I 4
NA NA
MENDICANTS.
17. Thirty-nine beggars were dealt with by the Magistrate and two sent to Tung Wah Hospital. 135 were sent to Canton as follows :—
How often sent away. Canton. Total,.. Once, 128 135 Twice, 4 Thrice... 2 Four times, 1 Five times,DEAD BODIES.
18. Table II shows the number of unknown dead bodies found by the Police in the streets and elsewhere during the year.
LICENCES.
19. The following licences were issued during 1908 :-
1,175 Hongkong Jinrickshas. (Reduced by 100 on 1st June, and 75 on 1st December, 1908.)
50 Quarry Bay Jinrickshas.
250 Kowloon Jinrickshas.
25 Private Vehicles (16 Carriages, 5 Motor Cars and 4 Hearses).
1,118 Truck Licences.
589 Hongkong Chairs.
60 Hill District Chairs.
3 Gharis.
17,350 Drivers and Bearers. They are continually coming and going, hence the large number.
DOG ORDINANCE.
20. 1,760 dogs were licensed during 1908.
17 watch dogs were licensed free of charge.
114 dogs were destroyed.
134 stray dogs were impounded and restored to owners or ransome1.
ARMS ORDINANCE.
21. Four licences to import and deal in arms and two to deal in sporting arms and ammunition were issued during 1908. During the whole year a Proclamation has been in force prohibiting the export of warlike stores from the Colony. The following arms and ammunition were confiscated during the year, viz. :—
Sixteen rifles (1 incomplete), 5 muskets, 5 shot guns (1 incomplete), 29 revolvers, 10,694 rounds ammunition (mixed), 35 boxes primers, 6 boxes caps, 20 swords, 3 choppers, 4 fighting irons, 40 lb. gunpowder, 20 lb. dynamite, a small quantity of fuse, 19 lb. shot, 2 ammunition belts, 6 re-filling machines, 5 boxes detonators, 450 cartridge cylinders, 1 bunting knife, 1 life preserver, and 2 holsters.
EDUCATION.
22. During the year 6 Europeans and 78 Indians obtained certificates for knowledge of Chinese and 10 Indians obtained certificates for English.
MUSKETRY.
23. The Europeans and Indians were put through the usual course of Musketry, 65 Europeans (56.52% of strength) and 99 Indians (26.25% of strength) qualified as marksmen.