10-520: William Caine may refer to: William Caine (Hong Kong) (1799–1871), Colonial Secretary and acting Governor of Hong Kong William Sproston Caine (1842–1903), British politician and Temperance advocate William Caine (author) (1873–1925), British novelist L. William Caine , college football coach See also [ edit ] William Cain (disambiguation) William Kane (disambiguation) Caine (surname) [REDACTED] Topics referred to by
20-489: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages William Caine (Hong Kong) William Caine (17 March 1799 – 19 September 1871) was the first head of the Hong Kong Police Force (1841–1844 as Chief Magistrate), Colonial Secretary of Hong Kong from 1846 to 1854. He attained the rank of Lieutenant Colonel prior to his secretary appointment. Caine
30-575: The Colonial Secretary of Hong Kong from 1854 to 1859. He was the acting Governor of Hong Kong between May and September 1859. Caine was party to a long-running feud with William Tarrant , who, as Registrar of Deeds in 1847, accused Caine of permitting his comprador to extort vendors in Central Market and siphon prostitutes tax into private pocket. An internal government inquiry held Tarrant's claim to be baseless, and Tarrant
40-464: The head of pre- Hong Kong Police Force from 1841 to 1844. The then Major Caine was appointed Colonial Secretary and Auditor General from 1846 to 1854. His role was considerably diminished after the arrival in 1849 of the new governor Sir John Bowring who stamped his authority on Hong Kong after his power struggle with Caine went all the way to the Colonial Office for resolution. He was
50-545: The paper in 1850 and, after taking part in numerous political controversies, was imprisoned for libel in 1859. The Friend of China ceased publication, before resuming briefly at Canton following Tarrant's release in 1860 until 1861, and then at Shanghai from 1863 to 1869. Tarrant sold the paper in 1869, and the Friend of China folded permanently shortly thereafter. This article related to newspapers in Hong Kong
60-407: The same term This disambiguation page lists articles about people with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=William_Caine&oldid=1036662273 " Category : Human name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
70-517: The title of the Gazette . From this point the Friend of China adopted a generally antagonistic stance towards the colonial government, and spoke for the interests of the local European merchant community. A mainland edition of the paper, the Overland Friend of China , was published separately for a time. The Friend of China ' s final owner and editor, William Tarrant , purchased
80-684: Was also the acting Governor of Hong Kong between May and September 1859. Captain Caine was born in Maynooth , Ireland , on 17 March 1799. He served in the British Army 's 26th (Cameronian) Regiment of Foot during the Peninsular War against Napoleon in Spain. His regiment was later transferred to Hong Kong and he began his long association with the colony. Caine was Chief Magistrate ,
90-535: Was an influential English-language newspaper in early British Hong Kong and among European residents of the Qing Empire . Its first issue was published, as The Friend of China , on 17 March 1842. Upon the appearance of its second issue, 24 March 1842, the paper was amalgamated with the colonial government gazette , the Hong Kong Gazette . In 1845 the paper lost its government connection but retained
100-707: Was sacked from the civil service and effectively barred from future re-employment. Tarrant then became a journalist and after purchasing the Friend of China newspaper in 1850 repeatedly attacked Caine in its pages until the latter sued Tarrant for libel in 1859, as a result of which Tarrant was sentenced to prison. Caine had four sons: Caine retired and left Hong Kong in 1859. He died on 19 September 1871 in Granville Park, Blackheath , England. The Friend of China The Friend of China , officially The Friend of China and Hongkong Gazette from 1842 to 1859,
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