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IN THE POLICE COURT AT VICTORIA IN THE COLONY OF HONGKONG.

APPLICATION FOR PUBLICAN'S LICENCE.

(Under Ordinance No. 21 of 1886.)

Name of Applicant, George H. Schwalm. Address, Imperial German Consulate. Nationality, German. Has beld a licence, never. Licensed house to be at Nos. 240, 242, 244 Queen's Road Central. Its name or sign to be "The Central Hotel." Sureties of 63 Jervois Street, and of 33 Circular Pathway.

To the Magistrates.

I give notice that I intend to apply at the next Licensing Meeting to Her Majesty's Justices of the Peace, for a licence to sell and retail intoxicating liquors, in the house and appurtenances thereunto belonging above named, which I intend to keep as an Inn or Public-house.

Hongkong, 7th December, 1898.

(Signed)

G. H. SCHWALM.

We, the undersigned householders residing at Victoria in the said Colony, certify that the above- named applicant is a person of good fame and reputation, and fit and proper to be licensed to keep an Inn or Public-house.

(Signed)

( Do. )

(Do. )

E. NIEDHART, The Medical Hall.

G. D. BONING.

PAUL BREWITT.

Appendix .

MEETING OF HER MAJESTY'S JUSTICES OF THE PEACE AT THE CITY HALL.

No. 5.

SIR,

Reporting the appointment of a Committee by, and asking powers of a Commission for.

MAGISTRACY,

HONGKONG, 24th January, 1898.

I have the honour to report that at a meeting of the Justices of the Peace held on Thursday, the 20th instant, to consider the communication of the Government to them on the question of the sale of deleterious liquors in the Colony, the following resolution was moved by Dr. Hartigau and seconded by Mr. A. F. Smith:-

"That this meeting appoint a Committee of five members to enquire into the question of "the working of the liquor laws of this Colony, and that the Government be requested to give "such Committee the powers of a Commission."

A Committee was then appointed consisting of Dr. Hartigan, Messrs. H. McCallum, J. J. Francis, Q.C., Rev. R. F. Cobbold, and myself.

On behalf of the Committee I have the honour to ask that His Excellency the Governor will be pleased to entrust it with the powers of a Commission for the purpose of calling and examining witnesses.

I have the honour to request that the terms of the reference may be made wide enough to include any question that is likely to arise in connection with the liquor traffic and the licensing of the sale of spirituous liquors in this Colony.

The Honourable

J. H. STEWART LOCKHART,

Colonial Secretary.

I have, &c.,

(Signed)

H. E. WODEHOUSE,

Police Magistrate.