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Table IV,-Continued,
ABSTRACT OF CASES UNDER COGNISANCE OF THE POLICE MAGISTRATES' COURT DURING THE YEARS 1937 AND 1938.
KOWLOON.
Cases, how disposed of, and the Number of Male and Female Adult Defendants under each Head,
Bound over without further penalty.
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. Police Supervision. Previously convicted Bonds enforced. M. F. Total. M. F. Totul. M. F. M. F. 1937 1938 1937 1938 1937 1938 1937 1938 1937 1938 1937 1938 1937 1938 1937 1938 1937 1938 To keep the peace and be of good behaviour. To come up for judgment. OFFENCES AGAINST INDIVIDUALS. (a)Against their property. 1. Larceny and attempted larceny: Simple Larceny 2,320 1,711 2,275 1,712 1,617 1,259 264 32 20 1,649 1,279 161 114 Stealing from the person 289 368 292 367 318 206 1 1 18 319 88 19 Embezzlement and fraudulent conversion 44 69 32 24 49 32 1 2 25 34 10 11 Robbery 16 23 73 80 5 5 5 5 Piracy Burglary and house breaking 133 123 161 111 136 92 138 92 11 11 Demanding with menaces 16 12 20 19 17 9 17 9 False pretences and cheating 65 52 40 37 32 21 4 33 25 3 5 Receiving and possession of stolen goods 1,702 1,269 1,799 1,347 Larceny by servant 887 560 189 190 1,020 750 598 463 621 501 55 55 57 58 87 40 4 6 2. Arson 9 13 12 16 8 8 8 5 3. Malicious damage 31 24 15 5 14 5 1 15 4. Forgery 394 5. Other offences. 870 412 380 316 251 5 321 256 44 93 50 98 (b)Against their persons. 1. Murder 9 3 2 5 2. Manslaughter 3. Il-treatment and grievous harm 13 31 22 4. Common assault 169 172 233 4 G 48 82 5. Kidnapping 6 5 7 6. Sexual offences 7. Other offences OFFENCES OF A PUBLIC NATURE. (r)-Against the Crown and Govt. 1. Passport and aliens registration offences 1 2 2. Weights and measures offences 3. Currency offences 55 1 2 2 36 23 11 10 4. Sedition and intimidation 5. Unlawful societies 7. Misconduct by Government officers 8. Opium offences 76 99 96 104 65 65 B 8 B 5 5 9. Dangerous drugs 309 1,274 375 1,322 106 735 129 761 660 10. Tobacco and Liquor offences 288 429 241 389 146 240 61 299 292 838 382 229 244 38 11. Other offences 809 1,205 71 15 42 13 6. Trespass and damage on Crown Land Carried forward 6,474 7,270 6,684 7,464 4,246 5,167 428 479 4,674 5,646 1,066 1,008 93 116 1,159 1,124 38 70...