216
THE CASES CONSISTED OF :-
OFFENCE.
No. of
NO. OF CASES.
PRI-
SONERS.
OFFENCE.
No. of CASES
NO. OF PRI-
BONERS.
33
Animals-Cruelty to................
Arms-Carrying without reasonable excuse,
-Removing without permission....
Arson,
Assault-Causing grievous bodily harm,...
-Common,
On Females, and Boys under 14 years of age,
Breach of the Peace,
"
Defacing number of,....
Births & Deaths-Breach of Ordinance for Registration of, Boats-Refusing to accept Hire when unemployed,
Bribery, or attempting to bribe,
Buildings--Breach of Ordinance for,
Burglary,.
Boats neglecting to carry Licence No. on the bow of,
Cargo Boats-Breach of Ordinance for,
13
13
104
104
1
1
4
4
662
897
-Indecent,
6
6
1
1
-On Police in the Execution of their Duty, and
obstructing and resisting Police,
76
94
#
With intent to rob,
.2
3
11
Arms-Neglecting to furnish monthly return of,
1
1
Banishment Returning after,
23
23
5
::
14
14
16
42
2
2
6
8
Brought forward........
4,350 | 5,491
Night-Found at, armed with Dangerous and Offensive
Weapons, with Intent to break into Dwelling Houses,
Night-Found in Dwelling Houses by-with Intent to
commit Felony therein,
Nuisances-Allowing Dirt and Filth to remain on Pre-
mises or in immediate Vicinity thereof, -Blasting Stones to the danger of Persons
and Property, .
-Exposing Night-soil in the Streets in uncovered Buckets, and in open Boats along the Praya,
--Hanging wet Clothes, &c., to dry over
Public Ways...........
-Neglecting to clean out Dust Bins, and
2
9
21
21
5
5
10
10
7
7
25
25
114
114
throwing Rubbish, &c., into the Streets.
**
--Obeying Calls of Nature in the Streets, -Throwing Rubbish into the Harbour or on
87
87
70
70
the Beach,
31
-Beating drums, &c.,
11
11
-Exploding Dynamite to the danger of
1
1
Cattle-Slaughtering in a place other than one set apart
2
person and property,
for the purpose,..
"
Irrigation,
3
3
Child Stealing,
13
14
Obstruction of Navigation..
261
261
Chinese Territory-Crimes and Offences committed in........
2
2
Coin-Offences relating to,
5
5
of Roads and Streets, &c., by Hawkers,
Chair Coolies and Shopkeepers,.
569
616
Conditional Pardon-Breach of.
1
**
of Wharves by Boat People,
91
91
Conspiracy to commit Felouy,
Contagious Diseases' Ordinance-
Offences against
43
Contempt of Court,
هر و حهم
4
43
4
Crime Ordinance-Breach of,
2
2
Cutting and Wounding with intent, &c.,
28
31
Dangerous Goods Ordinance-Breach of, .
Decoying Persons into or away from the Colony,
Desertion from Foreign Ships,
6
6
49
49
24
24
:5
"
"
}; British Merchant Ships, .
H. M.'s Army and Navy,
38
38
Pawning-Illegally,
12
12
Piracy,
Disorderly Behaviour Drunkenness, Fighting, &c..............
Dogs Allowing unmuzzled ferocious, to be at largo, &c., Domestic Servants-Misconduct as...........
6501,166
Offensive Weapons-Having Possession of,
Opium-Breach of Ordinance for Preparation and Sale
of prepared,
Passage Obtaining surepticiously a..
Passengers-Carrying in Excess of that allowed by
Licence,
Passes-Chinese out at Night without,
Pawnbrokers-Bréach of Ordinance for,..
Police Constables--Rescuing Prisoners from Custody of,
1
1
1,079 1,132
5
5
4
59
6
1
I
3
3
16
16
-Misconduct as,
2
27
27
Public Garden's Regulation-Breach of,
2
Drugs-Administering,
I
2
Rape....
2
Domestic Animals, Malicious killing,
2
2
Receiving Stolen Goods,
36
46
Desertion from H. M.'s Naval Yard,
1
1
Recognisances-Breach of,.
24
24
Embezzlement,
4
4
Roads and Streets-Injury to.....
3
3
Embracery,
2
2
Robbery From the Person,..
9
20
Escape of Prisoners from Chain Gang,
1
H
Excise Officer, Personating,
1
>>
>>
** Pretences obtaining Goods and Money by,
21
Felony-Attempting to commit,
Fire Arms Discharging,
Forgery,
Furious Driving,
Fire-works-Discharging without permit,
Fugitive Offenders Act, Offences against,
Gambling-Breach of Ordinance for Suppression of,.
in the Streets, treated as Obstruction of
False Charge-Preferring or giving wilful false evidence,
Imprisonment,
18
-From the Person with Wounding or Violence, -On the Highways with Arms or with Violence, Rogues & Vagabonds-As Street Gamblers and Watch-
14
23
2
2
46
16
4
men to Gamblers,.
28
39
43
46
$2
F
--As suspicious Characters..
As Vagrants,
77
77
27
97
1
:1
-Wandering abroad and lodging
9
in the open air,
8
8
13
30
Rating Ordinance-Breach of,
7
293
293
Sanitary Regulations-Breach of,
3
2
2
75
188
259
259
Public Ways,...
1
Ships, &c.-Neglecting to have a riding light on board....... Shooting with intent to do Grievous Bodily Harm, Spirituous and fermented Liquors-Breach of Ordinance
for retail of,
96
96
17
18
Gaols-Breach of Ordinance for,
4
4
Harbour Dredging at Anchorage for Ships of War in the,
14
14
Stones and other Missiles-Discharging and rolling to
Danger of Persons and Property,
5
5
"
Regulations--Breach of,.
16
16
Streams-Defiling,
House Breaking..
7
11
Streets-Noises by Hawkers,
123
28
22
123
22
22
Householders and Servants-Breach of Ordinance, for
1
1
Ships, &c. Leaving Harbour during prohibited hours,
8
8
Registration of,..
Steam-Launch Ordinance-Breach of,
1
1
Indecent Exposure of Person by Bathing or otherwise,
14
14
Stone Cutters' Island,-Landing, &c.,
5
5:
and Lewdness,...
Trade Marks and Labels-Fraudulently using false,
1
Larceny as a Bailee,
1
1
Trees, &c.—Cutting and destroying,
102
102
-Common,
1,048
1,163
Trespass on Crown Land,.....
322
322
多
!!
—from Ships or Boats in the Harbour...
11
22
Threatening Letter-Sending a,
3
3
>>
-from the Person,
109
117
Triad Society-Being a Member of, &c.,
3
3
-in a Dwelling House,
22
87
Unlawful Possession of Property,
289
326
-of Beasts or Birds, not the subject of Larceny
of Trees, Shrubs, &c.,
22
22
13
15
at Common Law,
Unlicensed-Hawkers,
320
320
!་
-of Vegetables and Fruits from Gardens and
7
8
*
-Passage Broker,
4
enclosed places,
"
-Plying of Boats for Hire,
29
Libel,
2
A
Unnatural Offence......
Lights-Chinese not carrying at night,.
1
Malicious Injury to Property,
28
28
Manslaughter,
19
Unwholesome Provisions-Exposing for Sale, or bring. Į
ing into the Colony,..
Vehicles and Chairs-Offences against Public,
со
8
60
60
Market-Selling or exposing for sale articles of food
Verandah erected on Crown Land enclosing, &c.,
13
13
162
162
for man elsewhere than in Public,
Vaccination Ordinance-Breach of,
1
1
Menaces-Demanding Money by...
25
31
Watchmen-Misconduct as Private,
4
4
Mendicancy,
159
159
Weights and Measures-Breach of Ordinance for,
120
120
Misdemeanor-Aiding and Abetting in,
2
2
Women and Female Children-Breach of Ordinance for |
33
51
Murder,
--Attempting to commit,
Malicious Injury to Electric Magnetic Telegraph,
Carried forward,..
17
17
protection of.....
4
Workmen--Intimidating...
6
35
37
37
4,350 | 5,491
{
TOTAL..
8,670 10,033
H. E. WODEHouse,
Magistracy, Hongkong, 10th January, 1890.
Police Magistrate,
for the Police Magistrates.