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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 26TH MARCH, 1879.

MAGISTRACY, HONGKONG,

25th March, 1879.

Summary of cases deserving notice decided at

the Magistracy of Hongkong, from the 15th to the

21st March, 1879, both days inclusive.

Breach of “ The Gaol Ordinance.”

1. Chau A-sám, a widow, was on the 17th instant convicted of introducing opium into Vic- toria Gaol, and fined $10, in default of payment 4 weeks' imprisonment with hard labour.

Preferring a false charge.

2. Li A-shiu, a married woman, was on the 17th instant fined $25 in default of payment to be imprisoned for three months with hard labour,

for preferring a false charge of unlawful detention

of a child against one Wong A-i and another.

Breach of " The Excise Ordinance (Opium) 1858-1879."

3. Mò A-shang, a coolie, was on the 19th instant convicted of retailing prepared opium without a licence in No. 38, Market Street, and fined $50 or three months' imprisonment with hard labour. The opium and utensils found were confiscated and ordered to be given up to the opium farmer, together with a moiety of the fine if paid.

Breach of "The Public Gambling Amendment Ordinance, 1876."

4. Ch'an A-chéung, a tinsmith, and Li A-ts'ong, a shop coolie, were on the 21st instant convicted

of keeping a public gambling house at No. 6, Wai Yan Lane, and each fined $200 or six months' imprisonment with hard labour in addition to a public exposure in the stocks for six hours.

5. Au ̇A-chi, Fung-Ats'oi and twenty-one others were convicted of haunting and being found within the above mentioned gambling house. Four of the prisoners were fined $5 or twenty-

one days' imprisonment with hard labour each,

and the rest were fined $3 or fourteen days' in- prisonment with hard labour each.

Larceny from the person.

6. Wong A-kwai, a coolie, was convicted on the 18th instant of stealing a Rs10 bank note from the person of one Sheik Ameer.

The ac- cused was recognised as having been previously convicted and punished for a similar offence. He was on this occasion sentenced to six months' imprisonment with hard labour in addition to being publicly exposed in the stocks for six hours in front of the Central Market.

Larceny of a boat.

7. Fok A-kan, a coolie, was on the 20th instant convicted of stealing a boat, the property of one Lau A-lin. Prisoner was identified by the gaol authorities as having been once previously in gaol for Larceny. The Magistrate on this occasion sentenced him to six months' imprisonment, the first and last fourteen days to be in solitary con- finement and the rest with hard labour in addi- tion to being publicly exposed in the stocks for six hours on the day previous to his release from gaol.

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