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No. 145.
THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 18тп JUNE, 1879.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
The following Criminal Calendar at the May Sessions is published for general information.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 17th June, 1879.
CRIMINAL CALENDAR-MAY SESSIONS, 1879.
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FREDERICK STewart,
Acting Colonial Secretary.
No.
NAMES.
CRIMES.
DAY OF TRIAL.
VERDICT.
SENTENCE.
1. Larceny.
May 20th.
2. Previous Conviction.
3.
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Wong A-sing.
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4.
1st Count guilty. Pleads guilty on 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 6th counts.
20th May.
Three years' Penal Servitude.
99
5.
77
17
6.
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1. Larceny from the Person.
2 Léung A-p‘úi, .
2. Previous Conviction.
3.
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3
Chan A-i,.....
May 20th. Pleads guilty on all
counts.
1. Forcibly detaining a woman with May 27th, Pleads guilty to 2nd,
intent to sell her.
2. Selling a woman for the purpose of
prostitution.
3. Harbouring a woman for the pur-
pose of prostitution.
4. Unlawfully detaining a woman for
the purpose of emigration.
5. Leading and taking away a woman out of this Colony for the purpose of prostitution.
6. Forcibly detaining a woman with
intent to sell her.
7. Selling a woman for the purpose of
prostitution.
8. Harbouring a woman for the pur-
pose of prostitution.
9. Unlawfully detaining a woman for
the purpose of Emigration.
10. Leading and taking away a woman out of this Colony for the purpose
of prostitution.
3rd, 4th, and 5th
counts.
Acting Attorney Ge-
neral enters a nolle the prosequi on other counts.
1. Forcibly detaining a child with in- May 21st. Both prisoners guilty
tent to deprive the mother of pos-
session of said child.
2. Detaining a child with intent to sell
said child.
on both counts. Recommended to
mercy by the Jury.
4
Sò A-siu,.
and
C'han A-i,......
1. Larceny from the person.
5
Lung Chung-
2. Previous Conviction,
May 20th. Pleads guilty on all
counts.
fuk,
3.
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C'han A-sing,....
Robbery from the person with violence, May 20th. Guilty of Larceny
being armed.
from the person.
20th May.
Two years' Imprisonment with hard labour.
29th May.
Two years' Imprisonment with hard labour on cach of the four counts. Contempo- raneously.
29th May.
Both prisoners eighteen months' Imprison-
ment with hard labour.
20th May.
Two years' Imprisonment with hard labour.
20th May.
Eighteen months' Imprisonment with hard
labour.
No. 146.
C. B. PLUNKET,
Registrar.
JOHN SMALE, Chief Justice.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
The following copy of the Second Supplement to the London Gazette of the 4th April, 1879, notifying the appointment of a Royal Commission to promote the success of the International Exhibition to be held in Sydney in 1879, and of the International Exhibition to be held at Melbourne in 1880, is published for general information.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 17th June, 1879.
FREDERICK STEWART,
Acting Colonial Secretary.
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