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No.176.

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 6TH AUGUST,1879.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

The following letter from the Acting Registrar

General is published for general information.

By Command,

FREDERICK STEWART,

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Acting Colonial Secretary.

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Colonial Secretary's Office,

Hongkong, 1st August, 1879.

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HONGKONG, July 29th, 1879.

Srn,–I have the honour to report, for the in- formation of His Excellency the Administrator, that the Chinese Community have contributed the sum of Four hundred Dollars ($400) towards the funds of the Hongkong Humane Society. This amount I received yesterday from Mr. LEUNG Ox, and handed to the Treasurer of that Society.

I have the honour to be,

The Honourable

Sir,

Your most obedient Servant.

JOHN GERRARD,

Acting Registrar General.

ACTING COLONIAL SECRETARY,

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MAGISTRACY, HONGKONG.

4th August, 1879.

Summary of cases deserving notice decided at

the Magistracy of Hongkong, from the 26th July

to 1st August, 1879, both days inclusive.

Larcenies from the person.

1. Cheng A-kam, a seaman, was convicted, on the 28th ultino, by two Magistrates of stealing a pair of gold earrings and a pair of jade stone drops, value $14, from the person of a woman named Leung A-kam, and sentenced to one year's imprisonment with hard labour.

2. Tám A-wing, a marine hawker, was, on the 30th ultimo, convicted of stealing 10 cents from the person of one Cheung A-fuk and sentenced to six months' imprisonment, the first and last. fourteen days to be in solitary confinement and the rest with hard labour, arid the day previous to his release from gaol to be publicly exposed for six hours in the stocks. The accused was identified as an old offender.

3. Chóung A-tiái, a hawker, was, on the 1st instant, convicted and sentenced to six weeks imprisonment, the first and last fourteen days to be in solitary confinement, for snatching a silver har pin, from the person of a girl in the street.

Nuisance.

4. Chií A-tsan. a coolie, was, on the 26th ultimo, convicted of throwing a quantity of rub- bish into the harbour at Praya West, so as to

create a nuisance therein, and fined $2 or tell

days' imprisonment, in addition to an exposure of three hours in the stocks.

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