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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 23RD APRIL, 1879.

SUPREME COURT,

Hongkong, 21st April, 1879.

選斷日月本 衙 錄案起十

所

Summary of cases tried at the Supreme Court during the Criminal Sessions which commenced on 18th April, 1879.

Chan A-hi and Wong A-loi both of San On, boat boys, were convicted of breaking into the house of Yow A-cheong at Yau-má-tí and steal- ing therefrom a pillow box containing several articles of clothing, some silver ornaments and sundry moneys. Three previous convictions against the first prisoner were proved and he being an old offender was sentenced to five years' penal servitude. No previous conviction being proved against second prisoner he was sentenced to imprisonment for one year.

Wong A-sing of Tung Kun, hawker, was con- victed of stealing $2.80 from the person of Tang A-chik at the Chinese Recreation Ground. There were two previous convictions proved against this prisoner and as he was an old offender he was sentenced to three years' penal 'servitude.

Yung A-sing of Pün Ü, seaman, was convict- ed of stealing a bangle from the arm of an infant named A-kow. There being no previous convic- tion against this prisoner he was sentenced to one year's imprisonment only.

Chan A-shap and Lau A-chin of Suh Ping, traders, were found guilty of stealing a ring. Chan A-shap was the actual thief. Lau A-chin was in the shop aiding and assisting. He was equally guilty. Chan A-shap was sent to prison for two years with hard labour Lau A-chin was sen- tenced to be kept in penal servitude for three years, he having been twice formerly convicted.

Ün A-cheung of Tung Kun, hawker, was con- victed of child stealing. He said that he found the child lost in the street.

年犯年斷三查銀衣去破

碎服枕 次

案黃

犯案故斷監禁一

年黃來前此未嘗

因

乃

數箱

犯定解首

香港桉 陳喜貢來俱新安人

破扉入邱長室竊

艇戸也在油蔴地

五故罪案飾有竊地人

工斷積獄犯解八其直其大莞販

之手 查

年禁

If his intentions had * 等: been good he would have taken the child to the nearest Police Station instead of carrying it off to Ap-li-chow and abandoning it there. He was sentenced to three years' penal servitude with three months' solitary confinement in each year. He might have been sentenced to be three times

flogged.

囊於地因升

乃繫該據

城據元竊鄧探在東

積匪也故

斷監禁

案底故

年監

繫獄二次故也

以其前經犯罪

犯前無

監禁苦工三年

小販黃升東 容升番禺 陳十劉展俱羅定 袁昌東莞人小販爲

阿九手

竊小子.

子業因

人操舟

戒作

謀手指商

旅定

案被釧阿竊子人手

查逮

該解隻

二陳罰展案者人

劉

三展

亦與 爲寓

十竊港

也罪年則工斷者劉

閱年

投誠意 童立業

童耳

不入官

附斷

近理

據篇

次月每斷往差宜之途和人

不且年監鴨館携善止該口爲

脷洲邬藏故斷監

或可鞭撻三次不

之宿亦憫人之善

MAGISTRACY, HONGKONG,

21st April, 1879.

Summary of cases deserving notice decided at the Magistracy of Hongkong, from the 12th to the 19th April, 1879, both days inclusive.

Assault.

1. Ch'an A-chi, a chair coolie, was on the 15th instant convicted of assaulting one Ch'an A-shing, master of the "Yat T'ai" chandler's shop, and fined $15 in default 14 days' imprisonment with hard labour and to be exposed in the stocks for

three hours opposite the complainant's shop; and

also ordered to enter into his personal recogni-

zance in $50 to be of good behaviour for twelve months.

滋以保

案

錄於左

爲

香港巡理府

陳亞枝與夫也

自一千八百

月十二日起

至十九日止

所判案情選 打

該作監銀被店日

被店日於陳

·券㸃店苦禁十拿 拿毆在英

【門工十五到 到打日

十另前前四員案陳

發日否斷亞

復保具號往兼則罰勝貨五