H 10
Table IV,-Continued.
ABSTRACT OF CASES UNDER COGNISANCE OF THE POLICE MAGISTRATES' COURT DURING THE YEARS 1985 AND 1936.
KOWLOON,—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 Defts. Convicted and sentenced. Discharged. Committed for trial at the Supreme Court. Committed to prison or detained pending orders of H.E. the Governor. Bound over without further penalty. To keep the peace and be of good behaviour. Imprisoned till Court rises. Police Supervision. Previously convicted. Bonds enforced. To come up for judgment. M. F. Total. M. F. Total. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. 1935 1936 1935 1936 1935 1936 1935 1936 1935 1936 1935 1936 1935 1936 1935 1936 1935 1936 1935 1936 1935 1936 3,380 4,772 3,594 5,009 2,358 2,997 279 2,682 3,970 696 918 104 800 1,001 48 78 1 62 117 12 21 30 358 9 51 1 315 542 5 7 53 1 Brought forward Against Public Justice. 1. Escape and breach of prison 1 1 2. Returning from banishment 260 317 262 317 206 298 5 9 231 302 3. Perjury 1 4. Bribery 14 3 1 14 9 1 1 10 5. Other offences (1)-Against the Public peace. 1. Breath of the peace 189 140 150 146 109 11 1 81 19 2. Unlawful possession of arms 140 130 88 88 11 11 20 G 1 1 4 3. Other offences (f)-Against trade. 142 353 128 278 311 120 45 15 5 185 50 37 37 36 43 26 58 36 87 61 35 24 2 26 20 28 61 833 22 13 1 15 11 97 14 2 15 11 17 79 187 28 52 10 3 10 111 1 1 1 1 100 11 168 197 1 6 1 19 83 29 1 (g)Against Public Morals and Police. 1. Begging and touting 3. Latteries and gambling 4. Offences against public health 5. Street hawkers offences 6. Obstruction 7. Offences with fire crackers 3. Drunkenness 9. Traffic offences of a technical nature 10. Dangerous driving of vehicles 11. Vagrants 12. Unlicensed and muzzled dogs 13. Mui Tsui offences of a technical 14. treatment of Mui Tsai 15. Other offences 88 565 418 570 421 R37 6,092 7,000 6,070 7,049 3,221 3,910 1,807 2,049 5,118 0,568 4,721 3,897 4,724 4,00 3,276 2,666 1,074 203 470 275 486 182 203 28 23 210 226 441 327 445 827 4:29 248 13 70 439 319 154 105 021 448 575 387 24 #2 599 410 22 3 433 340 120 500 428 346 428 340 961 289 18 10 $79 299 3 4 3 2,207 2,001 16 13 2,223. 2,914 27H 170 98 126 98 127 15 13 285 339 275 240 188 41: 31 281 919 1 8 3 28 S 31 11 11 g B .... 906 730 61 104 ,866 834 187 832 589 27 192 55 21 6 47 61 1 3 5 6 1 22 23 111 170 2 27 9 [. 1 121 76 345 148 854 435 эт 63 76 368 320 40 40 47 1 278 171 6 45 7 58 52 7 i} 52 148 154 3. Latteries and gambling 2,548 3,127 2,600 3,096 112 184 100 135 879 nature 43 10 3 1. Unmanifested cargo 2. Stowing away 3. Trade Marks infringement 4. Employers and workten offences 5. Food and drugs offences 6. Other offences 999 1,006 1,019 1,025 Total 20,854 22,721 21,587 23,644 14,729 15,613 9,552 4,362 18,281 19,975 2,275 2,043 573 389 2,848 2,426 70 92 I 154 98 64 TB 119 618 49 108 9 9 5 30 38 figures included in 6 other offences (1) 10 67 26 65 16 3 1 708 643 169 29 5 157 31 11figures included in 6 other offences (1)