508
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HONG KONG, 1898.
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COLONIAL REPORTS-ANNUAL.
The statistics of minor offences reported for the last two years may be tabulated as follows:
COLONIAL REPORTS-ANNUAL
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The following is a comparative statement of the various classes of convictions in Hong Kong in the five years ending with 1898:--
Cases Reported in 1897, Cases Reported in 1898. Increase. Decrease. Serious Offences. 1894, 1895. 1896. 1897. 1898. Assault 1,404 1,765 361 Gambling ... 145 265 120 Murder ... 2 4 Miscellaneous 4,122 4,531 409 Robbery 3 1 3 9 25 15 Burglary and larceny in dwelling-house. 5 30 30 32 29 Drunkenness 132 161 29 Assault with intent to rob... 2 Nuisances... 780. 939 159 Kidnapping PAL 25 42 52 55 63 No light or pass 150 { 150 Unlawful possession 272 433 298 386 104 Larceny 878 937 970 1,042 Total 6,733 7,661 1,078 150 Other felonies 39 35 23 57 47 Total 1,224 1,478 1,378 1,497 1,654 Deduct Decrease ... 150 Nett Increase 928The following tabular statement shows the number of persons convicted and discharged on account of all offences, serious and minor, during each of the last five years --
Year. Convicted. Discharged. 1894 7,379 1,042 1895 9,625 1,379 1896 2,698 841 1897 8,496 1,110 1898 10,528 808 Minor Offences. 1894. 1895. 1896. 1897. 1898. Assault *** Gambling Miscellaneous 1,151 813 4,161 1,503 1,441 1,795 2,380 676 732 666 1,077 5,968 5,147 4,538 5,412 Total 6,155 8,147 7,320 6,999 8,869