# Table IV,-Continued,
ABSTRACT OF CASES UNDER COGNISANCE OF THE POLICE MAGISTRATES' COURTS DURING THE YEARS 1931 AND 1932.
Hong Kong,----Continued,
Cases, how disposed of, and the Number of Male, and Female Adult Defendants under each Head.
Classification of Offences. Total No. of Charges. Total No. of Defendants. Convicted and sentenced. Discharged. Committed for trial at the Supreme Court. Committed to Prison or Detained pending Orders of H.E, the Governor. Previously convicted, Under police supervision. Bound over without further penalty. To keep the peace and be of good behaviour. To answer my charge. M. F. Total. M. F. Total. M. F. Total. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. Brought forward, 3,116 1981 3,553 2,262 2,420 1981 1982 196 264 2,478 2,684 620 702 37 42 741 21 (d)-Against Public Justice, 1. Escape and breach of prison.............. 2 2 2 127 * 20 118 14 L 2 96 2. Returning from banishment. 210 95 **** 142 148 245 3. Perjury.... 31 126 177 16 20 4. Bribery 25 18 25 10 20 6 9 8 5. Other offences 318 G*? شم 89 109 13 34 3 1 (e)-Against the Public peace. 1. Breach of the peace....... 3,349 3,783 301 220 12 20 8 38 8 2. Unlawful possession of arms........ 97 120 29 + $ 3. Other offences.... (f)-Against trade. 1. Trade marks infringement...... 17 17 15 2 2 2. Employers and workmen offences...... 29 15 27 14 12 * 15 3. Food and drugs offences..... 531 511192 $28 210 481 148 18 479 153 36 54 38 4. Other offences 2 2 2 (g)-Against Public Morals and Police. 1. Begging and touting $5 264 90 260 19 32 69 205 78 237 7 [4 您 2. Brothels, and procuration of women 433 683 1,562 1,355 1,351 1,237 21 1,375 1,310 172 39 5 176 3. Lotteries and gambling..... 4. Offences against public health 480 338 427 343 305 270 73 278 280 88 62 49 5. Street hawkers offences 5,566 4,450 4,822 1,222 4,209 3,137 #26 280 4,530 3,422 259 173 224 286 6. Obstruction.. 3,312 3,024 3,795 3,027 9,349 2,659 19 11 3,368 2,670 427 354 427 357 7. Offences with fire crackers BOR $30 461 332 392 290 5 3 397 302 64 29 64 8. Drunkenness 12 5 12 5 12 # 12 4 1-1 9. Traffic offences of a technical nature 4,191 4,794 4,412 4,138 4,106 8,489 & 3 4,114 3,492 298 612 205 645 10. Dangerous driving of vehicles 146 95 143 96 139 91 139 91 4 11. Vagrants and stowaways 30 37 51 36 35 47 n 3 2 12. Unlicensed or unmuzzled dogs. 640 242 631 212 441 198 3 444 198 67 1 87 + 13. Other offences........ 2,678 1,456 2,770 1,450 2,358 1,103 262 124 2,620 1,227 E IRK 20 131 204 11 3 7 15 Total, 22,631 19,155 23,31z 20,030 19,707 12,431 1,002 1,018 20,709 16,449 2,219 2,753 106 823 2,828 3,078 84 B1 207 $53 26* 5 defendants ordered to pay wages.
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