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THE FRIEND OF CHIN

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DONGBONG GIZEĆCE.

PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY MORNING.

BIRTH DAY PA number and varie Emperor pres the anniversarEY

Among the great

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THE Boblica

The Hongkong Ga

zette under the authority of will be discontinu

public orders and notifi

date, but all

ppearing in "The Friend of China and Hongkong Ga- etto, with the signatures of duly autho- rized Functionaries of the Government are still to be considered as official, ver

Robt Morrison,

Belvery and Treasurer Hongkong, March, 23rd 1842.

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By order,

THE REVENUE IN CHEKEANG. LEW YUN-o, the Lieut. Governor of Che-keang, lays a long and laboured memorial before the Court, setting forth the imp collecting the usual revenue. The failure of the income he attributes to the three following causes. 1st. The frequent, in- undations to which the Province has been subject. 2nd. The disturbance into which the Province has been thrown by the in- roads of the barbarians, and consequently in the third place, the fright and alarm of the inhabitants, vast numbers of whom flod and left their fields in an uncultivated state. He proposes that the head Collector of the Provincial Customs be deputed to exhort the people to dismiss their fears. to resume their accustomed

ROBBERIE

The Lieut.

Kweichow Province reports darme I

ies, accompanied by

lence and murder.

in three different districts of the Province.

As usual he recommends the disgrace of

the officers in charge of

for not keeping up bette

is, the smallest of the Province

pire and situated in the sout

FRESH PATRIOTISM IN KEEN, the Governor of

to the Court that owi

said districts

1 the Em-

rean

harassing of the rebellious bar

the salt merchants of the Province

come forward

thousand fae

five hund

hundre

two

and eight nificent sil

military

CHINKOR

Taur "are" to be residences at Canton, For po, and Shanghai.

We hold their duties shou a general superintendence matters connected with the British Commerce.

In preserving order in

ching the Chin

Hand the Court

and take up their foo, Amey, Ning-

duct

yearly

ither should not, be accorded to any of Consula, Experience has shown that in mission been useful in promo sular objects, whilst in many it has been The only plea for this bad

en, the consequent diminution of the

offices. Such economical cond applied to China and to its boundles (now for the first time opened to us) are

tempt.

hono.

Trading Consuls we need not allege Bankruptcy; however prudent they might be nor the natural exist towards them by their This latter circumstance, the efficient discharge of temptation (in China) to the ilbeit trade-if in trade at all, should the British flag, would on the British name. Fur

ngaged in Trade, would dignity of the office in the Chinese Authorities. Saich a con- incompatible with their notions. mk. We much doubt whether that hich we have stipulated for would not be rendered wholly in- ing that by common coment ■ with the authorisation of the Em- would be held to be the equal of Consul, with the Queen's commission. wever wasted too much argument on which we believe no difference among our mercantile community. of our new relations, it is of the

the greatest circumspection electing fit and proper personą We much doubt whether the le by H. E. the Plenipotentiary for many reasons be far better

in England. We subject future occasion.

Beroes The Chiar Magistrate.

27th, 1842. Lend wo charged by Lec-Assam

of contract.

built for the Defendan (the wall of his for 170 Taels and extra work of more. I had no written agreement, but I esses to prove my apertion. Achong und witenesses. The Defendant has paid me and I claim now 67 Theks and I will swear

and

ing who have worked on the building, the above and were present when the

as wel to the extra. Stated. That he owes more money

first for 170 Ta

and dolla

the

His

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rders the

of all the

be laid b

that h

Imperial

of pu

the

grac offic

sine also.

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two account books the

should pay com

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