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GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
HONGKONG.
Anno Octave Victoria Regine.
Hongkong.
No. 17 of 1844.
THE FRIEND OF CHINA AND HONG-KONG GAZETTE.
Tepos to send in returns when called
for
of our amicable relations with China, the Major General Commanding has received the instructions of Her Majesty's Government, to impresa upón all Officers and Soldiers and others serving under his orders the great desirability of respecting on all occasions the usages and Institutions of the Conn try, and of studying the wishes and feelings of the Chinese Authoritics and People.
And be it further enacted and ordained that all head men or Tepos shall be bound to give a returi, when called upon by the said registering officer of the mumes and occupation together with the particulurs here inbefore set forth of all person residing in their respective villages or districts and shall specify in the said return the number of the house according The Major General has no reason for supposing to the Register and the number of persons residing that any one under his Command has been wilfully in each house and shall be liable to a penalty of deficient in respect for the Higher Classes or in not more than 20 dollars for each and every per kindly treatment of the tower, but it must be ob sou hereby required to be registered found re-vious that in a Country so peculiar as China, siding within their respective villages or districts actions indifferent in themselves, or which among without being duly registered as aforesaid or European Na ions would lead to little or no incon whom they shall not have reported to or caused to venience might produce an impression highly an
favorable to the British character. be brought before the said registering officer.
Return to be made And be it enacted and It is under these circumstances the Major Gene ordained thut the sad Re- ral desires to impress the utmost cucumspection by Householders,
gistrar General or such other of Conduct, while he calls upon all under his orders Officer so to be appointed us aforesaid shall if he to refrain even from things inlifferent if likely to or they think fit cause to he delivered or left at the give occasion for misinte pretation. residence or place of business of any householder Her Majesty's Government have expressed or householders a blank return to be filled up before their determination to discountenance any proceed a certain day to be therein named with the names, ings dansivo to the Chinese Authorities and Peo and numbers of persons in his or their employs ple, and if necessary to visit with the severest dis- ment or residing within his or their house or pleasure any persons under their immediate Con- their premises and that on or trpl against whom Complaints of this kind should houses or on his or their premises after the said day named in the said blank return be substantiated but the Major General is con- the said householder or bouseholders is or are viced that the Officers and man in this Command hereby required to transmit the said return so require no motives, to determine the nature of their filled up to the said Registrar General or auch intercouse with the natives of China, so strong as other officer so to be appointed as aforesaid and those which are founded on their own sense of pro on failure to do so the said householder or house priety and justice; and after the high reputation holders shall be liable to a penalty of 20 dollars each. acquired by the Troups in the Field, he feels con And be it further enacted and or fidently assured, that they will be the last to detract dained that the following fees shall be taken from it, by any deficiency in those qualities of for registration and shall be received by the Re Courtesy and Kindness which give a permanenes gistrar General or such other officer so to be ap and a value to all amicable relations. pointed as aforesaid at the time of the granting of the Registration Ticket. *****
Fees.
has been assailed with every kind of missile, which could be launched from the press; the papers which dared to advocate his Lordship's measures, or to express their admiration for his character, have shared abundantly in the vindictive abuse which always characterizes the Bombay Times.
Whether the Times finds his antagonists in India too strong for him we know not-or whether it is in obedience to the dictates of the Cotton Lords who employ him, we know not-but without enquiring into the cause, it is sufficient for our present purpose, to state, that he has chosen China as a fresh field for the exhibition of his peculiar qualifications—and we are the first victim to be immolated on the altar of this literary Ogre,
In the Times of the 17th August we find the following paragraph.
Wo observe that our esteemed firethren of the Madras press, who are wonderfully apt to gulp down any censorious statement which comes in their way from a distance, without reflecting on the quarter from which it is received, have opened full mouthed on Sir Henry Pottinger, because the newspaper called the Friend of China has thought fit to attack him. The print in question was, during the earlier portion of its career, so devoted an admirer of every thing said or done by the Envoy, that mere human perfection could scarcely have been supposed entitled to the unalloyed com mendation bestowed by it upon him. Suddenly, and without apparent cause, the Friend of China altered his views, and has of late been as lavish in his abuse as he formerly was in his adulation with this much of difference, however, that when before he commended every thing, there was much that could be proved to be in the highest degree com mendable, whereas nine-tenths of his denunciations fall harmless, or recoil upon the denouncers, be- cause not shown to be deserved - The address -- voted by the members of the Bombay Chamber of Commerce, themselves nearly all very deeply con nected with the trade, and all most intimately ac quainted with the affairs, of China, work, one night imagine, make writers who have no direct means of acquiring personal information, cantiona in receiving the communications of a paper such as. the Friend of China, which has contrived to make its character much more generally known than respected. The cause of its hostility to the re- tiring Governor is perfectly understood, and it is fortunate for the credit of the Press in these parts that its censures have become barmless where they are rightly appreciated. There is at present à fins field open for honest, candid, and manly journalism
By Ilis Excellency JOHN FRANCIS DAVIS Esquice, Governor and Commander in Chief of the Colony of Hongkong and its Dependencies Her Majesty's Plenipotentiary and Chief Supe rintendent of the Trade of British Subjects in China with the advice of Legislative Council of Title thy The AndOrdinance for establishing a Registry of the Inhabitants of the Island of Hongkong and its Dependencies,
(21 day of August, 1844.) Preamble:
Wherens to secura tranquillity and good order in the Colony of Hongkong and its dependencies, and to prevent the resort thereto of abandoned characters and of per. sons without any ostensible means of subsistence it is expedient that a Registry be established of per sons, resident therein. Be it therefore enacted and ordained by His Excellency the Governor of Hongkong with the advice of the Legislative Co- uncil thereof that there be established in some con- venient locality in Victoria an office to be entitled The Registration Office" and that this office do consist of a Registrar, and of such further officers and ussistents and at such salaries as the Governor in Council may be pleased to appoint subject to Her Majesty's pleasure. Commencing And be it further enacted and or 1st Nov, 1844. dained that from and after the first tefanobecne day of November next, all male In- habitants of the age of 21 years and upwards or capable of earning a livelihood resident in the Colony of Hongkong shall be required once in every year, to appear personally at the said: Office or at such branch offices as may be from time to time established by the Governor in Council to be there registered in manner hereinafter men. tioned unless were it shall appear advisable to the said Registrar General to dispense with the perso- rial appearance of any one hereby required to be registered ranges. Voldgryje Entry of Parel And be it further enacted and ticulare, ordained that the said Registrar:
General or such other officer so fo bo appointed as aforesaid shall and may in all cases where he shall deem it advisable enquire into, and acquaint himself with the age birthplace and re. sidence of every person so to be registered and with his occupation, and date of arrival in the Co- Jony aforesaid and with the circumstances of his family and connexious and with their places of re sidence and occupation, and shall and may ascertain whether the said applicant be married and of what number his family consists and whether male or female and that he do enter or cause to be entered all such particulars in a book to be kept for that purpose of S Ticket to be And be it further enacted and granted or ordained that if upon enquiry it otherwise. shall appear to the Registrar Ge
neralor such other officer so to le lighter bumiboat aan heit further enacted and or the Coast in H. M, Ship Castor yesterday China, in the course of less than three years has appointed as aforesaid that the said applicant is a fit and proper person to be permitted to reside indained that a fee shall be levied the said Colony it shall be lawful for the said Re- on every certificate of Registry so granted accord gistrar General or such other officers to be aping to the rate of Gd per registered Ton of if the
in the
For registering any person being a Merchant Shop keeper or Comprador or being in the re ceipt of a monthly income of 20 dollars or upwards the sum of 5 dollars.
For registering any person being a servant clerk mechanic or in the receipt of a monthly in come not exceeding 20 dollars and not less than 10 dollars the sum of 3 dollars, marTVdaya
(By order,) in M. EDWARDS, Captain
Assist. Adjut, General.
NOTICE.
New advertisements, will be received, until 4 Clock on the evenings previous to publi. cation, diz: Tuesdays and Fridays.
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For registering any person being a coolic boat. ENGLAND
CALCUTTA man or labourer or being in receipt of a monthly. UNITED STATES: in come of less than 10 dollars the sum of 1 dollar. BAMBAY Boats &c to And be it further enacted and SYDNEY ordained that all lighters bum- MADRAS be registered,
boats ferry boats and other ves- BATAVIA sels plying for hire within the harbours and waters of this Colony, shall be duly registered with the THE FRIEND OF CHINA, number and description of the crew and of the persons living therein by the said Registering Of ficer or such other officer so to be appointed os aforesaid the said particulars to be entered in a book to be kept for that purpose and a certificato of such registry shall be given to the master or head man of such lighter bumboat-ferry boat or other vessel the number of such registry to be le- gibly painted in come conspicuous part of such
boat or other vessel,
Boat fee And
AND HONGKONG GAZETTE, VICTORIA, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 19m, 1844.
NOTICE. →In consequence of the repairs, which are being carried forward on the building used as the Colonial Church, there will be na Service until further notice,
in the new and rising colony of Victoria--a field which is not likely long to remain in its present Stute of miscultivation. Cur Midras brethren may rest assured that it by no means follows that Sir Fenry Pottinger has not tande one of the best of Governor because the Friend of China says that
he has made the worst." VINCENT STANTON,
Colonial Chaplain,
His Excellency, the Governor, arrived from
morning,
on He landed under the usual salutes, and was received by Major-General D'Aguilar and other Gentlemen connected with the Go-
In reply to this, it is almost unnecessary to inform our local readers, that the Iriend of been conducted by three different gentlemen: aud that alike during the management of each of then, they and the paper, have been perfectly
pointed as aforesaid to grant him a Registration boat of Chinese vessels after the rate of 6d vernment. His Excellency has been absen uncontrolled by a Government, or a party-
Ticket upon payment of the fees, hereinafier mentioned. Provided also that if upon enquiry it shall appear to the said Registrar General or such other officer so to be appointed as aforesaid that the said unregistered person is a vagabond or bad. character or without visible means of Subsistence the said Registrar General or 'such other oficer as aforesaid shall have full power and authority to prohíbit him from residing in the said Culony Ticket,
And be it further enacted and ordained that the said Registra, tion Ticket shall contain the name of Applicant and the number of the Ticket and the date at which it is granted and such other particulars as to the aforesaid Registrer General may seem fit Pro vided always that as regards persons of Chinese origin or extraction the name of the applicant shall
be under one Tun then Od. for such boat and
for every 20 peculs.
And be it farther enactod Penalty on Boat
and ordained that if any per. owners &o,
son not having previously obtained such certificate of Registry and not having painted the number on such lighter him boat ferry-boat or other vessel as is hereinbefore provided shall let or hire or cause to be let or hired any such lighter bumboat ferry boat or other vessel within the waters of the said Colony or shall show a false certificate of Registry or one granted for another vessel or shall permit or connive at the said certificate being made use of for another vessel or shall paint or exibit a false number on other vessel the said lighter bumboat ferry boat or he shall for every such offence, forfeit and pay sum not exceeding 100 dollars.
Masters of Chi nese vessels to re- port themselves.
Governor
the
from the colony seven weeks, and in that time has visited Chusan and the four ports, on t coast, open to commerce,
In his capacity, of Superintendent of trade, Mr. Davis, has thus been conbled personally to inspect the Consular establishments, and form an opinion of their utility in their present form. Ile will also, have acquired some in- formation, as to the probability of any great increase of the northern trade; and whether the commercial operations, at some of the pensive Consular establishments.vand ports, are sufficiently large, to warrant ex-
We think Mr. Davis acted wisely and pru dently in making this tour of investigation which he could do with the greater comfort to himself, in the knowledge that, during his abe sence, the Government of Hongkong was left in safe hands.
they have never been tied neck and crop, as we hear our Bombay contemporary is, to any commercial firm, whom they were obliged to consult before they dared to express their own sentiments. In the early existence of the pa- per, it was ably conducted by a gentleman, who would be the last man in China to bow down before Sir Henry Pottinger or anybody else.. During this management, Sir Henry. was employed as a Diplomatist, and in that he deserved, but that any devoted admiration, capacity, he received such commendation as was bestowed on him we deny and we shall be borne out in our denial by those who still remember the tone of the paper at that time. Under its second Editorial management--of only a few months from sickness, and other paper took no prominent part in colonial affair. causes, to which we need not now allude, the It was however even then perfectly indepen- dent of Sir Henry Pottinger's Government. If would now appear that the late Editor, was su perfectly appaled at some of Sir Henry's high handed measures, that he thought best for a time to keep quiet the more especially as a new Governor was shortly expected, and His Ex- cellency's opportunities of injuring the colony would soon cease. The sudden demise of We hear that, during Mr. Davis visit to this (the second). Editor throw the paper into Foo-chow-foo, shine unfortunate disturbances
the hands of the party who now conducts it. took place, in which several of the Chinese Unfortunately for Sir Henry Pottinger's future were wounded it is even reported that some fame, it was about this time, the discovery were killed. The statement we have received was made of the mutilation, or rather the sup is, that a boat from the Proserpine Steamer, pression, of a part of the Supplementary Treaty. landed a party of the Officers of that vessel, which had been laid in a translated forms before who were in search of game. They got into Her Majesty's Government. No paper, with altercation with the natives one of whom it the slightest spark of independence, gould per- appears was accidentally wounded--and bemit this to pass without observation—nov did fore they could regain their boat, resort was we. Knowing that it would be at the sacrifice
of the government employment, which had to firearms.
then shared with our contemporary, we did not hesitate to denounce this highly objectionable procedure. Other of Sir Henry Pottinger's, measures forced themselves on our attention -the land question-the neglect of public im- provements-and the shaineful abuse of office by his assistants. We will spare our readers a recapitulation of them, but in Hongkong, are not, nor will they soon, he forgotten. Sir Henry Pottinger; nor bave we any. We as the Minister Plenipotentiary, and the Governor. His private character, or only know him, Our readers are most of them well aware, of his domestic virtues, we have never called in the violence and scurrility which some of the question. At all times, we have been willing Indian papers exhibit in their warfare with to do him justice, even at the risk of appearing and of the savage attacks, a little inconsistent. On his departure, we gave each other
we throw all other feelings aside, in a desire to deling in the barbour or roads of Victoria GENERAL ORDER BY THE HONORABLE MAJOR which they make on the public and private a short sketch of his career in China, in which GENERAL D'AGUILAR C. B. COMMANDING THE character of their rulers, and leadung men, TROOPS SERVING IN CHINA. Victoria, 14th Dec, 1844 | Conspicuous and pre-eminent stands the Bombay write impartially. We admitted the difficulties
With a view to the more effectual preservation Times. For two years, Lord Ellenborough" he had to contend with, in carrying on the Go-*
be in the Chinese character, alsa.
And be it further enacted: Ticket to con- And be it further enacted and tinue in forge ordained that the said Registra
and ordained that all masters of Chinese vessels frequenting for one year, tion Ticket shall continue in for
the waters of this Colony shall His Excellency, will observe with pleasure, ce for the period of one year from the date thereof and no longer and that on the ex-report themselves Immediately upon their arrival the improvements that have taken place during piration thereof any person who shall not forthwith in such waters and previous to their departure to his absence. It is true, that most of them were apply to be again registered and obtain a fresh regis, the Registering Officer who shall grant them a fixed upon, by himself and Council, previous to tration ticket shall be liable to the penalties inflict certificate of entry or clearance on payment of a his departure, but too much credit cannot be ed by the provisions of this Ordinance on persons fee to be levied in accordance with a scale here-bestowed upon those, who have so zealously
carried them on. City residing in the said Colony without being registered. after at any time to be published by the Headmen Con And be it further enacted and in Council and subject to such alterations as the tractors.&c.re, ordained, That if any person Governor in Council may at any time declare.
· Penalty on pre- And be it further enacted quired to have being a Headman Contractor or
and ordained that every mas the men in other shall hire any or other per.ceeding.
ter of a Chinese vessel who their employ sons Coolies or workmen not registered. being previously resident in the shall not conform to the provisions of the section Colony for the purpose of execpt- herein before last mentioned shall forfeit and pay ing any work or service in the said Colony he shall a sum not exceeding 20 dollars.
Penalty on Eva And be it further enacted be bound and is hereby required as soon as the said Coolies or workmen are landed in the said Co- sion of this ardi and ordined that it any per-
on shall son wilfully conceal or lony to cause them to proceed to the said Office or nanse.
falsify the particulars of
uny such branch offices as may be appointed in the
information required of him for the purposes of manner hereinbefore provided. Penalty for ne- And be it further enacted and this Ordinance or shall on applying to be register gleating the
Bordained that if any person retained give a false name or description or shall trans- preceeding, in his or her employment or fer or lend his registration ticket to any other harbour or suffer to reside in his person or shall wear or show the registration ticket or her house or on his or her premises any person of another as bis own for the purpose of evading hereby required to be registered who is not duly the provisions of this Ordinance he shall be liable
* * registered according to the provisions of this Or- to a penalty not exceeding 50 dollars. dinance he shall be liable to a penalty of not more than 20 dollars, Penalty,
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And be it further enacted and
And be it further enacted and ordained that all penalties enforced by this Ordinance shall be re- covered in a summary mannes before any Police
We will endeavour to obtain particulars be fore our next issue, and hope that on investiga tinn being made into the circumstances, by the proper authorities, the crew, or party from the Proserpine, will be exoneratul
ordained That if any person liable | Magistrate and that one moiety thereof shall go and Bumbay To embracing a great part of the ally we have no cause of dislike to
be rogistered under the provisions of this Ordi- nange shall be found residing in the sail Colony for the space of 24 hours without having besu re- gistered he shall be liable to a penalty of not mate than 20 dollars. Provided always that nothing herein contained shall be construed to extend to persons employed on board Ships of War or to or Seamen belonging to Merchant Ves
Exemptions.
who previous to landing shall obtain from the Master or said Officer in charge of the said vessels leave to go ashore in writing under his hand,
and be paid to the informer and in default of pay, ment the party shall be liable to imprisonment for any time not exceeding two calendar months.
Pas Passed the Legislative Council of Hongkong this 21st day of August 1944.
JOHN FRANCIS DAVIS, Governor, &c. &c.
A. E. SHELLEY, Clerk of the Councils.
By a late arrival from Bombay, we are put in possession of fires of the Gentlemen's Gazette July and August. On looking over these papers, we note two or three little matters, which though of little importance, are not altogether beneath our notice.
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