AnnualReport-1939

# ABSTRACT OF CASES UNDER COGNISANCE OF THE POLICE MAGISTRATES' COURTS DURING THE YEARS 1938 AND 1939.

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 Defts. Convicted and sentenced. Discharged. Total. M. F. M. F. (d)Against Public Justice. 1. Escape and breach of prison 299 319 299 3 2. Returning from banishment 319 252 302 10 3. Perjury 10 10 4. Bribery 14 6 14 Brought forward (e) Against the Public peace. 1. Breach of the peace 6,895 7,132 1,066 1,102 59 2. Unlawful possession of arms 3. Other offences (f)-Against trade. 1. Unmanifested cargo 8,327 8,675 8,729 9,388 6,406 6,906 2. Stowing away 489 226 3. Trade Marks infringement 12 4. Employers and workmen offences 5. Food and drugs offences 6. Other offences (g)Against Public Morals and Police. 1. Begging and touting 264 1 3 3. Lotteries and gambling 904 6 9 10 1 2 4. Offences against public health 5: Street hawkers offences 6: Obstruction 114 24 7: Offences with fire crackers 8. Drunkenness 264 184 23 29 26 4 9. Traffic offences of a technical nature. 10: Dangerous driving of vehicles 69 40 2 65 40 H. Vagrants 11 12 11 1 12: Unlicensed and muzzled dogs 23 23 B: Mui Tsai offences of a technical nature! 14. Il-treatment' of Mai Tsai 15: Other offences 1234 5 3 Total

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Committed to prison or detained pending orders of H.E. the Governor.

1938 1939 M. F. M. F. To keep the peace and be of good behaviour. 95 117 5 2 Bound over without further penalty. 331 125 1 135 To come up for judgment. 478 729 43 63 Under Police supervision. 70 182 18 24 Previously convicted. 45 100 Bonds enforced. Order made. 869 924 Total.

2. Brothels and procuration of women..

5. Other offences.

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1938 1939 1938 1939 1938 1939 1938 1939 1938 1939 M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. 16 13 37 113 2 3 9 16,297 10,879 2,012 380 592 711 2 699 718 254 180 1 131 91 131 91 100 73 100 73 81 18 11 6 11 6 10 5 10 5 1 4,505 4,473 4,506 4,473 4,173 4,211 27 3 4,200 4,214 301 268 303 31 200 20 308 2001 280 167 35 21 35 3 1 283 168 20 32 14 231 294 231 294 192 286 4 112 3 72 113 13 74 11 16 31 3 15 2 2 35 14 6 196 237 95 57 26 42 42 5 5 5 $2 7 1 432 365 413 294 213 159 106 33 319 191 69 51 110 79 82 2 32 1 98 162 6 292 112 118 2,604 498 255 181 31 18 1 305 258 20 32 6 26 57 30 31 75 75

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To pay maintenance, 70 for redemption of articles under Pawnbroker's Ordinance,

8 for money granted from or paid into Poor Box,

2 for allowing bail to appear,

1 for confiscation of bail,

37,298 26,928 89,599 32,281 27,911 24,713 5,595 3,405 33,506 28,118 4,301 2,506

• 1 defendant absconded

+ Confiscation order.

To pay wages.

To pay costs.

762 255 5,063 2,781 137 199

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671 897

79 91

79 217

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45 101

9 to pay maintenance, 33 for redemption of articles under Pawnbroker's Ordinance,

3 confiscation orders,

5 for money granted from or paid into Poor Box.

1 for ejectment,