818 THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 10TH DECEMBER, 1879.
MAGISTRACY, HONGKONG,
8th December, 1879.
Summary of cases deserving notice decided at
the Magistracy of Hongkong, from 29th Novem-
ber to 5th December, 1879, both days inclusive.
選錄於後
年十月十
六日起至
廿二日止
所判案情
香港巡理
府自己卯
Larcenies.
1. Lau T'in-ts'oi, a coolie, was, on the 1st in- stant, convicted and sentenced to six months' imprisonment with hard labour for stealing about seventy catties of taro the property of Mok A- yéung. The accused was identified as an old offender.
2. Ng A-sú, servant to Mr. Moore, was, on the 4th instant, convicted of stealing $45, the monies of his master, and sentenced to three months' imprisonment with hard labour. He was further ordered to pay $30 as amends to his mas- ter, or three months' further imprisonment with hard labour.
Larceny from a dwelling house.
3. Sham A-chü, a hawker, was, on the 3rd in- stant, convicted of stealing divers articles of clothing and a finger ring together of the value of $7 from the house of one Ch'an A-t'in, and
sentenced to six months' imprisonment, the first
and last fourteen days to be in solitary confine-
ment, the rest with hard labour.
Breach of "The Excise Ordinance
(Opium) 1858-1879.”
4. Ng A-kwai, an Opium boiler, and Tái Hung-án, described as having no occupation,
were, on the 29th ultimo, each convicted of hav- ing in his possession a quantity of prepared Opium without a permit from the Opium Farmer,
and sentenced to pay a fine of $100 and $40 respectively.
Carrying deadly weapons.
5. Lau A-on, a hawker, was, on the 1st instant, convicted of carrying deadly weapons in the public street, namely, two iron bars without being the holder of a night pass, and fined $50 or four
months imprisonment with hard labour. The accused was identified as having been once before convicted and punished for larceny.
Breach of the "Public Gambling Amendment Ordinance, 1876."
6. Man A-kat, a coolie, was, on the 5th instant,
convicted of keeping a place in house No. 8, Tái-
wong Street, for dealing in Pák-kòp-piú lottery tickets, and fined $200 or five months' imprison- ment with hard labour.
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