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Public Prosecutor v Taussi [1928] VUNHJC 8; Criminal 539 (1 June 1928)

THE JOINT COURT OF THE NEW HEBRIDES

No 539

JUDGMENT

PUBLIC PROSECUTOR

V

TAUSSI or LAR-TAN-RI

This 1st day of June, 1928.

In the matter of a charge against TAUSSI or LAR-TAN-RI?, a Chinese French ressortissant of Vila.

The above named TAUSSI stands convicted before the Joint Court for that he did on the 14th January, 1928 at Vila supply alcoholic liquor to wit, two bottles of beer to the natives JOHN and TOKA of Aoba contrary to Art 59 para 1 of the-Anglo-French Convention.

Thereupon the Joint Court sentences the said TAUSSI for his said offence to pay a fine of frs.500 and the costs of the prosecution.

President of the Joint Court
British Judge
French Judge
Acting Registrar