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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 26ru MARCII, 1881.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.--No. 105.
The following Criminal Calendar of the February Sessions is published for general information.
By His Excellency's Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 25th March, 1881.
No.
NAME.
FREDERICK STEWART,
Acting Colonial Secretary.
CRIMINAL CALENDAR-FEBRUARY SESSIONS, 1881.
CRIME.
1. Larceny.
1
Yeung A-chin,
2. Previous summary conviction,
3. The same.
4. The same.
DAY OF TRIAL.
VERDICT.
18th Feb. Guilty on 1st count;
prisoner pleads guilty to 2nd, 3rd, and 4th counts.
SENTENCE.
7th March, 1881. Two years imprisonment with hard labour, and to be kept in solitary con- finement for one month in each year, not less than one month at any one time.
REMARKS.
2 Tam A-sun,.
1. Larceny.
18th Feb.
Not guilty.
Mak A-cheung,
In Lai-chun,..
2. Receiving stolen property.
3 Tam A-sun,.
Chan A-sz, In Lai-chun,.
Larceny.
19th Feb.
Not guilty.
Unlawfully, and by fraud enticing 18th Feb.
Guilty.
4 Lam A-chun,
away from this Colony a woman
named Li Shan-ho for the pur-
poses of prostitution.
5
Yau A-fung,
and taking away a child named
Ng A-fong,
In A-cheung,
guilty; 2nd & 3rd prisoners not guilty.
Un A-po,..
6
Ona Ma-kin..
7
Li A-piu,...
8
Mak A-pang,
Tang A-how,.
9
Ho A-ming,
Unlawfully, and by force detaining 19th Feb. | Ist & 4th prisoners
Kwok A-i, under the age of 14 years, with intent to deprive the father of its possession.
1. Unlawfully wounding with in- 18th Feb. Not guilty on 1st
tent to do grievous bodily harm. 2. Unlawfully wounding.
Larceny.
19th Feb.
count, unanimous- ly; guilty on 2nd count by 4 Jurors to 3.
Not guilty.
Assault occasioning actual bodily 2nd Mar. Both prisoners
harm.
1. Obtaining goods on a forged
instrument.
2. Attempting to obtain goods on
a fnged instrument.
1. Larceny from the person.
2. Previous summary conviction.
10
Chun A-sau.
3. The sainc.
4. The same.
11 Chan A-tak,
12
Li A-kong,
13
Chan A-hau.. Chan A-kit,
5. The same.
guilty.
1st Mar. Not guilty on 1st count; guilty on 2nd count.
19th Feb. Guilty on 1st count; pleads guilty to 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th counts.
1. Breaking and entering a dwell- 18th Feb. Prisoner pleads
ing house with intent to commit
a felony therein, and commit-
ting a felony therein.
2. Previous summary conviction.
3. The same.
4. The same.
5. The same.
Murder.
4th Mar.
Obtaining goods by false pretences. 10th Mar.
guilty on all counts.
Not guilty of mur- der; guilty of manslaughter.
Not guilty.
9th March, 1881. Two years imprisonment
with hard labour.
7th March, 1881. 1st and 4th prisoners, two years imprisonment each with hard labour, and to be kept in solitary confinement for 2 months! in each year, not exceed- ing one month at any one time.
7th March, 1881. Eighteen calendar months imprisonment with hard labour.
9th March, 1881. Three years penal servi-
tude each.
1st March, 1881. Two years imprisonment with hard labour, and to be kept in solitary confinement for 2 months in each year, not exceed- ing one month at any one time.
7th March, 1881. Two years imprisonment with hard labour, and to be kept in solitary confinement for 1 month in each year, not less than 1 month at any one time.
7th March, 1881. Two years imprisonment with hard labour, and to be kept in solitary con- finement for 2 months in each year, not exceed- ing 1 month at any one time.
7th March, 1881. Seven years penal servi-
tude.
As to Cases Nos. 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 11 12, & 13,
I purpose to refer to this and like cases in a sepa- rate letter. The ex- treme penalty by Ordi nance for this crine is inadequate to the injury.
J. S.
The like remark as to
this.
J. S.
I purpose writing a let- ter on this and other like cases. This is the worst case of beating bought little girl almost to death I have known.
If the crime
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charged would have been punishable greater severity, would have inflicted heavier punishments.
J. S.
C. F. A. SANGSTER, Acting Registrar.
At Cases Nos, 1, 2, 3, 7 & 10,
JOHN SMALE,
Chief Justice.
FRANCIS SNOWDEN. Puisne Judge.
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