No. 145.
THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 18TH JUNE, 1879.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
The following Criminal Calendar at the May Sessions is published for general information.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 17th June, 1879.
CRIMINAL CALENDAR-MAY SESSIONS, 1879.
CRIMES.
DAY OF TRIAL.
VERDICT.
No.
NAMES.
1. Larceny.
2. Previous Conviction.
3.
1
Wong A-sing,
"
12
25
5. 6.
"
"
25
1. Larceny from the Person.
2
Léung A-p'úi,..
2. Previous Conviction.
3.
37
377
FREDERICK STEWART,
Acting Colonial Secretary.
SENTENCE.
20th May.
May 20th. 1st Count guilty.
Pleads guilty on 2nd, Three years' Penal Servitude.
3rd, 4th, 5th, and 6th counts.
May 20th.
Pleads guilty on all
counts.
20th May.
Two years' Imprisonment with hard labour.
29th May.
3
Chan A-i,..
1. Forcibly detaining a woman with May 27th, Pleads guilty to 2nd,
intent to sell her.
2. Selling a woman for the purpose of
prostitution.
3. Harbouring a woman for the pur-
pose of prostitution.
4. Unlawfully detaining a woman for
the purpose of emigration.
5. Leading and taking away a woman out of this Colony for the purpose of prostitution.
6. Forcibly detaining a woman with
intent to sell her.
7. Selling a woman for the purpose of
prostitution.
8. Harbouring a woman for the pur-
pose of prostitution.
9. Unlawfully detaining a woman for
the purpose of Emigration.
10. Leading and taking away a woman out of this Colony for the purpose
of prostitution.
1. Forcibly detaining a child with in- May 21st.
tent to deprive the mother of pos-
session of said child.
2. Detaining a child with intent to sell
said child.
3rd, 4th, and 5th counts.
Acting Attorney Ge-
neral enters a nolle prosequi on the
other counts.
Both prisoners guilty
on both counts. Recommended to
mercy by the Jury.
4
So A-siu,.
and
C'han A-i,.........
1. Larceny from the person.
May 20th. Pleads guilty on all
5
Lung Chung-
fuk,
2. Previous Conviction.
counts.
3.
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19
6
C'han A-sing,....
Robbery from the person with violence, May 20th. Guilty of Larceny
being armed.
from the person.
Two years' Imprisonment with hard labour on each of the four counts. Contempo- raneously.
29th May.
Both prisoners eighteen months' Imprison-
ment with hard labour.
20th May.
Two years' Imprisonment with hard labour.
20th May.
Eighteen months' Imprisonment with hard
labour.
No. 146.
C. B. PLUNKET,
Registrar.
JOHN SMALE, Chief Justice.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
The following copy of the Second Supplement to the London Gazette of the 4th April, 1879, notifying the appointment of a Royal Commission to promote the success of the International Exhibition to be held in Sydney in 1879, and of the International Exhibition to be held at Melbourne in 1880, is published for general information.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 17th June, 1879.
FREDERICK STEWART,
Acting Colonial Secretary.