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Table IV,--Continued.
ABSTRACT OF CASES UNDER COGNISANCE OF THE POLICE MAGISTRATES' COURT DURING THE YEARS 1937 AND 1938.
KOWLOON ----Continued.
Cases, how disposed of, and the Number of Male and Female Adult Defendants under cach 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. Police Supervision. Previously convicted. Bonds enforced. 1938 1937 1938 1937 1938 1937 1938 1937 1938 1937 M. F. Total. M. F. Total. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. Brought forward 6,474 7,270 6,084 7,464 4,246 5,167 428 479 4,674 5,646 1,066 1,008 93 110 1,159 1,124 38 70 4 6 173 161 25 25 40 (d) Against Public Justice. 1. Escape and breach of prison 202 247 292 246 205 211 7 10 272 221 2. Returning from banishment 3. Perjury 8 8 5 1 6 4. Bribery 11 8 12 7 10 4 1 11 4 5. Other offences 201 311 298 310 253 263 28 281 302 6 6 14 18 1 2 11 (e) Against the Public peace. 1. Breach of the peace 94 64 194 166 36 28 6 9 24 29 18 2. Unlawful possession of arms 139 96 147 108 3. Other offences 126 13 1 42 37 18 9 13 14 77 2 (Against trade. 1. Unmanifested cargo 17 2 27 2. Stowing away 30 3. Trade Marks infringement 12 5 66 29 4. Employers and workmen offences 18 2 5. Food and drugs offences 10 5 6. Other offences 41 25 41 24 35 4 19 28 29 5 2 1 (9) Against Public Morals and Police. 1. Begging and touting 154 224 839 895 881 904 655 685 2. Brothels and procuration of women 13,407 3,582 3,338 3,528 9,129 9,275 3. Lotteries and "gambling 81 204 64 677 983 699 1,010 276 295 34 42 4. Offences against public health 810 837 940 360 344 304 780 1,086 295 277 49 81 5. Street bawkers offences 334 858 680 1,006 97 49 777 1,055 5. Obstruction 962 728 168 8,107 11,967 8,148 11,960 4,740 7,256 3,043 4,175 7. Offences with fire crackers 7,783 11,431 218 200 4,840 5,021 4,835 5,024 3,047 2,755 1,405 1,768 8. Drunkenness 4,512 4,523 7 43 253 103 259 102 220 86 9. Traffic offences of a technical nature 289 86 6 1 5 31 10. Dangerous driving of vehicles 203 90 192 1 178 164 11. Vagrants 178 157 122 108 30 10 60 12. Unlicensed and unmuzzled dogs 12 55 2 4 8 2 4 3 13. Mui Tsai offences of a technical nature 4 1 1,015 1,014 1,611 936 14. Ill-treatment of Mui Tsai 1,180 713 112 187 15. Other offences 32 3,160 3,307 81 193 19 152 127 22 10 26 1 1 92 1,292 805 Total 27,937 32,685 28,886 33,770 19,470 22,503 5,361 6,867 24,831 29,370 2,261 2,256 980 569 2,647 2,825 figures included in 6 other offences (1) { 5 55 93 4 111 to 6 [ 111 | 85 1 19 : | ! 26 26 T 4 1 1,194 862 7 10 151 111 2 253 192 1 84 62 6 22 !!! | | | | 2 18 19 6 12 887 486 80 111 174 165 1 2 2 3 1 20 2 B 2 2 14 27 54 10 18 28 7 18 320 315 56 101 879 903 35 94 157 28 78 1 I 10 | 3 228 13 1 1 1 1 1 1938 1 ap ca 8 15 63 101 5 14 2 4 2 1,754 1,382 29 60 447 216 25 14