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MENDICANTS.
During the year 1926 six hundred and one mendicants were arrested and dealt with as follows:-
41 mendicants charged before the Magistrate.
71 sent to Tung Wah Hospital.
1 mendicant let go by order of Hon. C. S. P.
20 mendicants handed back to parents.
335 sent out of Colony once.
198 sent out of Colony more than once.
1 mendicant sent out of Colony 20 times.
DEAD BODIES.
Table VI shows the number of unknown dead bodies found by the Police in the Streets and elsewhere during the year 1926.
DOGS ORDINANCE.
1926 1925 Dogs Licensed 4,955 3,609 (free) 26 25 Impounded 481 970 Destroyed 1,872 331PROFICIENCY IN LANGUAGES.
The following certificates were obtained during the year 1926:-
31 Europeans passed 1st Cantonese 18 2nd 50 50 Indians 1st Cantonese 25 2nd 15 29 1st English 5 37 1st Cantonese 21 34 Wei Hai Wei 3rd 1 1st English Full "" 1 1st Cantonese 19 7 1st English ''