lies with the town or municipal council and through that body with the assembly of delegates.\n\nVodka Distilleries, Breweries, and various Establishments selling Alcoholic Liquors.—At a meeting of the assembly of delegates, held on the 3rd November, 1908, it was decided that certain enterprises, such as vodka distilleries, breweries, &c., should be divided into certain classes, according to the character of their business, and that each class should pay a lump annual sum as taxation, it being left to the persons engaged in the different trades to decide how much individuals and firms should contribute towards the total sum required from the particular class of enterprise concerned. Thus vodka distilleries were called upon to find 40,000 roubles; restaurants, taverns, dining-rooms, and café chantants selling alcoholic liquors, 35,000 roubles; stores and other similar establishments dealing in the same commodities, 25,000 roubles; and breweries 6,500 roubles—in all, 106,500 roubles. It would, however, appear that this was a very liberal estimate, as I am given to understand that the total revenue obtainable from these enterprises will not exceed 65,000 roubles, the sum allotted to them in the budget.\n\n37\n\nLicences.—\n\n \n Izvozchiks (drivers of public carriages)\n per annum\n Roubles.\n 12\n \n \n Carriages (four-wheeled)\n \n \n 12\n \n \n Horses\n \n \n 5\n \n \n Cycles\n (two-wheeled)\n \n 3\n \n \n Goods carts\n \n \n 6\n \n\nBazaar Lots.—These lots are divided into different classes according to their location, and the annual rents vary from 61 copecks to 8 copecks per square foot in the Pristan, and from 41 copecks to 10 copecks in the Novi Gorod or New Town.\n\nTo pass to a consideration of the revenue and expenditure accounts, Annexes 2 and 3, it is, as has already been stated, not possible to gauge from the figures as they stand the results of the year's working. The statement of actual receipts and disbursements is, to reiterate again, merely a cash account and the extent to which it is deficient, as showing the actual revenue and expenditure with which the year should properly be debited and credited will be more clearly revealed by an examination into the more important items.\n\nRevenue.—The revenue stated to have been actually collected was 409,912 r. 93 c., or 97,000 roubles less than the budget estimate of 506,591 roubles. Included in the sum of 409,912 r. 93 c. is, under miscellaneous receipts, an item of 58,454 roubles representing monetary security deposited by various contractors. This is not true revenue as is proved, if proof were necessary, by the fact that the sum of 35,757 roubles appears as a refund to contractors under miscellaneous expenses in the expenditure account. Adding, then, this amount of 58,000 roubles to 97,000 roubles, the deficit already shown, the revenue actually collected falls short of the estimate by 155,000 roubles. The reason for this is not far to seek: the following items, land, buildings, commercial undertakings, factories, vodka distilleries, &c., and lodgings or apartments exhibit a total deficit of 221,000 roubles and 166,000 roubles as compared with the budget and the estimate of the taxation committee respectively. Assuming, as I am informed is the case, that for the first four items and the sixth the estimate of the taxation committee is more correct than the figures of the budget, and that as regards the fifth item, vodka distilleries, &c., the contrary holds, then the aggregate shortage on the six items is 188,000 roubles or more than sufficient to account for the total deficit on the budget.\n\nThe question which now suggests itself is: \"What was the cause of the decreased collection, and is the deficiency recoverable?\" The answer as regards the major part is, according to my information, in the affirmative and for the following reason: Under land and buildings the sums of 50,945 roubles and 35,133 roubles are...\n\n5\n\n30791 ¡REC?", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-373 - Public Offices - 1910.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 488975, "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": "CO129-470 - Public Offices - 1921", "page_number": 123, "title": "CO129-470 - Public Offices - 1921", "content_text": "# \n\n20 \n\ncultivation of and traffic in opium in these States, which I and the Sawbwas and Assistant Superintendents and local officials concerned consider will not cause danger of serious unrest or disturbance.\n\nOpium cultivation is not allowed in the Hsipaw and Tawngpeng States.\n\nIt is carried on only in the North Hsenwi, South Hsenwi, and Manglun States. The latter State is geographically divided into west, or cis-Salween, and east, or trans-Salween.\n\nIn these States, a tax has been imposed on Kachins at 5 rupees per garden, and 5 rupees for each labourer hired to work on his garden. The rates for Shans and Chinese are double these rates.\n\nThe reasons for the difference in rates are said to be that Kachins are not such good cultivators and also spend much more on nat sacrifices on sowing and garnering crops, therefore their profits are less. I suspect that the greater difficulty of collecting revenue from Kachins and their less amenability to law were not left out of consideration.\n\nThese taxes were considered to be very high, but as a matter of fact, form a very small proportion of the profits.\n\nThe people have been told that Government viewed opium cultivation with disfavour, and that Government would take in hand the total suppression of opium cultivation. Of course, the whole value of any such warning was removed from the moment of recognition of cultivation by imposition of a tax, and the people's reliance on the firmness of Government's attitude on the question, and on the immutability of its word, have suffered a blow, which adds to our difficulties, increasing the probable amount of resistance that may be offered, in the hope that Government will weaken and give way.\n\nIf Government then starts to tackle opium suppression, it must make up its mind to see the matter right through, or we shall further lose prestige, and add to the difficulty of general Government.\n\n7. It is proposed to confine cultivation to the trans-Salween tracts only, that is, to the trans-Salween jurisdiction of the Kokang Myosa, and to East Manglun.\n\nIn the former area, opium cultivation is too universal for any sudden change to be possible.\n\nIn the latter area, not only is cultivation extensive, but the administrative hold we have hitherto established over East Manglun is so fragile, and the undesirability of going near the unadministered Wa States that border on East Manglun has hitherto been considered so great, that an opium suppression policy in East Manglun would at present be impracticable. It would first be necessary to consolidate our hold there and settle many outstanding disputes, and this would require the employment of troops or military police on a scale not contemplated in these recommendations.\n\n8. It is necessary to make provision for existing habitual resident consumers of all races.\n\nThe cutting off the supply to an habitual consumer means severe internal pain, chronic diarrhea, and often death.\n\nIt will therefore be necessary to prepare a register of habitual consumers and to see that all persons concerned are warned to apply to the Assistant Superintendent concerned to be entered on the register. This will take a long time for the issue of notices, and for the Assistant Superintendent to make enquiries as to the propriety of admitting the applicant to the register, and the amount that he shall be allowed to consume. No residents of the Northern Shan States would be allowed to be entered on the register once made, unless it were a new Chinese resident or temporary resident or traveller.\n\nThus, the list of names should get beautifully less, until near a vanishing point.\n\n9. It is necessary to provide opium for the registered consumers. For this purpose, a condition of the permission to cultivate opium trans-Salween will be to provide the amount of opium up to the whole surplus crop that may be required by the Superintendent, for issue to consumers. The Kokang opium would probably suffice for the North Hsenwi registered consumers, and the East Manglun crop for the West Manglun and South Hsenwi consumers.\n\nThe trans-Salween producers would be allowed to retain a certain amount of their crop, based on an estimate of minimum requirements for their own consumption as habitual consumers.\n\nAs our register grew smaller, so would our demand on them, and they too would be required to reduce their cultivation to the vanishing point. As this has been effected in the past practically all over China, in land as barren as theirs, it may be assumed that other crops are possible and would suffice. The time granted the Kokang people to adjust themselves and to us to get East Manglun into order should thus suffice. Maize will grow everywhere where opium will, and I am contemplating the issue of wheat, gram, oats, and potato seed in Kokang for trial.\n\n10. To provide for the distribution of opium to consumers, it will be necessary to institute shops at various places in North Hsenwi, South Hsenwi, and West Manglun States to be determined. The trans-Salween opium will be taken over and issued to licensed dealers in these shops, at rates which will have to be fixed with reference to the probable average market price at the beginning of each season, for the whole season.\n\n11. It is considered that a year's notice should be given of the enforcement of opium cultivation, namely, that notices should issue as soon as possible, that in the cis-Salween tracts, opium crops wherever found would be destroyed beginning from the 1st May, 1921, and that all caravans would be liable to search, either incoming or outgoing, and opium found be seized and confiscated. (This measure we are already bound to carry out under article 11 of the 1886 Convention with China, already referred to, but it remains, as a matter of fact, a dead letter.) Notice of these steps would also have to be given to China.\n\nIn the meantime, notices should issue forbidding clearing of any new areas for cultivation, and forbidding any persons to take up cultivation in the cis-Salween areas who had not cultivated before.\n\n12. It is considered that the effect of these measures might be to cause a small amount of emigration to trans-Salween tracts, and possibly a greater amount of emigration to China, according as China carries out effective suppression also or not.\n\nThere cannot be much emigration to trans-Salween tracts owing to barren land, lack of water and food, and high prices, not to East Manglun, owing to unsettled conditions there, and as the soil also will not support more than another 5 or 10 percent of population.\n\nAny emigration to China of people who are determined to make their living out of opium may be looked on with comparative equanimity.\n\n13. If China also effectively suppresses opium, there would be no emigration. Admittedly, the cultivation of opium in Yunnan is increasing in out-of-the-way places. Mr. Gaudoin saw a lot recently in Mongmao State, and the consul himself informed him that he and Mr. Leonard (Assistant Superintendent, Sinlum) had seen opium openly sold in Mongmao bazaar. The price of opium has fallen in the last 18 months from nearly 300 to 70 rupees a viss, which proves China is cultivating. I have read in the newspapers that the Shanghai papers state that in certain provinces, the officials are actually ordering the cultivation of opium in order to get revenue, and have assessed demands of fifty thousand dollars or more on future crops in their provinces. On the other hand, the Taoyin at the recent Nawngma meeting enquired from me what was to be our policy, now the war was ended, as to opium. I informed him I had been preparing a report on what measures were practicable for the suppression of cultivation in my charge, and that I was making enquiries, and that my sympathies were all for suppression in the interests of our people. He looked and expressed great satisfaction. The cynical might say that that would be with the prospect of a profitable market for Yunnanese opium by smuggling, &c. I have impugned the honesty and lack of principle of Chinese officials over other matters; I do not as regards the Yunnan officials, in this matter, at least as yet. The Taoyin was also in favour of excising opium from eligibility for claims for compensation in Frontier cases.\n\nI agreed in this latter suggestion, and suggested it to Government in my report on the meeting. No orders have been received on this point yet. It would also tend to help in the suppression of opium traffic, quite materially.\n\nI believe the Chinese authorities are doing a little to suppress opium cultivation in Yunnan, but not enough. I have pointed out the above facts as to the extension of cultivation in Yunnan to the consul, and asked him if he can procure me an official statement of Yunnanese policy as to opium suppression, in view of the steps it was hoped to take in our territory. To this also, I have as yet received no answer.\n\n14. I admit that if our only reason for suppressing opium cultivation and traffic were to keep our treaty, and that we lost by it, we would have cause to suspend any suppression measures, and to require more definite action by China before we took further steps.\n\nBut the cause would not be enough. It is obvious that China still does officially prohibit opium cultivation - when I say China, I should rather say Yunnan - for cultivation is covert and not open, and if officially permitted, the prices would be far lower than they are now. 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