146
No. of CASES.
THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 10TH MARCH, 1894.
OFFENCE.
CASES,- Continued.
NO. OF PRI-
SONERS.
OFFENCE.
No, or No. of PRI- CASES. SONERS.
Brought forward,.
7,662 9,275
Brought forward,
8,093 9,719
Quarantine Regulations-Breach of.
6
Receiving Stolen Goods,.
25
6 Stone Cutters' Island Ordinance-Breach of 29 Streams-Defiling
11
11
11
11
Recognisances-Breach of
34
84 Streets-Noises by Hawkers,
162
162
Roads and Streets-Injury to
3
3 Suicide-Attempting to commit,..
14
14
Robbery From the Person,
-From the Person with Wounding or with
Violence,
22
-On the Highways with Arms or with Violence,... Rogues & Vagabonds-As suspicious Characters,
2 Tramways Ordinance-Breach of
Trees, &c.-Cutting and destroying 11 Trespass on Crown Land,.
Unlawful Possession of Property,
1
1
125
125
165
165
289
317
78
78
>>
>>
"
21
*
-Gambling in the Street,.
-Wandering abroad and lodging in
the open air,..
3
of Trees, Shrubs, &c.,. 3 Unlicensed-Cargo Boats,
34
34
2
2
-Hawkers,
1,062 1,062
15
18
"
-Keeping of Dogs,
Sanitary Regulations-Breach of
40
40
""
-Plying of Boats for Hire,
42 145
42
145
by Licence.
"J
39
"
Seamen-Forcing or wilfully leaving, on shore,
-Refusal of duty by Foreign
-Wilfully or negligently remaining in the Colony
after the departure of Ships,
Ships, &c.-Carrying passengers in excess of that allowed
-Leaving Anchorage during prohibited hours,... -Leaving Harbour without a Clearance,
--Neglecting to have a riding light on board,
-Not having certificated Master,
Shooting with intent to do Grievous Bodily Harm, Small-Pox-Neglecting to report Cases of.. Spirit Licences Ordinance-Breach of.... Spirituous Liquors-Sale on board Ships,
"
"
of Steam Launches,
3
-Using of Boats as Dwelling Houses,
4
Unnatural Offence-Attempting to commit
Unwholesome Provisions-Exposing for Sale, or bring-
1
2 10 3 + SI
4
2
ing into the Colony
14:
14
22
22 Vagrancy Ordinance-Breach of
11
11
18
18 Vehicles-Offences against l'ublic
418
423
12
12 Watchmen-Misconduct as Private
1
1
132
132 Waterworks Ordinance-Breach of...
16
16
7
7 Weights and Measures-Breach of Ordinance for
Wharf-Taking or disembarking passengers from pro-
59
59
8
8
hibited
21
21
13
13 Women and Girls Protection Ordinance-Breach of
23
23
2
2
Carried forward,..
8,093 9,719
TOTAL,.
10,727 12,392
H. E. WODEHOUSE, Police Magistrate.
Magistracy, Hongkong, 11th January, 1894.
ABSTRACT OF CASES brought under COGNIZANCE at the POLICE MAGISTRATES' COURT during a period of Ten Years, from 1st January, 1884, to 31st December, 1893, inclusive.
CASES, HOW DISPOSED OF, AND THE NUMBER of Male and FEMALE PRISONERS UNDER EACH HEAD.
TOTAL NUMBER
YEARS.
Committed
OF
CASES
Convicted and Punished.
Discharged.
for Trial at Supreme
Court.
Committed to Prison or detained pending Orders of His Excellency
Ordered to find Security.
Punished for Preferring
Total
the Governor.
To keep the Peace, to be of Good Beha- viour, and to answer any Charge.
False Charge Undecided.
or giving
False Testimony.
Number of Defendants.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
18
14
15
16
17
M.
F.
M.
F.
M.
F.
M.
F.
M.
F.
M.
F. M. F.
M.
F.
1884, .........................................
14,065 | 11,748 1,088
2,294
268
101
2
85
3
228
53
to
6
2
105
2
14,517 1,418
1885,
10,281 7,951 849 2,188 258
159
2
11
3
357
99
6
18
***
10,690 1,211
1886,
14,611 12,081 842 2,198
190
157
2
5
869
100
32
3
168
A
→
:
15,510 1,187
1887,
12,015 10,354 325 2,620 159
158
9
28
4
411
52
14
48
13,633 549
1888,.
11,647 9,700 232 2,704 145
168
6
98
11
177
15
3
48
2
12,898 411
Total,..... 62,619
51,834 | 3,336 | 12,004 1,020
743
21
177
21
2,042
319
61
5
387
4
67,248 | 4,726
Average per
Year,
12,528-8 10,366-8667-2 | 2,400-8204-0
148-6 4.2
35.4
4.2
408-4
63-8 12.2
1:0
77.4
0.8
18,449-6945-2
1889, ............ 8,670 6,626 268 2,819 178
157
10
44
10
303
34
17
64 8 9,530 503
1890,
9,789 7,423 317 2,406 151
102
15
259
59
3
36
2
:
10,243 529
1891, ...........
13,676❘ 13,438 534 1,906 134
40
12
153
19
1
143
2
15,693 689
1892,
1893,
11,920 11,771 327 1,927 151
10,727 10,049 306 1,532 75
40
4
191
20
7
28
-
13,969 502
102
2
7
1
242
36
17
23
11,972 420
Total,...... 54,732 49,307 1,752 | 10,090
689
441
16
83
11
1,148
168
45
293
7
61,407 2,643
Average per
Year,
10,946-4 9,861-4350-4 2,018-0
137.8
88.2 3.2
16.6
2.2
229.6
33 6
90
:
58.6
1.4
| 12,281-4 | 528-6
Grand Total}
for the 10 |117,861 | 101,141 |5.088 | 22,094 1,709 Years,......
1,184
37
260
32
8,190
487 106
5
680
11
128,655 7,369
Average per 11,7351 10,1141 508-8 | 2,209-4 170-9
Year,.........
Magistracy, Hongkong, 11th January, 1894
118-4 3.7
26.0
3.2 319.0
48.7 10.6
0.5
68.0
11 12,865 5 | 736-9
H. E. WODEHOUSE, Police Magistrate,