THE . HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1936.
SERIOUS CRIMES INCREASE IN H.K.
RECORD NUMBER DEALT WITH BY POLICE
ANNUAL REPORT
BY I.G. P. BLAMES "DEPRESSION"
Serious crime s showing a disturbing increase in Hongkong.
Last year the record high of 6,373 cases was reported for the whole Colony. This shows an increase of almost 100 cases in a year.
The number of outrages-Assault with Intent to Rob, Attempted Murder, Manslaughter, Murder, Piracy and Robbery, were the highest in four years.
In addition there were 33,000 minor cases, as against 27,733 in 1934, representing an increase of 18 per cent.
These figures are given in the Annual Report of the Inspector General of Police, which was tabled in Legis lative Council this afternoon.
During 1935 the following serious offences were reported:
Artis.
193-1
1935
Serious Assault,
78
Burglary
-15
31
Deportation
Colnago Offenres
00
101
136
751
Embezzlement
67
1101
Housebreaking
140
152
Imimidation. Extortion
Kidnapping
10
11
Manslaughter
Murder
14
Women nad Girls
1.1
There were 83 cases of robbery, of which 22 were in Hong- kong, 31 in Kowloon and 30 in the New Territories,
there were only 59 of these cases.
Road Toll
Showed Increase Last Year
69 KILLED
Sixtynine people were killed on Hongkong's roads last year, more than one for each week in the year. This compares with 55 people killed in 1934.
A total of 2,428 accidents were reported, as against 1,867 in the previous year.
The total number of motor driver's licences suspended during the year was 52 as against 178 in the year 1034. The total number of motor driver's #cences cancelled cluring the year was 3 as ogolnat 10 in the ych: 1934,
The total number of persons
examined as Motor Drivers during
In 1934
During 1935, the Police made 373 seizures of arms, as compared with 50 in 1934. There were 110 success- (u) gambling raids as against 300 in 1034. In only me use was no con- viction obtained.
The only piracy during the year I was that of the B. & S. steamer Tung- on which ehow, the passengers included 70 British school-children.
During the year 228 children under the age of
of 15 years were reported missing.
Of this number 187 have been found. Of the remaining 39
of is estimated that 22 absconded their own free will, while 17 are believed to have been kidnapped.
NEW TERRITORY
51. There were no encounters be- !tween Polier and robbers in the New Territory North during the year.
FEWER DOGS IN
HONGKONG
The number of leenced dogs, in Hongkong is steadily decreasing. Last year there were only 4,214.
During 1935, rabies was provalent
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in Hongkong: and the muzzling order the year was 1,200 as against 1, was strictly enforced by the authar In the year 1835. The total number of persons passed as Motor during the year was 1,036 as against 943 in the year 1934.
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The total number of accidents re- ported during the year was 2,428 as against 1,867 in the year 1934, The total number of persons killed was 69 as ngainst 55 in the year 1934.
The total number of Publle Motor Vehicles examined, and passed t for public use during the year was 4,586 as against 4,185 in the year 1934. The total number of Public Motor Vehicles examined and found -unft for publie tee during the your was 748 as against 917 in the year 1934.
The total number of Commercial Motor Vehicles examined and passed nt for commercial use during the yer was 1,500 us against 6,372 in the year 1934. The total number of Commercial Motor Vehicles examined
..One human died as the result of a bite from a rabil dog, and there were eight detected cases of canie rables,
The Police impounded 144 dogs (33 in Hongkong and Kowloon and 585 in the New Territories) and destroyed! and 331 in the New Territories. 502 (171 in Ilongkong and Kowloan
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and found unfit for commercial use during the year was 1,518 as against 4,847 in the year 1934.
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Colony Finances
HIGH DOLLAR TURNED DEFICIT
INTO SURPLUS
An anticipated Hongkong Government deficit of $1,970,452 was turned into a surplus of $138,913 as a re- sult of the rise last year in the sterling value of the dol- Jar.
The revenue for the year ($28,430,549) showed a decrease from the previous year of $1,143, 736, and fell short of the estimate by $2,155,100.
. But expenditure ($28,291,636) was also less-by $2,857,519-than the previous year, and showed a saving on the estimate of $4,264,466.
As a result of the satisfactory figures for 1935, the Colony's Excess of Liabilities increased from $12,248,755 to $12,387,658.
These figures are contained in the Annual Report of the Director of Colonial Audit, tabled in Legislative Council thig
afternoon.
The Colonial Auditor in his Res stated that the accounts port generally were satisfactorily kept and rendered during the year.
During the year, the attention of Goverment was drawn to the steady! accumulation of the fines imposed on
.The
REDS ROUTED FROM H.K.
Organised Communism, which flourished in Ituigkong for two 'dovnifes, has been virtually wiped out as the result of the farrest and banishment, during 1931, of leading members of the Hongkong Communist Party.
This Interesting information is
the disclosed for the Brst time in Angual Report of the Inspector General of Police, which was tabled in Legislative Counell this afternoon. Following the arrests and banish- ment, the movement in this Coluny collapsed, and throughout the whole of 1935 Hongkong was entirely free from organised cornmuniau.
Apart from Communist terture sent into the Colony by post, no at- tempts to sprend Communist propaganda in Hongkong eume to the notice of the Police during 1935.
1.038 Bodies Dumped In H.K. Last Year
NEARLY ALL INFANTS
The practice of dumping dead bodies in Hongkong seems to be decreasing.
Nevertheless, no less than 1,030 unknown dead bodies were found by the Police during 1935.
This Information is contained in the Annunt Report of the Inspector General of Police.
Majority of the bodies were found In Kowloon, which accounted for 708. A total of 214 were found on the Island, and the harbour yielded 52. Sixtyfour bodies were found eise- where in the Colony,
The figures are the lowest for this deende, 1,427 having been picked up In 1932. Practically all of the bodies were those of children, only six of last year's total being adult (four men and two women).
Of the children's bodies, 544 were male, 444 were female and 44 were of unknown sex.
By coincidence the number' of female children's bodies picked up by the police last year was the same as those found in
1034.
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SAFETY FIRST CAMPAIGN WANTS MORE MONEY
SAFETY First campaigns held during 1935 have so far shown no
noticeable results.
The Trobe Department in lowes grude subordinate officers un- 7,528 prisertuions for breaches
der General Order 62, and pliced on the Trate Regulations, and
deposit in Finer Funds to be
applied totalling: $32,115 were imposed.
During the year there were two occasion offered for the benefit of the Manslaughter that class of ulcer.
Areater arising out of traille fatalities. On portion of this deposit has remained one unused for many years, and Hends of Departments have now been invited to make recommendations in appro priate cases for the funds.
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This admission was made by the Inspector General of Police, Hon. Mr. T. H. King, in his Annual Report for 1935, tubled Legislative Council this afternoon..
While no noticeable results have so far become evident, the Inspector General of Police believes that the campaigns have in- duenced the younger generation, and that results will be apparent
later on.
"The campaigns are of value," the Inspector General of Police
| Report that the unspent balance states. They require a greater expenditure of money, more organi- of revenue from certain Land Sales,isation, more attractive posters and pamphlets. specially appropriated. for the
"Intensive and novel efforts among the schoolchildren should Government House and City Deve- (be explored.” '
lopment Fund, wow, totals $836.107. The last campaign consisted of distribution of pamphlets, in- This scheine is at present in abey-struction by Police to pedestrians and drivers, exhibition of postera,
anec.
In view of the face that the Trade lectures, showing of Safety First films, and broadcasting of speeches Loan Reserve, which totals $1,080,001. in English and Chinese.
in now nearly double the Trile Loong
outstanding, the transfer of a portioni
of it to Revenue for 1936 is under consideration.
Police Force
A new system of accounting for Receives
fees collected at the Government
Civil Hospital was, without notifica-
tion to audit, brought into use on Thanks
January 1, 1033.
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"In examination. it was found,"
The work done by the Hong-
states the Colonial Auditor, "that akong Police during a time when the largest considerable number of receipts were Hongkong had being issued in duplicute, and at the crowds in its history--the Silver augsiestion of, unlit the system was Jubilee Celebrations in May last discontinued."
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