Classification of Offences.
Total No. of
Total No. of Defend-
Charges.
Convicted and Sentenced.
Table IV.
Abstract of Cases UNDER COGNISANCE OF THE POLICE MAGISTRATES' Courts at Tai Po AND PING SHAN During the Year 1936.
Bound over without further Penalty.
Committed for trial
Discharged.
ants.
at the Supreme Court.
To keep the
Convicted and Cautioned,
Police
Supervi-
Previously Convicted.
sion.
peace and be of
good behaviour.
M.
F.
M.
F.
M.
F.
M. F. M.
F.
M.
F.
M.
F.
OFFENCES AGAINST INDIVIDUALS.
(a) Against their Property.
1. Larceny (simple)
10
2
1
1
1
18
::
132
143
108
3
18
A
2. Stealing from the person
6
6
5
1
:
1
3. Embezzlement
conversion
and Fraudulent
4. Robbery
5. Burglary and Housebreaking
12
6. Demanding with menaces
7. False pretences and cheating
55
218
12
65
258
4
1
5
3
936
1
1
2
1
1
...
8. Receiving and possession of stolen
29
goods
89
104
35
2
62
1
3. Malicious damage
3
3
1
1
5. Other offences
40
57
38
16
7
1
1
1
2
4
::
(b) Against their persons.
1. Homicide
3
2. Ill-treatment & grievous harm
6
3. Common assault
64
82
4. Kidnapping
2
6. Other offences
7
13
36
227
1
883
1
28
1
16
21
50
2
30
3
2
:
8
2
3
NO
Carried forward
383
452
248
12
118
5
7
52
5
4
1
2
25
5
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