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Table IV,-Continued.

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

KOWLOON,—Continued.

Cases, how disposed of, and the Number of Male and Female Adult Defendants under each' Head.

1938 1939 1938 1939 Discharged. M. M. F. 7,270 7,996 Committed for trial at the Supreme Court. M. F. 479 349 Committed to prison or detained pending orders of H.E. the Governor. M. F. 5,646 6,393 Bound over without further penalty. M. F. 1,008 942 Police Supervision. M. 116 82 Previously convicted. M. 1,124 1,024 Bonds enforced. M. F. 70 125 To keep the peace and be of good behaviour. M. F. 6 9 To come up for judgment. M. F. 161 133 Total. M. F. 7,464 8,259 5,167 6,044

Classification of Offences.

Total No. of charges. Total No. of Defts. Convicted and sentenced. Brought forward (d)-Against Public Justice. 1. Escape and breach of prison 8 8 2. Returning from banishment 7 7 3. Perjury 20 18 4. Bribery 8 7 5. Other offences 418 380 (e) Against the Public peace. 1. Breach of the peace 311 263 2. Unlawful possession of arms 41 24 3. Other offences 10 12 (f) Against trade. 1. Unmanifested cargo 2 2 2. Stowing away 27 19 3. Trade Marks infringement 11 10 4. Employers and workmen offences 25 21 5. Food and drugs offences 92 99 6. Other offences 66 60 (g) Against Public Morals and Police. 1. Begging and touting 34 3 2. Brothels and procuration of women 993 946 3. Lotteries and gambling 1,196 1,241 4. Offences against public health 685 680 5. Street hawkers offences 11,967 9,395 6. Obstruction 1,960 9,413 7. Offences with fire crackers 7,256 7,447 8. Drunkenness 4,175 1,825 9. Traffic offences of a technical nature 11,431 9,272 10. Dangerous driving of vehicles 5,021 1,295 11. Vagrants 5,024 1,291 12. Unlicensed and unmuzzled dogs 2,755 1,013 13. Mui Tsai offences of a technical nature 60 72 14. Ill-treatment of Mui Tsai 4 2 15. Other offences 1,014 509 Total 32,685 26,936 33,770 8,683 22,503 21,413 6,867 2,995 29,870 24,408 2,256 2,219 569

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