840 THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, DECEMBER 1931.
Issue of
4.-(1) The Superintendent may, in his qiscretion free licence issue a licence, free of all charge, to any apothe
for apothe cary, chemist, or druggist to have still of eight gallons capacity.
Distilling,
cary, chemist, or druggist applying for the same, to keep and use on his premises a still of not more than eight gallons capacity for the purpose of his trade only: Provided that every such person shall make a deposit of one thousand dollars or give a bond to, the Superintendent with two sufficient sureties, in that sum, that the still shall not exceed eight gallons capacity, and that he will not make use of such still, or suffer it to be made use of except for the prepara- tion of medicines or other articles required bona fide for medical or scientific purposes.
still
(2) Every such person found to have without having entered into such bond and obtained such licence shall be deemed to be guilty of an offence.
5.-(1) Every person who distils, makes, imports, etc., adulter- sells, disposes of, or deals in any adulterated liquor ated liquor. shall be guilty of an offence, and, if such adulterated liquor is proved to the satisfaction of a magistrate to be injurious to health, he shall, on a second con- viction, be liable to imprisonment for any term not exceeding six months, besides any other penalties to which he may be liable under this Ordinance.
Prohibition
of sale of liquor with- out licence.
Wholesale and retail sale of liquor.
Issue of temporary licence.
Licensing Board.
(2) No person shall be convicted under this section if he shows, to the satisfaction of the magistrate, that he did not know that the liquor imported, sold, disposed of, or dealt in by him was adulterated, and that he could not have known it with any reasonable diligence.
Sale of intoxicating liquors.
Or
6.-(1) No person shall sell or dispose of, advertise or expose for sale, any intoxicating liquor, either by wholesale or retail, or shall permit or suffer any intoxicating liquor to be sold or disposed of, or advertised or exposed for sale, in his house or other place, without the appropriate licence.
(2) The delivery of any intoxicating liquor shall be taken, in any proceeding under this Ordinance, to be prima facie evidence of sale and that money or other consideration was given for the same.
7. The holder of a Chinese liquor shop licence may also sell Chinese type liquors wholesale, if so licensed, but no person shall sell intoxicating liquors by retail without a licence to that effect, and this section shall apply to all retail sales of liquor to any person on pretence that he is a customer of other goods, as well as to all sales of quantities exceeding two gallons with an understanding that part is to be returned, and generally to any act whatever which, under whatever pretence, constitutes a retail sale of Intoxicating liquor.
Temporary licences.
8. The Treasurer may at any time issue to any holder of a publican's or adjunct licence a temporary licence for the sale of liquors at any public entertain- ment or on any public occasion, on payment of such fee, in each case, as to the Governor may seem fit.
Publican's licences, restaurant adjunct licences, and hotel keeper's adjunct licences.
9.-(1) All applications for the granting or transfer of publican's licences, restaurant adjunct licences and hotel keeper's adjunct licences shall be made to a board of licensing justices, hereinafter called the Board.
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