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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 3RD SEPTEMBER, 1881. 817

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 312.

SALE OF SPIRITS IN THE COLONY.

The following letter is published for general information.

By His Excellency's Command,

M. S. TONNOCHY, Acting Colonial Secretary.

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 3rd September, 1881.

CHINA SUGAR REFINING COMPANY, LIMITED,

HONGKONG, 29th August, 1881.

SIR, In accordance with the terms of my Licence, I beg to inform you that I have distilled during the Quarter ending this day, 5,913 Proof Gallons of Rectified Spirits.

The Honourable M. S. TONNOCHY,

Acting Colonial Secretary.

I am, Sir,

Your obedient servant,

H. DICKIE,

Manager.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 313.

The following Criminal Calendar of the August Sessions is published for general information. By His Excellency's Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 3rd September, 1881.

No..

NAME.

CRIMINAL CALENDAR-AUGUST SESSIONS, 1881.

CRIME.

DAY OF TRIAL.

1. Larceny,

19th Aug.

1

Chu A-sing,

2. Previous conviction (felony). 3.

Do.

( do. ).

VERDICT

OR PLEA.

Pleads guilty. Prisoner also pleads guilty to 2nd and 3rd counts.

M. S. TONNOCHY, Acting Colonial Secretary.

REMARKS.

SENTENCE.

23rd August.

Six years' penal servitude.

This

2 Lau A-pat,

3

1. Chau A-cheung,.

2. Ng A-chun,

3. Fu A-lung,

Larceny in a dwelling house.

19th Aug.

1. Entering, a dwelling house at 19th Aug. First and second

night with intent to commit

a felony, and committing a felony therein.

2. Receiving stolen goods.

night with intent to commit a felony, and committing a felony

prisoners guilty on the Ist count; third prisoner guilty on 2nd count; not guilty on 1st count.

23rd August. Chau A-cheung,-Nine calen- dar months' imprisonment with hard labour.

Ng A-chun,-Nine calendar months' imprisonment with hard labour.

Fu A-lung,-One year's impris- onment with hard labour.

23rd August. Five years' penal servitude.

23rd August.

20th Aug. Guilty, by six jurors Five years' penal servitude.

Entering a dwelling house at 19th Aug.

Guilty, unanimously.

4 Wong A-bing,

therein.

5 Lam A-sing,..

Burglary.

6

1. Tse A-yun,

2. Lok A-kwong,..

Larceny.

3. Chan A-ng,

7

1. Wan Tai Hi,......

2. Lau A-sz,

to one.

20th Aug. All the prisoners

not guilty, unani-

mously.

23rd August.

hard labour.

1. Unlawfully and by force de- 19th Aug. Wan Tai Hi, not Two years' imprisonment with

taining within this Colony a

certain female child named

Tong Tai Tai, for the purpose

of selling her.

2. Receiving stolen goods.

guilty; Lau A-sz, j guilty, unani- mously.

man

had been previously convicted nine times for sun- dry offences.

Prisoner discharged by Proclamation.

There

was not sufficient evi- dence to sup- port a convic- tion in this case against Chau A-cheung or Ng A-chun. I have addressed a letter to His Excellency re- commending

the release of these two pris-

oners.

C. F. A. SANGSTER,

Acting Registrar.

As to Cases Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, and 7,

FRANCIS SNOWDEN,

Acting Chief Justice.

Asto Cases Nos, 5, and 6,

J. RUSSELL,

Acting Puisne Judge,