license, which limited the sale of spirits, manufactured under it, to quantities of not less than thirty-six (36) gallons at such a time, the license form, containing new condition, was reprinted in the Government Gazette of the 25th May of that year.
260 and it is to be found at page 496. It is to be noticed that the words "One hundred dollars" were still allowed to remain among its printed matter.
We believe that the new condition had its origin in certain complaints, which had been addressed to the Government, by the military authorities, about the retailing of spirits to soldiers and others, by our predecessors on the Hongkong Distillery.
In February last, the purchase of the Distillery premises being then under consideration, the vendor, at our request, applied to the Government for permission to carry on distilling operations there temporarily, for the purpose of testing the capabilities of the establishment, and his application was granted upon the payment of a licence fee calculated at the rate of Dollars One hundred ($100.) per annum, for the period.
license, which limited the sale of spirits, manufactured under it, to quantities of not less than thirty six (36) gallons at
such a lime, the license form, containing
new condition, was
reprinted in
the
Government Gazette of the 25th May of
that
year.
260 and it
It is to be found at page
is
words" One hundred dollars, were still
to be noticed that the
among
its printed
496
allowed to remain
matter.
We believe that the nere con-
css -
dition had its origin in certain com- plaints, which had been addressed to the Government, by the military thorities, about the retailing of spirits to soldiers and others, by in the Hongkong our predecessors
on dis
Distillery In February last, the pur- chase of the Distillery premises bring then under consideration, the vendor, at our request, applied to the Govern-
carry ment for pumission to tilling operations there temporarily, for the prepose of testing the capabili- ties of the establishment, and his application granted upon the payment of a licence fee calculated. at the rate of Dollars One hundred ($100.) per annum, for the period
was
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