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off Ling Ting. He was pushed overboard and after being in the water sometime was picked up by a fishing junk and brought to Hongkong. Five men were arrested in Macao, extradited and convicted at the Criminal Sessions and sentenced to 15 years hard labour each.
On the 10th of September the steam-launch Müki collided with and capsized a rowing boat which was made fast to a buoy off the Bowrington Canal. The crew of the boat were precipitated into the water and two persons, a boy age 14 and a girl age 12 were drowned. The coxswain of the launch was arrested but the charge was withdrawn.
On the 25th of September Wur LUK age 36 a prisoner undergoing a sentence in Victoria Gool was removed to the Government Civil Hospital suffering from a ruptured spleen said to have been the result of having been assaulted by a European warder. He died three days later. The warder was tried and acquitted at the Criminal Sessions.
On the 13th of November the body of NG HING FUK age 57 was removed to the Public Mortuary, the cause of death being a ruptured spleen, caused by an Indian named GULAM SHER who assaulted him on the road at Muk Kung Ham near Kowloon Chai in the Yaumati District. GULAM SHER was convicted at the Criminal Sessions and sentenced to one year's hard labour.
CUTTING AND WOUNDING WITH INTENT TO MURDER.
5. On the 10th of November a coolie named CH PO LIN who was being examined with a number of other Emigrants at the Harbour Office suddenly rushed violently at Mr. BOTELHO, who was conducting the examination, murmuring something unintelligible. He caught Mr. BOTELHO by the throat but the latter threw him off. KWOK CHUN a Harbour boatman attempted to secure the man but was stabbed with a knife. CHAN FUK and another boatman rushed to the assistance of the former and attempted to secure him and he was also stabbed. He then ran and jumped into the Harbour. He was followed by Indian Police Sergeant 656 who jumped into the Harbour and captured him. Both boatmen were badly injured and were detained in Hospital for a long time. Cat Po Lix was convicted at the Criminal Sessions and sentenced to 4 years hard labour.
ASSAULT OCCASIONING BODILY HARM.
6. On the 1st of May a boy named TANG WAI age 13 years was removed to Government Civil Hospital suffering from a rupture in the spleen said to have been the result of having been assaulted by Indian Lance Sergeant 690 MAST ALI who caught the boy hawking in the limits of Sai-ying-poon Market and assaulted him. The boy underwent an operation and recovered. The Indian Sergeant was charged with the offence and while on remand went to Hospital sick and died there.
GANG ROBBERIES.
7. There were 20 gang robberies reported during the year. In connection with 7 of these cases, 21 prisoners were arrested, 7 being convicted and 14 discharged.
In 13 cases
no arrest was made.
Four of these robberies took place in the City of Victoria, 3 occurring in the Central and 1 in the Western District.
Of the remaining 16, 4 were reported from Yaumati District, 2 from Shaukiwan, 1 from Pokfulam and 9 from the New Territories.
STREET AND HIGHWAY ROBBERIES.
8. Sixteen cases were reported. In connection with 3 of these cases 4 persons were arrested and convicted. In 13 cases no arrest was made. Of these robberies only one was upon a European, viz. :—
On the 15th of May while Captain LAING of the S.S. Tai Sham was riding in a jinrick- sha on Connaught Road West and when near French Street he was assaulted by 4 or 5 Chinese apparently ricksha coolies who caught hold of him by the throat threw him to the ground and robbed him of a Savings' Bank book containing $200 in Bank notes. No arrest was made.