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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 30TH JULY, 1881.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 273.
The following Criminal Calendar of the July Sessions is published for general information.
By His Excellency's Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 30th July, 1881.
CRIMINAL CALENDAR-JULY SESSIONS, 1881.
M. S. TONNOCHY, Acting Colonial Secretary.
No.
NAME.
CRIME.
DAY OF TRIAL.
VERDICT.
1
Au Lin Tak,
2
Pang A-fuk and
Lo Lan Po, .......
Unlawfully and by force detain-18th July.
ing and taking away a certain child named Leong A-fuk, then of the age of fourteen years, with intent to deprive the father of the possession of the said child.
1. Assault and robbery. 2. The same.
18th July.
SENTENCE.
REMARKS.
Not guilty.
......
counts
Guilty on both
(unanimously).
22nd July.
Twelve calendar months' im- prisonment each with hard Labour on the 1st count; twelve calendar months' imprisonment with hard labour on the 2nd count, to be cotemporaneous with sentence on the 1st count.
3
Cantello Lingi and Adolph Landsman,
Assault and robbery with violence. 18th July.
Not guilty.
4
Pun A-shing,
1. Larceny in a dwelling house. 2. Previous conviction (summary).
18th July.
3.
Do.
(do.
Guilty, Pleads guily to 2nd and 3rd counts.
5
Chan Kwai Choi,...
{
1. Wounding with intent to do 18th July. Pleads guilty to 2nd
grievous bodily harm.
2. Wounding.
count; guilty on 1st count by 4 jurors to 3.
22nd July.
Five years' penal servitude.
22nd July.
Three years' penal servitude on the 1st count; three years' penal servitude on the 2nd count, to be co- temporaneous with sen- tence on the 1st count.
6 Leung A-kai,
Burglary.
18th July.
Not guilty.
18th July.
Guilty.
7
Chan A-yau,..........
Larceny.
C. F. A. SANGSTER,
22nd July. Two years' imprisonment with
hard labour.
As to Cases Nos. 1, 2, and 3,
As to Cases Nos. 4, 5, 6, and 7,
FRANCIS SNOWDEN,
Acting Chief Justice.
J. RUSSELL,
Acting Puisne Judge.
Acting Registrar.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 274.
The following letter from Her Britannic Majesty's Political Agent and Consul-General at Bangkok, is published for general information.
By His Excellency's Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 30th July, 1881.
M. S. TONNOCHY, Acting Colonial Secretary.
HER BRITANNIC MAJESTY'S AGENCY, BANGKOK, July 12th, 1881.
SIR,It is my duty to report that some days since an epidemic of cholera, apparently brought down from Burmah viâ the Menam Valley, appeared in Bangkok, and at one time threatened to become serious. It is, however, at present on the decline, and is chiefly confined to soldiers, prisoners and natives from the outlying districts. As the few cases in which it has affected Europeans have been distinctly traced to the incautious use of river water for drink, it might be as well if some cautions were addressed to the Masters and crews of vessels bound to this port, who had better come provided with the necċes- sary supplies for drink.
I have the honour to be,
Your Excellency's obedient servant,
W. GIFFORD PALGRAVE
His Excellency
SIR JOHN POPE HENNESSY, K.C.M.G.,
Governor and Commander-in-Chief,
HONGKONG.
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