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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 12TH FEBRUARY,1879.

(Translation.)

NOTICE.

The instructions of His Excellency the Gov- ernor have been received appointing UN MAN- Ts'or as Manager of the Stamp Office Branch Agency. [The latter office] has now been esta- blished at No. 79, Bonhain Strand, to sell by commission, at current rates, all sorts of stamps. The establishment of this Branch Agency ori- ginated in the desire to facilitate the purchase of Stamps on the part of the Chinese Mercantile Community at all times, early or late. But in the case of all forms which require stamps, it is necessary, in accordance with the Ordinance, to use either impressed or adhesive stamps, and there must absolutely be no evasion of the law through a desire to save the small expense, whereby punishment is occurred. It is sincerely hoped that each will act in his true self-interest.

ALFRED LISTER,

Stamp Office,

Collector of Stamp Revenue.

Hongkong, 11th February, 1879.

MAGISTRACY, HONGKONG,

10th February, 1879.

Summary of Cases deserving notice decided at

the Magistracy of Hongkong, from 1st to 8th

February, 1879, both days inclusive.

Larcenies.

1.-Li A-shui, a coolie, was charged on the 3rd instant with stealing a quantity of cuttle- fish, the property of one Lo A-cheung. The accused was recognised as having been twice previously convicted and punished for a similar offence. He was on this occasion sentenced to six months' imprisonment, the first and last two weeks of which to be in solitary confinement and the rest with hard labour, in addition to being publicly exposed in the stocks for six hours on the day previous to his release from Gaol.

2.-Yau A-chan a coolie convicted of stealing

a catty of ginger the 3rd nstant, was sen- tenced to three months' imprisonment with hard labour, in addition to being publicly exposed in the stocks for three hours at the corner of Co- chrane Street and Queen's Roar

3.--Chan A-tsau, a grass cutler, was convicted on the 3rd instant, of stealing about 3 fbs. of copper from Her Majesty's Gunboat Fly then lying in the Hung-hom Dock He was sen- tenced to six months' imprisonment with hard labour.

4. How A-kwai, a fortune teller, was sen- tenced to si months' imprisonment with hard labour, in addition to an exposure of three hours in the stocks at the Canton steamers' wharf, for stealing a sill umbrella from a passenger on board the steamer chang in this harbour on the 7th instant.

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月

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爲曉諭事兹奉

英府巡香

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六點鐘示衆

發監餘

將俱

衆處前

以儆效尤

十四日于幽牢

枷 工幽首故法案墨

號日另牢尾斷業查

后大道

麟街口枷

號三點鐘

偷於季

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本月初三

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日爲偷生

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船去

月苦到三付英

亞

工案磅禮國內紅初於割

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船埔頭枷號

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宜月之韓

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月初七日在

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衆號火另苦拿洋内在本土