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THE FRIEND

OF

CHINA

AND HONG KONG GAZETTE

PUBLISHED EVERY TUESDAY AND SATURDAY-

VOL. THE

No. 110

VICTORIA, TUESDAY, MARCH 19rm, 1914.

PRICE $12 per ammum,

NOTIFICATION,→→The publication of the Hongkong Ginzette under the authority of Government, will be discontinued from this date; but all public orders and notifications appearing in "The Friend of China and Hongkong Cinzette," with the signatures of duty authorized Functionaries of the Government are still to be considered as official.

Hongkong, March, 23rd 1842.

By order, J. ROHT : MORRISON, Acting Secretary and Treasurer,

"

THE

NOTIFICATION.

Northern Ports and Chusan, to be forwarded by one of Her Majesty's Steamers, will be closed at the Post Office, Victoria, at 5 P. M. on the 21st Instant.

By order,

....

RICHARD WOOSNAM Government, House, Victoria, Hongkong, 15th March, 1844.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION. With reference to the Government Noti- fication in the Hongkong Gazette of the 7th of December, 1843, regarding the rates at which Foreign Coins are to be received in lieu of Sycee silver, in payment of Du- ties, &c., at Amoy, the annexed copy of a letter, dated the 9th Instant, from Her Ma- jesty's Officiating

Consul at Amoy, is pub- lished for general information, and will show that the charge of me för refining has been abolished.

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By order of His Excellency the Superin- tendent of Trade, &c., &c., in China.

RICHARD WOOSNAM.

Government House, Victoria, Hongkong, 18th March, 1844.

No. 24.

Sir,

British Consulate, Amoy,

9th March, 1844,

I have the honor to inform Your Excellency, that, pursuant to the directions, conveyed in your Excellency's Letter. No. 6, under date 18th Janua ry, 1844, the arrangement is now completed with the local Authorities of Amoy, that Sycee is to be taken in payment of the Imperial duties.

The mode of refining adopted at Amoy is by ap plying the test of fusion thrice, instead of twice, as at Canton; and as the remaining portion of the metal when taken from the crucible will be of some value, I considered it would be but just, if that was taken into account by the Shroffs; and the Authorities have consented to remit the charge of Tael Mace (one Tael, five Mace) for the refining process, which was allowed on the reduction of coins to the relative value of Sycee.

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I trust Your Excellency will approve of this arrangement.

I have the honor to-be-

Sir,

(Signed)

To His Excellency

Your most obedient

humble servant.

HENRY GRIBBLE.

Sir HENRY POTTINGER. Bart. G. C. B.

&c., &c. &c.

Chief Superintendent of Trade.

RICHARD WOOSNAM,

[True Copy)

PURCHASE OF SUGAR. NOTICE is hereby given, that Tenders will be received at this Office until Tuesday the 19th Ins tant from such persons as may be willing to con- traet for the supply of Sugar, for the use of the Troops.

The Tenders may be made for any quantity not less than 10,000 or exceeding 20,000 pounds; de- liverable at

less than 4.000 lbs. mon- the ensuing or per

thly

riculars may be known on

at this Office.

EDWARD PINE COFFIN C G. Commissariat, Victoria, the 11th March, 1844.

NOTICE.

TENDERS will be received on board the Agin- court" till noon on Saturday the 30th Instant for a Vessel to proceed to Kolungsoo there receive on board a Detachment of the 18th (Royal Irish) Re- giment, consisting in all of about 235 persons and convey them to Chusan.

The Tender to be made in a fixed sum for the performance of the service required.

It is to be understood that the Vessel is to be fitted in all respects for the convenience of the Troops, by the Party tendering the Government putting on board Provisions and Water only

The Vessel will be required to reach Kolungsoo by the 1st May next, or as much earlier as the Party offering may find it convenient to send her the Troops there being ready for Embarkation,

Should the Vossel tendered be on the spot, she will have to receive on board at Hongkong such stores as it may be desirable to sond by her to the Ports to which she is destined.

By Command of the Rear Adminal. Agincourt, Hongkong, EDW. WALLER.

Secretary.

13th March, 1844.

-P. S. The "Master will be required to provide a suitable Table for the Commission and Warrant Officers, on the usual Indian allowances: and as there are said to be some fittings in Store at Ko- lungsoo, formerly belonging to the "Sir Robert Peel" Transport, the vessel selected will be allow- ed to have the use of them.

ORIGINAL CORRESPONDENCE, (To the Editor of the Friend of China. }.

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Victoria, March 15th, 1844.

Mr. Editor-In glancing over the "Singapore Free Press" of the 1st of February, 1844, I noticed an article therein contradicting a former statement appearing in the paper of the same name, dated 21st December, 1843 of the Dutch having hoisted their Flag on Bali and Lomboc" and as it is of importance to China to be ena. bled to decide between these contradictory statements, allow me through the medium of your paper, the FRIEND OF CHINA, to shew in how far, "the person on whose information the paragraph was inserted, had been mistaken or misinformed."

So early as the year 1840 these Islands were visited by the Netherlands Envoy, J.H. Koopman, and suite, in the Netherlands Schooner "Dudo", and in the same year was erected a Flag Staff, and the Dutch Flag hoisted thereon at the W. beach, which forms Rhinoceros bay, I so called from the landing of the Rhino- ceros presented by the Governor General of Netherlands India to

the Radjah of Bali. In the latter end of this year the Envoy and suite returned in the "Dudo" taking with him several represen. tatives and attendants of the Princes of the Island, to attend an auditory of the Gov. Gent of Netherlands, India, and see the 4 RARE O SHOW AND WONDER WONDER." In the beginning of 1841- this Envoy's influence had so extended as to prevent the firether hoisting of the Danish Flag, which it was the custom to hoist of the Stores of the well known. Firm FIRST established in those Islands, In the same year the same Envoy caused to be hoisted the Dutch Flag, in the ports, Oarrangagsan, Blileling, &e., &c, and effectod a Treaty with the Radjahs, only ONE article of which will suffice fo show how far the Dutch have used their old exclusive and illibe. ral policy" (ARTICLE 10. Saya janje, saya teda mauh sarah Pennie nagari, somah siapa siapa bangsa putih line, tawan jaga poohnya,) (translation) "1 promise 1 will not give over this

Load Pig

Quicksilver OPIUM, Pain a

per

Iron, Nail

2.40. .0 0 per pieut

46.

"

Hoop Bar

0.

20

Iron-Stock large ; sales moderate.

4.75 4.90.

Dull; no deraand.

0

0 "

0

0

650 0

0 0

chets

615 0

0 04

670 0

Turkey

-0-0 4-0

Opium-Nominal; sow salce.

5.50.4

G

1 75 " 20

11 0 # 13. 0

7

0

Is

Benares Malwa

Pepper

Rice, cargo quality

Saloable at prices quoted,

Fuir demand.

Sandalwood, Malabar

Timor,&S.8.Isl.4 0- Little enquirod-after,

WOOLLENS.

Spanish Stripes Long Ells, scarlet

41 assorted

1 20

0 0 to

0-per-picul

*

it

1 30 per yard

9 5000 per piece 8 50 " 0

Moderate sales of Stripes and Long Ells. Camlets, English

Alum

Dutch

26 32" 00 pr 141 in 26·27 40 · · ·0·

EXPORTS.-ON BOARD.

Markot bare,

Anniseed Camphor

$2 0 to

0 per picul

9 20 11 0 0

*

30

9 25

0. 0·

"

Several lots in the market.

Cassia

** Buds China Roots Galangal Musk

Rhubarb

25.

0

喜

*

19 0 51 0 0

3 30 ck 0 2. 70 « 0 0 .90.0 { 0

25

Scarcer of good quality. RAW SILK.

Tsatlee Taysaan Canton

TEA.

515

0 15 0

0 per catty

0 per picul

0 535 0

0 0 " 0 0

o ou 0 0

No purchases. Stock about 130 bales Tsatlee.

Congou

Tls, 15 024 0

Stock of Congous only 200 chops, being about half

of the quantity on hand

At Season, and for the most part

of very inferior quality. Caper Souchong

No tine in the market. Orange Pekos, plain

44

15 0 " 0 0 15 0 28

" 0

24 0: # 29 0 scented 34 0." 39 0 No fine in the market..

Twanlay

Few left.

Hyson

Young Hyson

Hyson Skin

21: 0 # 32 0

38

34

074 ̃ ̈0 0 " 55 0 130 $5′′ -0

Imperial & Gunpowder 40 0 * 55: 0*

Purchases of inferior Green Teas for the American

market.

Country to any other white people, no matter who it ia your's as well as mine." And allow me to assert, that the Treaty with regard to Shipwrecked Vessels was not effected till the latter end of 1842, and that the Dutch were actuated to effect the same owing to the loss of their large Ship "Overysal" laden with the Government Steam apparatus intended for making Sugar in Java, and the last fact that I will state, for the benefit of the public and the confusion of the Correspondent so implicitly relied on is, that on the 1st of January 1842 the Dutch East India Coinpany in Bali, who act ie agents for, and abettors of the wily plans of the aforementioned. Envoy when absent himself, have entered into a Treaty, with the advice and cognizance of anid Envoy,thereby FARMING the Univer. SAL Trade of both NATIVE and FOREIGNER, Exports and ImrorTS of the most sofe Harbor and principal trading district of the whole Island (Bali Bodong) By virtue of which CLOAK OF FARM they | Bombay, demand Anchorage money from British Vessels, exact exorbitant duties &c. &c., in fact with regard to these Islands their policy is the height, of illiberality and exclusiveness, and when in posses sion of a few more FARM OF TREATEE'S like the above recited, Chi- na will feel their Monopolizing influence over that most impor tant article of comsumption, RreR.

GDUDDELL

CANTON PRICES CURRENT

10TH MARCH, 1844..

IMPORTS-DUTY PAID,

Ale (best brands) Amber Betel Nut

Canvass Eng & Scotch Cochincal

Stock small,

sheathing

Am.

unge, European

$35 0 to 400 per hihd. 10 011 0 per catty

40

0 0 per picu!

8 09. 0 per bolt 80 0 100 0 per picul

32

20

8 0

COTTON Bombay,sh.ps. Ts.

Madras Bengal

66

Cotton Few sales; prices nominui. COTTON GOODS. White Shirtings, 40 yds x86 in.3 60

Grey ditto ditto Yara, Nos. 18 to 30

In demand,

Nothing doing. Chintz Furnitures

For very good Lin. Banca

Plates

Declining

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0

5

8

6

COTTON REPORT, Canton, February 1st to 29th, 1844.

Deliveries.

Stock.

American, bales

1,238

2,710

8,981

69,335

Bengal, Madras,

2,746

6,145

6,966

26,669

Total 19,931

*104,889

Ship Chrishna included.

PRICES OF RELLION.

Sycee Silver, large, 3 per cent. premium

small, to 2 ditto

Spanish Dollars, Ferdinand. par

Carolus, 12 per cent. for selected Republican dito, 6 per cent. discount.

EXCHANGE.

Bills on London at 6 months sight, 4s. 6d. to 4s. 7d. H M. Flenipotentiary on the Bengal Govt., 30 days, 222

Rs for 100 Republican dollars,

Court of Directors accepted on ditto, 60 days Private Bills on Bengal at 60 days

FREIGHTS

To London or Liverpool, £3 per ton of 50 ft.

To Out-ports, 10s. per ton additional.

SHIPS LOADING FOR THE UNITED

KINGDOM

Bombay, for London

4 0 per piece Duchess of Northumberland, ditto 3 10

275

matte- ditto-

ditto

22 0

24 0 per picul

ditto

21

for Dublin

0 per piece

10 50

0 por picul 0 per box

for Liverpool ditto

Nautilus, for London.

AT NINGPO