THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 5TH MARCH, 1879.
MAGISTRACY, HONGKONG,
4th March, 1879.
Summary of cases deserving notice decided at
the Magistracy of Hongkong, from 22nd February
to 1st March, 1879, both days inclusive.
Larcenies.
1. Ch'an A-chung, a coolie, was convicted on the 24th February last of stealing a pewter in-
cense pot, and was sentenced to one month's im- prisonment with hard labour.
2. Ch'an A-ts'ung, a hawker, was convicted on the 25th February last, and sentenced to six months' imprisonment with hard labour, for steal-
ing two pieces of blue calico on the 13th February. The accused was identified as an old offender.
3. Luk A-yau, a cook, was convicted on the 26th February last of stealing three oranges in the Central Market, and sentenced to six weeks' imprisonment with labour.
4. Wong A-ts'oi, a boatman, was convicted on the 24th February last of stealing twenty-two
cocoa nuts, and sentenced to three months' impri- sonment with hard labour.
Larceny from the person.
5. Chung Shing-tsau, a hawker, was convicted
and sentenced to twenty-one days' imprisonment
with hard labour, for snatching a felt hat from the
person of one Tám A-yun at P'ò-yan Street on the 24th February last.
Breach of the "Public Gambling Amendment Ordinance, 1876."
6. Fong A-wan, a shop-coolie, was on the 28th February last fined $200 in default to be impri- soned for six months with hard labour, for keep- ing a house at No. 35, Lower Lascar Row, for gambling at fantan.
7. Cheng A-léung and Sò A-luk, described as having no occupation, and Fong A-chiú, a hawker, were each fined $2 or seven days' imprisonment with hard labour for haunting and being found within the above mentioned public gambling house.
Breach of the "Ordinance for the retail of Spirituous Liquors.”
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於情所
所一三日月九百一理香 後選制日
日月起廿年七千府港 錄案止初
止初至二二十 十八自 自巡
案 竊
月工拿 偷四
肩陳
*作到個香日月于挑亞 個苦案被爐爲卄英者忠
犯陳六判被
也松 個作拿卄
禮工
二月廿 日爲偷藍
也于英 二月十三
乃月苦到五二 舊查工案日疋藍
拜六作到個去街 個苦 被柑市
月工斷拿
販陳
月于
英子亞
日在中 日爲偷
環街市 椰子卄 搶
月十六 月廿四
廚子也 蛋戶也
陸亞有 黄才者
日月
於蛋
三作到
爲卄
英
個苦案被艹
日工判拿
艹作到 苦案
月抵消
一件
案奪搶
閏去日月于小鍾 譚街在卄英販成 搶 普四二也就
案例賭犯
開五下日二店鄺
在月也亞 第摩卄於允
羅八英管
摩月販輩
判罰銀二
百元否則
監禁六個
個則
禁七日
二員否則監
到
案賭內哥羅八
開塲聚賭 五號屋內賭
斷博
每被
人執
則罰到內
監銀案賭
鄺亞允管 鄭亞長蘇亞
例牌酒違
8. Tsang A-kwai, master of the “ Shéung-shing” chandler's shop at Tò-kwá-wán, was on the
儆盡
25th February last fined $50 in default to be imprisoned for two months, for retailing Chinese
wines without a licence. Twelve jars of wines, found in the premises, were confiscated.
尤
十月則銀控
燒
酒
否罰被
公二查監五到沽未二東盛