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(2) On the 30th January L. S. 32 GRANT found a newly born female child in a ditch at Nei Wai in Ping Shan district. He removed her to the Police Station and she died on the 31st January. The parents of the child were charged and convicted of manslaughter and sentenced to 9 months' hard larbour each.
(3) On the 4th June a quarrel took place between two coolies named Li Ts'oi and CHEUNG SAM on the Praya Reclamation at West Point, the former stabbed the latter with a knife and he died on the way to Government Civil Hospital. LI Ts'ol was convicted at the Crimial Sessions of manslaugher and sentenced to 5 years' hard labour.
(4) On the 5th September a quarrel took place between a cook and a carpen- ter named PUN SAM employed on buildings in course of erection in Caine Road. The cook called a number of men, who assaulted PUN SAM and one of his fokis. PUN SAM died from his injuries on the 6th September. One man was convicted of manslaughter at the Criminal Sessions and sentenced to 5 years' hard labour.
(5) On the 23rd September, CHEUNG SZE, 18 years, coolie, no fixed abode, was removed from Chater Street, Kennedy Town, to the Government Civil Hospital suffering from a ruptured spleen caused by a blow from a fist given by CHOI NAM Ox during a quarrel. CHOI NAM ON abscon led. No arrest was made.
(6) On the 7th October, WONG ÜN, 30 years, employed in the Cosmopolitan Dock, died from a ruptured spleen. It was alleged that about an hour before he was taken ill, he and a man named U HANG fought together in the Docks. U HANG was arrested and discharged by the Magistrate.
(7) On the 14th October, a Chinese male adult, aged about 30 years, died on the way to the Government Civil Hospital from a ruptured spleen caused by a man named KONG SING LAM on board the ferry launch "Kwong Ying." KONG SING LAM was acquitted at the Criminal Sessions.
(8) On the 26th October three coolies who were in charge of a truck in Mosque Street ran down a man named WONG FUR, 65 years old, and fractured his thigh. He was removed to the Government Civil Hospital, where he died on the 3rd November. The three coolies were acquitted at the Criminal Sessions.
(9) On the 3rd November during a fight between coolies and lighterman on board a lighter lying off the Hongkong and Kowloon Godown Company's Wharves, KwOK JAU, 35, lighterman, was knocked off the lighter and drowned. Four men were arrested and discharged by the Magistrate.
(10) On the 29th November P. S. 146 CHEUNG ON arrested a man named CHEUNG TS'OI at Hung Hom for taking part in an armed robbery at Shek O on the 28th November; at the Central Police Station CHEUNG TS'or complained of having been assaulted by P.S. 146 CHEUNG ON. He was removed to the Govern- ment Civil Hospital, where he died on arrival from a ruptured spleen. P. S. 146 CHEUNG ON was arrested and discharged by the Magistrate.
(11) On the 21st December OHARA MITSUNATO, 21, prostitute, 13 Ship Street, died from injuries inflicted on her by her husband CHURATO MITSUMATO, a carpen- ter on board the $.S. Wakamatsu Maru, who visited her in the brothel and assaulted her. He was convicted of manslaughter at the Criminal Sessions and sentenced to 10 years' hard labour.
RIOT AT QUARRY BAY.
6. On the 21st December an Indian Watchman in the Quarry Bay ship- building yard assaulted two Chinese women who were carrying wood on the public road (suspecting that they had stolen it from the ship-yard). A number of coolies then attacked the Indian Watchmen, killing one named BARKET KHAN and wounding seven others so severely that they had to be removed to the Govern ment Civil Hospital. Twenty men were subsequently arrested, one of whom was discharged at the Magistracy. The others were indicted at the Criminal Sessions for wounding with intent to murder, also with riot and assault. Six of them were found guilty on both counts and sentenced to two years' hard labour each on the first count and one year hard labour on the second count, sentences to be concur-
The remaining thirteen were acquitted.
rent.
GANG ROBBERIES.
7. There were 34 gang robberies reported during the year. In connection with 10 of these cases 27 persons were arrested, 17 being convicted, 10 discharged.
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