Table IV.—Continued.
ABSTRACT OF CASES UNDER COGNISANCE OF THE POLICE MAGISTRATES' COURTS DURING THE YEARS 1934 AND 1935.
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 Convicted and sentenced. Discharged. Committed for trial at the Supreme Court. Committed to prison or detained pending orders of the Governor. Bonded over without further penalty. To keep the peace and be of good behaviour. Imprisoned. Court rises. To come up for judgment. Under Police supervision. Previous convicted. Bonds enforced. Order made. Total 5,038 5,000 5,280 5,995 3,903 3,597 392 324 M. F. Total M. F. Total M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. Brought forward 4,295 3,021 625 629 78 40 703 668 39 41 6 3 2 105 373 16 32 108 35 19 220 12 32 9 35 116 215 (d) Against Public Justice. 1. Escape and breach of prison 1 1 1 1 1: 2 2. Returning from banishment 189 415 139 416 160 3. Perjury 2 2 2 4. Bribery 21 18 21 19 17 1 9 2 2 5. Other offences 67 52 16 52 14 45 1 18 14 10 14 10 14 10 2 19 8 7 2 169 279 (e) Against the Public Peace. 1. Breach of the peace 226 113 474 405 216 89 42 258 2. Unlawful possession of arms 44 25 47 26 31 17 3. Other offences 21 29 21 22 44 11 111 10 1 100 1 224 18 49 110 11 Against trade. ** 1. Unmanifested cargo. 107: 1: 2. Stowing away 3. Trade Mark infringement 39 25 38 24 4. Employers and workmen offences 4 5. Food and drugs offences 10: 1 10 6. Other offences 12 13 12 22X 1: 16 21 3 Against Public Morals and Police. 1. Begging and vagrancy 958 346 364 254 2. Brothels and procuration of women 213 28 25 282 298 50 51 3. Lotteries and gambling 548 355 558 355 998 641 980 1,864 991 1,044 4. Offences against public health 636 787 680 789 480 5. Street hawkers offences 6,676 12,693 6,742 12,713 3,551 7,783 5,621 3,287 5,643 3,250 6. Obstruction 4,409 2,774 7. Offences with fire crackers 78 322 278 550 340 4 1 4 8. Drunkenness 858 108 602 90 906 3,012 99 1,919 957 98 25 9. Traffic offences 47 570 709 92 63 18 250 115 10. Dangerous driving of vehicles 4,457 10,745 1,265 1,071 4,650 2,889 882 347 102 906 11. Gratuities 719 605 721 607 605 485 1 3 604 489 117 118 7 4 7 4 7 2 7 12. Licensed and unmuzzled dogs 6,325 5,597 6,320 5,595 5,417 5,142 3 2 5,420 5,144 887 445 13. Mui Tsai offences of a technical nature 240 76 212 77 212 74 28 3 18 23 22 25 21 25 22 25 002 14. Illicit sale of Mui Tsai 465 962 465 769 973 7 760 980 196 $1 75 1 7 53 15. Other offences 2,302 2,226 2,822 2,212 1,867 1,680 282 70 2,149 1,765 604 348 28 Total 31,150 32,827 38,015 39,889 38,823 24,200 2,500 4,000 20,320 28,350 4,916 9,273 1,955 902 6,371 4,175 64 G 49 28 110 72 777 2,951 1,848 984 361 117 118 895 445 1 | 1 ! | | 11 28 3 196 SE 15 632 307 55 66* Figures not available.
* Lumped in figures under “Opium and Revenue offences.
(1) Confiscation of unmanifested cargo.
(3) To pay wages.
(2) To pay cost.
(4) 2 to pay maintenance, 12 to redeem articles under Pawn Broker's Ord.