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June 24 – Last meeting of the Committee of Trade, forerunner of the Board of Trade. September 19 – Opening of the Albion Mines Railway in Nova Scotia, an early Canadian steam-driven mining railway [2] September 26 – Canadian rebels are transported to New South Wales. October 19 – Charles Thomson, Governor of Upper and Lower Canada ...
The First Opium War broke out in 1839 between China and Britain and was fought over trading rights (including the right of free trade) and Britain's diplomatic status among Chinese officials. In the eighteenth century, China enjoyed a trade surplus with Europe, trading porcelain , silk , and tea in exchange for silver .
Trade with China, especially in the illegal opium, grew, and so did the firm of Jardine, Matheson & Co., which was already known as the Princely Hong for being the largest British trading firm in East Asia. By 1841, Jardine had 19 intercontinental clipper ships, compared to close rival Dent and Company with 13.
The skirmish was the first armed conflict of the First Opium War and occurred when British boats opened fire on Chinese war junks enforcing a food sales embargo on the British community. The ban was ordered after a Chinese man died in a brawl with drunk British sailors at Tsim Sha Tsui .
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By the 1830s, Russell & Company had nearly all of the American trade in Chinese opium, but by 1833 lost its lead due to mismanagement. [9] Coolidge was later removed from the organization due to a conflict with another partner, John Cleve Green. [11] In 1839, Coolidge became an agent for the British firm Jardine, Matheson & Company in Canton.
What Trump's order making English the official language in the US could mean. President Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order designating English as the official language of the United States, and activists and advocacy groups are alarmed by what that will mean for non-English speakers when it comes to immigration, voter access and other issues
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, whose party looks set to lose power early next year, is under increasing pressure from his own legislators to step down and let someone else take over. The ...