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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, MARCH 4, 1910.
No. 65.
EXECUTIVE COUNCIL.
Regulations made by the Governor-in-Council under Section. 11 (b) of the Liquor Licences Amendment Ordinance, 1909, (01- dinance No. 46 of 1909), this 1st day of March, 1910.
1. Brandy shall be defined as a spirituous liquid distilled from the wine of grapes, and Cognac as brandy made in the Cognac region from grapes grown therein. Brandy shall contain the proportions of volatile acidity, aldehydes, furfural, ethers, and higher alcohols, as are natural to brandy, and any brandy containing less than 60 grams of ethers calculated as ethyl acetate in 100 litres of the absolute alcohol contained in such brandy shall be deemed to be adulterated, unless satisfactory evidence is forthcoming by certificate from the place of origin of the brandy that such is genuine according to the definition given above. Any liquid sold as brandy shall possess the aroma and flavour natural to brandy.
2. Whisky shall be defined as a spirit obtained by distillation from a mash of cereal grains saccharified by the diastase of malt. Whisky shall contain the proportions of volatile acidity, aldehydes, furfural, ethers, and higher alcohols, as are natural to whisky, and any whisky containing less than a total of 150 grams of such products in 100 litres of the absolute alcohol contained in such whisky shall be deemed to be adulterated, unless satisfac- tory evidence is forthcoming by certificate from the place of origin of the whisky that such is genuine according to the definition given above. Any liquid sold as whisky shall possess. the aroma and flavour natural to whisky.
3. Rum shall be defined as a spirit distilled direct from sugar-cane products in sugar- cane growing countries. Jamaica rum is the liquor as above defined made in Jamaica from cane grown therein. Rum imported from countries not growing sugar-cane shall be des- cribed as "Imitation Rum", unless evidence is afforded of the production of such rum in a cane-growing country. Rum shall contain the proportions of volatile acidity, aldehydes, furfural, ethers, and higher alcohols, as are natural to rum, and any rum containing less than 100 grams of ethers calculated as ethyl acetate in 100 litres of the absolute alcohol contained in such rum shall be deemed to be adulterated, unless satisfactory evidence is forthcoming by certificate from the place of origin of the rum that such is genuine according to the definition given above. Any liquid sold as rum shall possess the aroma and flavour natural to rum.
4. The method employed for the determination of the higher alcohols in spirits shall be that known as the Allen-Marquardt.
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No. 66.
The following Conditions of Licences under Section 25 (i) of the Opium Ordinance, 1909, were approved by the Governor-in-Council on the 1st day of March, 1910.
1. The licensee shall keep a book showing all purchases of prepared opium and dross- opium made by him from the Opium Farmer and all sales of prepared opium and dross opium. made by him.
2. No licensee shall sell any prepared opium or dross opium except such as has been purchased by him from the Opium Farmer.
3. The premises and books of the licensee shall at all times during business hours be open to the inspection of a Government Officer and any representative of the Opium Farmer appointed in that behalf by the Governor.
4. No licensee shall have in his possession at any given time more than 250 taels of prepared opium or more than 200 taels of dross opium.
5. A list of all licensees shall be supplied to the Registrar General by the Opium Farmer, who shall notify the Registrar General of all changes therein as they occur.