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64. Conduct.-Police Watchmen: Discipline throughout the year was fair. There were three hundred and sixty-three defaulters as against three hundred and eighty-four during 1933.
Special Guards: Forty-seven defaulters as against thirty during 1933.
Russian Contingent: Twelve defaulters as against sixteen during 1933.
Wei Hai Wei Contingent: Forty-eight defaulters as against thirty-three during 1933.
MENDICANTS.
65. During the year, 665 mendicants were dealt with by the Police Department. Of this number 295 were charged and convicted before the Police Magistrates. Of the numbers dealt with,
Sent to 494Canton. 49Kong Mun.7 11"Swatow. 464Amoy. 1"Wu Chau. 1wasTai Ping. 32wereMacau. 4" ??";Hoi How. 73 44 2Pak Hoi. 29"" San Mei.31 Nam Tau.71 17 theTung Wah Hospital. 1wasFoochow. 17 3were released.In addition to the above there were eighty persistent and confirmed beggars banished from Hong Kong for a period of ten years.
Of the total numbers sent away, forty-six were traced as having been sent away more than once in the same year.