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THE connexion

THE FRIEND OF CHINA AND HONGKONG GAZETTE.

for

thát at the four new Con-, || ther it be latge or dás, British subjects, or those

Consul is respondille,

Trade. Res

lient

the FRIEND OF CHINA AND HONGKONG GA ZETTE having ceased, it is requested henceforth, in all matter, relating to the paper parting bo pleased to

the Printing Office, where all Comme

ications for the Editor must addremad.

To our SunscrIRMES

large amount

our outstanding arres (nearly one half receipts) admonishes us to request our frie * subscribers, to oblige us by forthwith liqu our claims; which trifling as they are indiv yet aggregately amount to a considerabl

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IP Any irregolarity or delay.

· Paran, if brought to our notice

shall be much obližel to par when ang change of ter

WANTED.-A dollar each, will be. for Clean Copies of No. 28 of the Fan or China, and half a dollar for Nos. 16 and 27 on application to the

Rinting OffiCE. Hongkong 9th March

FRIEND CECHITA

AND HONGKONG GAZETT

HONGKONG, THURSDAY, MARCH 16TH. 1843,

reco

rely

and, and all

with Chin

trance,

we little do

officers and institut

any attempt fected, should

ound

ula venture

be die

ficiency

It is right, that

contraband trade, if de-

of the property

ished with confisca -

The charg

question. And as it is - from rsons of British sub- from molestation, or Chinese Authority, an any Chinese revenue tituled Piracy, and pu- tish law with DEATH, is reconcileable with expedient and policy, that

possible, but ino-

It is unnecessary to claim the attention. of our readers of the letter of H. E. which will be found in our first page. The com- parative immunity hitherto enjoyed by the Pirates in our vicinity, has not been at all fish referable to any supineness on the part of the Hong-Kong Authorities. It is far bet- tea that the Chinese should maintain their own police, and themselves provide for their own security, if they can do it effectually. We however doubt their hility to prevent the existence of piracy; which from time inmemorial has prevailed, more or less, intro to submit the embouchure of the Canton river,

Our proffered co-operation, we think the Chinese will yet be glad to accept. They must we suppose first prove their own in- competency to extirpate the evil, but not till then, will our aid be solicited.

It is every way desirable, that the most stringent measures should be taken to sup- press Piracy, and hence our co-operation with the Chinese-if required, is not only compatible, but compulsory by internation- al law, and by the same authority, we would strictly guard it from being suppos od by the Chinese that the slightest assis- tance could at any time Ue afforded them, in protecting their fiscal or revenue laws from infraction, even by British

In preventing the sapo tion into China, the bined efforts Governments

quito impote long, felt

thereon) woul

fice of our reader

We believ yet substantiall selve

that

the langua to its prop for want during the

the part of our singgling by Bri-

Kaou-the) or procla-

is by a friend. notification,

ner

and literally

Hong Kong store Chinese Merchan

lish Merchant

Long-

|

hinese

employed

be determined by The new dutie kinds of Goods,

on.

be published t

tion. / All this is in order to

manifest the gracious compassion

We have received PINO of the 19th Febr Current, printed in Englat ly well got up, and appe curate their such docume Looking to the intimate re present subsist between Ma and moreover believing - ere. siderable augmentation of merce, we have been

our Columns

which we think "may be

rence.

... We have also translated ano,.,

mation of Com

illustrate the former that No 43, announcing the two Califormas by the Unifu

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