# Table IV,--Continued.
ABSTRACT OF CASES UNDER COGNISANCE OF THE POLICE MAGISTRATES' COURTS DURING THE YEARS 1932 AND 1933.
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. Convicted and Cautioned. Under police supervision. Previously Convicted. To keep the peace and be of good behaviour. To answer any charge. M F. Total. 1932 Brought forward, 1933 3,553 5,500 8,753 5,574 (d) - Against Public Justice. 1. Escape and breach of prison. 2 2 2 2. Returning from banishment 127 150 127 150 118 1 14 3. Perjury... 8 8 8 8 4. Bribery 22 22 10 22 10 4 5. Other offences 5 5 2 5 (e)Against the Public peace. 146 138 846 268 143 112 31 22 1. Breach of the peace....... 177 131 25 17 20 y 13 2. Unlawful possession of arms..... * 3 16 3. Other offences... -11 (f)-Against trade. 1. Trade Marks infringement............. 2. Employers and workmen offences ...... 29 30 30 12 12 3 Food and drugs offences 12 15 14 R 4. Other offences - 3 1 (g)Against Public Morals and Police. 1. Begging and routing... 102 240 210 271 144 182 5 138 2. Brothels and procuration of women... 264 382 260 392 3. Lotteries and gambling ................... 734 1,355 1,908 1,237 1,552 73 108 4. Offences against public health 338 313 343 "კის 270 250 10 23 5. Street hawkers offences 280 279 47 37 } 2 6. Obstruction 18 39 7. Offences with fire crackers 8. Drunkenness 1,450 6,286 1,222 5,604 9. Traffic offences of a technical nature... 3,137 3,125 285 3,422 3,630 201 221 10. Dangerous driving of vehicles £3 250 264 11. Vagrants and stowaways...... 3024 4,190 8,027 2,659 3,622 2,670 3,565 12. Unlicensed or unmozzled dogs 312 486 313 488 13. Other offences 330 275 333 299 3 } 302 230 Total, 19,155 26,182 20,050 26,787 15,431 19,800 1,018 1,616 16,149 21,420 2,009 2,384 2,107 2,527 51 37* 5 defendants ordered to pay wages.