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No. 106.
THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 30TH APRIL, 1879.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-
Notice is hereby given, that the Queen's Exequatur empowering M. Musso to act as Italian Consul at this port, received Her Majesty's signature on the 27th February, 1879.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 24th April, 1879.
No. 107.
W. H. MARSH,
́Colonial Secretary.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
The following Criminal Calendar at the April Sessions is published for general information.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 24th April, 1879.
CRIMINAL CALENDAR-APRIL SESSIONS, 1879.
No.
NAMES.
CRIMES.
DAY OF TRIAL.
VERDICT.
1
Fung A-yau,
Embezzlement.
Postponed to 30th
W. H. MARSH,
Colonial Secretary.
SENTENCE.
1. Larceny from the Person. 2. Previous conviction.
2 Wong A-sing.............
3.
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3
Leung A-tsün,
21
Larceny from the Person,
April, 1879.
Apr. 18th. Guilty on all counts.
18th April.
Three years' Penal Servitude.
Apr. 18th. Guilty.
1. Breaking, entering, and stealing in Apr. 18th. Both prisoners guilty
a Dwelling House.
2. Assault. Chan A-hi only.
3. Previous conviction. Chan A-hi only.
4
Chan A-hi,
and
Wong-Kai-Lam,.
4.
12
5.
1. Larceny from a Shop.
5
Chan A-sap,
and
Lau A-chun,......
3.
6
Un A-cheung,....
多少
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2. Previous conviction,} Lau A-Chiin.
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1. Child Stealing.
2. Enticing away a Child with intent to deprive the Father of possession of said Child.
3. Detaining a Child with intent to deprive the Father of possession of said Child.
on 1st count. Chan A-hi guilty on
2nd count. Pleads guilty to 3rd,
4th & 5th counts.
Apr. 18th. Both prisoners guilty
on 1st count.
Lau A-chün pleads guilty to 2nd & 3rd
counts.
Apr. 18th. Guilty on 1st & 3rd
counts. Not guilty on 2nd
count.
1. Larceny from the Person with Vio- Apr. 18th. Not guilty.
lence being armed.
7
Tsang A-mui,
2. Assault and Wounding, being armed.
*
18th April.
One year's Imprisonment with hard labour.
18th April.
Chan A-hi,-Five years' Penal Servitude on the 1st count, and one year's Imprison- ment on 2nd count, to be contempora- neous with first sentence. Wong-Kai-Lam,-One year's Imprisonment
with hard labour.
18th April.
Chan A-sap,-Two years' Imprisonment
with hard labour.
Lau A-chün, Three years' Penal Servitude.
19th April.
On 1st count,-Three years' Penal Servitude, to be kept in Solitary Confinement, three terms of one month cach, in each year. On the 2nd count,-Three years' Penal Ser- vitude, to be kept in Solitary Confine- ment, three terms of one month each, in cach year, both sentences concurrent.
* The evidence of identity was too weak to allow of a conviction. It was clear, however, that an assault and robbery had been committed
by some one.
C. B. PLUNKET,
Registrar.
As to Cases Nos. 2, 3 and 4.
JOHN SMALE,
As to Cases Nos. 5, 6 and
Chief Justice.
JNO. J. FRANCIS,
Acting Puisne Judge.