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why Mr Duell does not Sir John Davis to compe eff of the lense A, ex hat he thinks himself
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let took out & Sammons kim General for #3.
was told by Sir J. Davis Eagles Puisieraad get 18e ageren printed in black letters
My Carla Fa employal, and his foreman was job that Me fagle wed the board for the Clover por the foal telf was supplied him, and Carlo painted the Egures on thinking they must bered for a valge of Dolls ~ LOOr man! The dea of B 1. Dary having range of balls! | Karlin charged Alford, which Ingia refused to pay fos besar 100 per mint more than though" so Car In tumaged him batore the Summary Jurisdic. Ison and led verlice for the full amount with sul! The following sueces took place disclosing the ecconmical patio of Sir Jolin Davis,
SCENE L GOVERNMENT OFFICE. Enter Inglia bud Str J. Davis. Inglis (a pery low bow) Your Excellency sent
Da Oh Mr, Inglia-yea-you see we wang geary Chinese house to have a number over je door, and Ish you to see it done.
Ingia Yery ate your Excellency!
Dart What will it cost eh. what will it cost? Inglit. That will depend your Excellency upon he pture of the figures required.
THE FRIEND OF CHINA AND HONGKONG GAZETTE.
Chiustice, How long would such a job as that take you Mr Carlin. ~~~
Reginula dollate and co Query-how ought to pay costs? Exeunt omnes.
ayu Yourou: servant,
That there are several matters which require site to observe that unpaid Letters only are to la
All Letters and Newspapera upon whik k jarpha smrad it to be adjusted is undeniable, and we were in, into the Too Late Box. Curlin Why my Lord it would take me the hopes that they had been arranged by the pa- compulsory, will be received, as heretof red duri The Post master Gonorat having furdie dinget da best part of a day.
per we refer to. We need not make special | Windows.
clauses of Sir Henry Pottinger in future, Pange Accounts are to be kovy with the Chief Justice I dont think the time and pro-reference to the fessional talent shewn, la over rated at 3.
supplementary treaty, to which we first directal Public Departments only, it is hervir huis ted, this ed public attention nearly three years ago. The it will be necessary to adjust the Postage and propad
is received at the Office; and in liter sanner, malign influence of these clauses have been being received as one for cuspauit, in the pat universally acknowledged, and should it prove charge pan the unpaid Correspondenser river, the Ofice, will have to be paid before the festers can be livered. "that the present Plenipotentiary has succeeded
Lists of the tales of Postage from Hongkong to all in removing them, he will have conferret a bength on that colony which we would not wish parts have recently been furnished to those part all Firms having Private Boxes in the Offer and with the to be the last to acknowledge.
He would be unfair to speculate upon the Correspondence to taper in regard to the description to be put into the Receiving and Tox L Boxes, persons desirous of avoiding such aastakra contenteef n document we have not soun
Omes during Office hours, shewing the Counities though judging from what we do know of brain with similar Lists, sepon Brydicate a wild Sur Jola Davis's diplomacy, we will be Letters and Newspapers can be forwardel spa to which ally surprised should it prove unobjectionable. as those to which prepaysitent is computan
Boxes referred to, and which should have been project, "There will frequently bo matters which require Any Laters, &es, thefore, whish may be put into the to be adjusted beloon Great Britain and Chwill be detained at the Poal-flce, as they simon prapat. patched until the Postage Charge upon then has best pho
Special attention is likewise directed to the pepay ing Extract From a Letter from Liem. Colonel Maberly dhe te Deputy. Post-master dad which, by a nubereat Communication from the Secretary, is desired to be mediately no to read :-99.2
SCREW.
Hongkong, 2011 February, 1847. BIR--Should you think these few lines worthy of your notice, I would respectfully call your alt tion to a proposition, made twelve months ago, building a Theatre in Victoria, in consequence of which many of the respectable inhabitants were in. duced to take shares in the undertaking au pay the deposit thereon, since which time aqthing more las heen heard of it. If you can give me any informa, tion through he medium of your valuable Paper ann, and it is desirable that our cavoy be a man to the names of the Secretary and Treasurer, me what has become of the monies collected, shall foel much obliged.-Aud rom via your ób?": "anyut: {
ONE WHO HAS PAID..
We cannot give the information required; but we have no doubt that the mhuby will be acounted for. If we remember aright, a build-
was purchased with part of the funds, and the balance deposited in the Bank. Epirar.
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THE FRIEND OF CHEVA
AND HONGKONG GAZETTE.
VICTORIA, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 17tu, 1947.
THE SENIOR MAVAL OFFICHA having mümved that in the event of the non-arrival of the Mail Stoomer, ON op before the ta proxim 1, he still be prepared to despatch 11. M. Steam Frgate Tabure on that day: Notice is hese by given that GENERAL MAILS will bu eband at six na on Sunday the 29th inst, and that a Supplemmary Mail will be made un on the following Foren in between th Hours of 9 and 10, as herojofore
The Senior Naval Officer has farther latimented that ovan in the event of the arrival of the Steamer her departurn is fixed for the samo lime,-viz, Vrx. on Mandig Fat Proema,
THOMAS BELAND,
Post-muater,
Dusir O1. hige figures-black upon white ground on a common piece of wood-Ah! capitel 1 akruchu strikes apkal I'll tell you how to -you gue piece of wood and take it to somna English painter you understand and get him to pais all the gas and ne zero in a line, that will porve as a Diker and then let the Chinese Inhabi facts go to your ofice to see the muster and make they paint their number themselves, or bargain with some Chinese Carpenter to do it cheap, we ment employ the Englishman accept for the mus ter you known. The Chinese are capital copyists end sbagli do it for half the sony that an English. poan charges. The English trades people here aro such a set of rascally extortioners, besides they eat beef and mason and drink wine and beer- the bests. (Sir J. walks up and down the room in a fury), Ingliz Very well your Excellency I shall are and on Thursdays at û P' M. je daan, sccording to your ordars, and exit with a caring Be Be god inntry mumblings in the rooms he has fan of "odü profanum ruigue el arce" and other Luin acraps expressive of indignant pro pad offended virtue,
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Sossa IL-Court House, Before the Lord Chief Justice. The Reginror in a loud voice, repeated through the gone by the the Crier, Mercer . Duddell, Oh that's settled."
Carlin . Ingli
(Eater Outlin and Inglis.) This my Lord is a charge of 88, made by Carlin against Mr Logis for work and labor doce-no aet off but one dollar paid ind Country A
Chief Justice to may to this charget us
Well Mr Inglis what have you
Engla (with boned in his hand.). "My Lord this case will very eally be settled I object to pay the charge on the ground that it is extortionate 2nd bust 3000 per cent more than the labor was worth, la sudering my vouchers to the Govern pesoi far expenses incurred in my office, I am oblig. ed to carry that the charges are just and moderate and that I canus do a this instance as I consider the work worth no poke than 10 cents. The board which Your Lordship will pecesive is the most valuable part of the whole was supplied to Mr Can. He was input 3 coats of white paint. Mr Carts interrapung. Your on your path Mir
Hr lagas contining Jem on my oath Mr Carlin, and so tre 7-the figures were to be black and 5 inche
the whole was to be comploted the board was not sent eroting the board) hero it is not th be fit for a muster
Lord this is a pretty shabby ever was they dont do these things u
nouple. There suance of a
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Post-office, Victoria, 24th February, 18.7.
NOTICE. The hours of Dirine Service in ea C MIA! CHAPEL, ara, on Sua frogant j' povrat A. Monad 4 P. AL.
VIVORNA STAVIIN,
De Ciplam,
Victoria, 16th Nov., Laid,
ship at !! 'clock A. M., and at ht §freiwek P. 4, NOTICE-U«ion Citaras, will be open Ge Public Wor during the winter months, beganing with the LaNorem ber 1916.
Victoria, 19th October 18:6.
The Lady Mary Wood, from Gille the ist aut Singapore the 15th Instant, arrived at Zo'hnk last night. The only papers we have yet receive! are the Straits Times extras, and they were distri Stenreer auchored buted to our subscribers immediately after the
By a private letter fram Singapore, we learn that the Jake Brightman, from Cilean 23rd Janty had arrived; the quotation of Opin at the date of market for a 1,225 to 1,235 with it falling, The steamer Nemesis had arrived from Penang, to load with provisions for EL. M. S. Iris al mt to sail for England.
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The January mail from this quarter arrived at Galle in time to be put on board the Hindost me
Since penning the for going, we have been favor from which we take a few extracts, f ed with a Monthly Mail of the 24th December,
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of frimnoss and decision of charactóra weak vacillating pind will never succeed in pegel
tion with the wily and acute Chinego,
It will be observed from the post office Notifion tin, that the head of that department has cuir ed instructions to discontinue the present system of keeping postage accounts with individuals or firme; and that he is prohibited from dolivering lat ters to ageals of parties at Canton, or on the coast, unless they are addressed to the care of the agents, or they can produce a special written abority for earl separate application
Extract of a letter from Llant Colonel Maberly' to ↑ Seales, Esg Honkong, date, 5 Octolier, 1814-
Bordship phserves from the papofa before him, that practices have been introduced into the Post-bftice at Hung Kong, prior to your arrival, which are most, itrogalar, and will require to be abolished. Amongst these, is the regulation adopted by Mercantile Firms at Victoria, al gesing in a lat to the Poat-mastar of the names of other Firan or of Indivi duals whose Letters they will receive. Sucks regulation is highly absconnble, and the Post-master General desires me to point out that Letters must not be defvered to finan It is no doubt desirable that the regulations of Firins, unless addressed to their care, (whion is the phon
coures and should he pointed out to the parties; or on their the different branches of the post office should be na
producings and authority in writing to receive them. Pis nearly as possible uniform, but unfortunately no nathority is to be required on ouch application, and the Las goral rufe can be rande applicable to all the estater in lie at the Post-Office until naked for, as the Clerks on- blishments connected with the department, and it played in the office cannot be expected to recoline the 19 found absolutely necessary for the public interest, various authorities given
Those Regulations will be carried into effect on and after that local circumstances be taken into consideration. Monday the first proxima,
We do not believe that Colonel Maberly is aware of the peculiar position of the foreign resi. dents of China, or the nature of the circulating me- dim, as we are convinced that he would hot allor the present arrangements, which are alike conve ment to the Post Master and the community.
A Canton there are forty one British firms, of which only thirteen have branches in Hongkong; of Americans there are ten firms, nut one of which has a house in this colony; the other foreign firms may be about a dozen, and, with one exception, none of them have representatives here. At Shang har also there are several firms without a Hong kong connection. Bearing this in remembrance, il most next be considered that the correspondence of all these bouses passes through this post office, and there being no branches of the department at Cinton, Merchants resident there, can only receive letters through their agents.
By Command of the Pustimator General,
THOMAS UYLAND,
Post-Fluster
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The Assistant Adjutant General's letter, which we subjoin, denies that any Order was issued to the Trones declaring them to be indipendent af the police This atutement may be correct, in as
much ns the document in question was not what is
termed a General Order, or the Soldiers may have been informed of their bappy independence without any paper having been read. They stated, that ac cording to the orders they received in the Bir- racks the body Peelers had nothing to do with thom Had they and according to a General Order, then Captain Brees's letter might have shook their testimony Tho police were instruct- If it is attempted to carry out Colonel Maberly's not to interfere with them, and the
hak report of the instructions literally, Merchants in Canton would trial of the two Soldiers, which appeared in the require to come to Hongkong once a month to re-Register, shows that acting upon these instructions, ceive their correspondence from Europe; and let a policemtu refused to protect a Citizen who was ters from the coast, India &e, would accumulate struck by a Soldier in his own house. The Royal during the month, as it would be impossible to fur- Irish is a well behaved regiment, but if such nish their agents with special authority evory umb absurd ideas are promilgated by their apperiors.it is a shipmrrives In short, this regulation if enforced notin malter o astonishment that some of the men would compel every firm in China to be at the ex- become riotous, and that it was necessary to pouse of a Hongkong establishment to attend to the disabuse them of a false impression by a severa receipt and despatch of their correspondence. We example are satisfied that it is not the wish of the Post Masra tor General, that the Merchants of Canton should bo put to such an expesse, and that a memorial to His Fordship, stating the peculiar position of fo Toiga Marchants in China, and praying for a modio fication of this regulation, will be favorably recety tok to this limited community the agents for the various non-resident firms are perfectly well known to Me Hyland, and it is scarcely possible that any mistake should occur by giving letters to parties noduly accredited.
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The prepayment of letters is also inapplicable melt entail an immense labour on the Clerks of the post office., Dollars, Rupees, Sterling money. not for small payments, the copper coin of China coin of China are all legal tenders. The rates of postage is it sterbeg money, but as the coin is not in general circulation, payments will be made in other money eh pythont requiring a calculation. The former Pos Master attempted to carry out this regulation, and fund that it gave him of deal of trouble and it is desirable to avoid. By keeping a quarterly led to disputes and angry correspondence which
or innthly account the matter is simalified. One large payment
or a hundred small, serves Sir John Davis had an interview at the Bogue lars at the rate
Ip April 1846, their Excellencies Keying and ones, and the sterling is readily converted into del WATSER Hablished by government. The forts, it being understood that arrangements post office will be inundated with the copper coin were then made for the withdrawal of Bri-
of China according to the new errant tish troops from Chusan; for the mission postagood some lettere le four pence of foreigners to the city of Canton, and far the out English coppers, this will be paid in Chinese adjustment of several points that were injurious,
cash of which 1,000 make a dollar, nod requiring to commerce and to the prosperity of this set: 43 21-ash 1,000 to the dollar-Query, how a lengthened calculation thus postage 41.-dollar ment. An important document, hearing the many cash is required to pay ads It a not only siga manual of the Emperor of Chi, was the that this mode of payment in troublesome, but at result of this interview. Of such comsen mendimes will be impossible. For instance, the waz abis addition to the treanes of pace and of trade, that it was forwarded to England in Mayfair arrives with the Capion correspondence at 4 Ronthly overland maits closes at d the Cor under charge of a Gentleman long connected with the diplomatic department in order that it might be duly ratified by the synatne of har,
Nine months have elaps
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and an oclock an agency house senils down 500 levers all of which have to be pre-paid. It has been customary to put these letters in a box, and after the oflos closes, the Past Master and Assistants- reat silk drriage them sad biter the postage in the book kept with the firm. If these postages require to Despre At The window, it will take the Clerk ant hour or two, and other parties, also having a large umber of Jelfers will require to wait and the onasces are that their letters Will not be received. it all
To THE HON. MAJOR CAINE,
Colonial Secreto sy
SIR-With reference to the following passages which ap- peared in the proceedings of the Supreme o published. In the Hongkong Register of the 23rd instantan directed ellency, the
issue of an
adquaint you, for the information of Hie Governor, that the statement cibuled loan tous Soldlors of the 18th Regiment, as regards the Order, aclaring them to be independent of wholly without foundation.
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The Soldiers called out that they might do as they pleased that according to the orders they received in the In remarking on the evidence the Chief to mid it Barracks, the bloody Peelers had nothing to do with them.
Commanding Officer could exemplo soldier om bung
Was a most extraordinary open that any der from a
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amenable to the Civil Ailloruins. Nothing botão Act of read in the Barracks this was a mere wist dat Parhnment can do so. They claim it from a defedOrder
Having altoady stated that no guí issued to the Troops, it is only necessary to ade Salifers above alluded to were brought before ta Court to answer for their misconduct, at the ip strip of the
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Military Authorities, when an option had bear cân given by tw Officiating Chief Magistrato for mang their offenco the subject of a Court Marial. I have the honour
to be e...
Victoria, 24th February,
J. BRUCE, Captain, Assistant Adjutant
General.
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