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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 5TH MARCH,1879.

3. Fung Atsoi, Lô A-ng and Ng A-múi, females, were convicted of a similar offence. The

first prisoner Fung A-ts'oi was recommended to mercy by the Jury and was sentenced to three

months' hard labour. The Chief Justice when

sentencing this prisoner told her that he did not think she had bought the child for an immoral

purpose. The 2nd prisoner Lò A-ng, who had

been concerned in the stealing of the child in Macao and the sale here, was sentenced to 2 years'

hard labour and to be kept in solitary confine- ment for 2 months at separate periods of 14 days each. The 3rd prisoner Ng A-múi, who was con- cerned in the selling of the child, was sentenced to one year's hard labour and to be kept in soli- tary confinernent for 4 periods of 7 days each.

4. Lò A-hi was convicted of stealing 50 bags flour, part of the cargo of the American barque Coloma, and of having been 4 times previously convicted. He was sentenced to 5 years' penal servitude.

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年节

作工

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用確據故從輕罰作苦一

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SUMMARY JURISDICTION COURT, 4th March, 1879.

On the 15th ultimo, His Honour Mr. Justice SNOWDEN tried a case in which a Chinaman by the name of Ch'an.Ü sued Ng Man-k'wan of the Tak-mi Hong for $1,000, being damages for wrongful arrest and imprisonment from the 21st to the 25th of February, 1878. This case arose out of a suit which was heard in the Original Jurisdiction of the Supreme Court in February, 1878, when Mr. Ng Man-k'wan sued the partner's of the Ün-hang-li Hong, (of which Ch'an Ü was one). The plaintiff in the present case sought to recover damages for being arrested as a part- ner of the firm. He now alleges that he was only a servant, and on account of the imprison- ment, he had been unable to obtain employment. The partnership book of the firm was produced, which was in the hands of the Official Assignee, the firm Ün-hang-li having become bankrupt, and showed that the plaintiff was a partner. His Lordship gave judgment for the defendant, and committed the plaintiff to prison for fourteen days for perjury.

Let all men who read this learn that they must tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth in an English Court of justice. Every witness declares that he will speak the truth, and after that is done, to say what is false is a great offence, as it is an insult to the Court and Judge, and renders the offender liable to very heavy punishment.

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因說者東報且

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罪證在副簿東

大英按察司衙門必要說真話句句說眞除眞實之言外切不可

泉憲决斷被告得直罰原告監禁十四天以其發假誓也凡覽 盡繳經歷到手内合件老本數簿實有原告姓名確知其爲合作東主故副

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