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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 11TH MARCH, 1882.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 101.
The following Criminal Calendar of the February Sessions is published for general information.
By His Excellency's Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 11th March, 1882.
No.
NAME.
CRIMINAL CALENDAR-FEBRUARY SESSIONS, 1882.
CRIME.
DAY OF TRIAL.
VERDICT
OR PLEA.
W. M. DEANE, Acting Colonial Secretary.
SENTENCE.
REMARKS.
2nd March.
prisonment with hard labour.
27th Feb. Guilty of robbery. Twelve calendar months' im-
1 Wong A-fuk,
Highway robbery with violence.
21p A-sz,.
1. Larceny from the person. 2. Previous conviction (summary). 3.
Do.
27th Feb.
Guilty unanimously.
(do.)
1. Larceny.
2. Previous conviction (summary).
3
Au A-fat,
3.
Do.
27th Feb. Guilty on 1st count; pleads guilty on 2nd & 3rd counts.
(do.)
27th Feb.
1. Larceny from the person.
2. Previous conviction (summary).
Do.
1. Burglary (against all).
(do.)
2. Larceny (against Wong A-kwai).
4 Yung A-fu,
3.
5
1. Wong A-kwai,
2. Li Lok Sau,
a, Lan Chung.
3.
Do. (against Li Lok Sau).
1. Chang A-fat,
4.
Do. (against Lam Chung).
3. Wong A-sang,
9
Chan A-wo,
5. Receiving stolen goods (against
1. Larceny.
2. Receiving stolen goods.
all).
3. Previous conviction (felony).
4.
Do.
7 Chan Lung,
and
Yeung A-cheung,...)
Robbery with violence.
1, Larceny.
Guilty unanimously.
27th Feb. 1st, 2nd, 3rd & 5th
prisoners guilty on 1st count; 4th prisoner not guil- ty on 1st count.
27th Feb. Not guilty by 6 jurors to 1 on 1st count; not guilty by 4 jurors to 3 on 2nd count.
(summary).
27th Feb.
8 Leong A-ip,
2. Previous conviction (summary). 3.
Do.
(do.)
1. Larceny.
J
Chan A-leung,
2. Previous conviction (summary). 3.
Do.
(do.)
Not guilty unanimously.
27th February. Three years' penal servitude.
27th February. Three years' penal servitude.
27th February, Five years' penal servitude.
2nd March. Seven years' penal servitude each, and to be kept in soli- tary confinement during the
first month and last month of the first year of sentence.
2nd March.
27th Feb. Pleads guilty on Four years' penal servitude.
1st, 2nd and 3rd counts.
2nd March.
27th Feb. Guilty on 1st count; Three years' penal servitude.
pleads guilty on
2nd & 3rd counts.
Nolle prosequi enter- ed by the Attorney General on 2nd and 3rd counts.
Nolle prosequi enter- ed by the Attorney General on 2nd and 3rd counts.
The Attorney Gene-
ral withdraws counts Nos. 2, 3, 4 and 5.
Prisoner dis-
charged.
Prisoners dis-
charged.
As to Cases Nos. 1, 5, 8, and 9,
FRANCIS SNOWDEN,
Acting Chief Justice.
As to Cases Nos. 2, 3, 4, 6, and 7,
J. RUSSELL,
Acting Puisne Judge.
EDW. J. ACKROYD,
Registrar.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 102.
The following Report and Returns from the Police Department are published for general information.
By His Excellency's Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 11th March, 1882.
No. 27.
W. M. DEANE, Acting Colonial Secretary.
VICTORIA, HONGKONG, 4th February, 1882. SIR, I have the honour, in accordance with the instructions contained in your Circular of the 1st December 1881, to forward for the information of His Excellency the Governor, details of the Police Establishment, the list of Pensioners, and the Criminal Statistics for 1881.
2. The Criminal Statistics show that 6696 cases were reported to the Police during 1881, being an increase of 281 Cases, or 4.38 per cent. on the returns for 1880. In the sub-division of these cases into Serious Crimes (so called) and Minor Offences, an increase of 278 cases, or 13.55 per cent., is found in Serious Crimes, and an increase of only 3 cases, or .0006 per cent. in Minor Offences.
I have the honour to be,
Sir,
Your most obedient Servant,
W. M. DEANE, Captain Superintendent of Police.
The Honourable M. S. TONNOCHY,
Acting Colonial Secretary,
&c.,
&c.,
&c.
Piracy.
Euro-
Miscellaneous
Offences.
peans
and
Ameri-
Indians.
Chinese.
Total.
cans.
TABLE A.
RETURN of SERIOUS and MINOR OFFENCES reported to have been committed during the Year 1881, with the Results of such Reports.
Assaults with Intent
Larcenies.
to rob.
Felonies
not
already
Assaults
and
Disorderly
given.
Conduct.
Gambling.
Kidnapping,
Unlawful
Possession.