| Offence Category | Total Charges | Total Defendants | Convicted & Sentenced | Discharged | Committed for Trial | Committed to Prison / Detained | Bound Over Without Further Penalty | Previously Convicted | Bound Over (Keep Peace) | Bound Over (Answer Charge) | Witnesses Punished |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (d) Against Public Justice | |||||||||||
| 1. Escape and breach of prison | 201 | 117 | 106 | 3 | 109 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 3 | ... |
| 2. Breach of Deportation Ordinance | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 3. Perjury | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 4. Bribery | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 5. Other offences | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| (e) Against the Public Peace | |||||||||||
| 1. Breach of the peace | 216 | ... | 46 | 50 | ... | 11 | 11 | 27 | 1 | ... | ... |
| 2. Other offences | 94 | 22 | 9 | 35 | 5 | 2 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| (f) Against Trade | |||||||||||
| 1. Trade marks infringement | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 2. Employers and workmen offences | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 3. Food and drugs offences | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 4. Other offences | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| (g) Against Public Morals and Police | |||||||||||
| 1. Begging and touting | 170 | 184 | 157 | 13 | 172 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 3 | ... | ... |
| 2. Brothels, and procuration of women | 142 | 154 | 23 | 112 | 135 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 2 | ... | ... |
| 3. Lotteries and gambling | 205 | 849 | 795 | 7 | 809 | 40 | ... | 40 | ... | ... | ... |
| 4. Offences against public health | 415 | 458 | 349 | 24 | 379 | 66 | 10 | 68 | ... | ... | ... |
| 5. Obstruction and nuisance | 2,154 | 2,511 | 2,023 | 121 | 2,157 | 332 | 2 | 342 | 73 | 3 | 1 |
| 6. Drunkenness | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 7. Traffic offences | 2,609 | 2,591 | 2,198 | 5 | 2,241 | 340 | 348 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 8. Vagrants and stowaway | 24 | 91 | 85 | ... | 85 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 9. Unlawful possession of arms | 36 | 37 | 234 | 3 | 26 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 10. Street hawkers offences | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 11. Other offences | 4,898 | 4,975 | 3,256 | 643 | 4,076 | 482 | 209 | 80 | 771 | 365 | 384 |
| (h) Other Offences Unspecified | 41 | 46 | 23 | 1 | 24 | 20 | 1 | 21 | ... | ... | ... |
| TOTAL | 14,418 | 15,807 | 11,295 | 1,079 | 12,660 | 2,113 | 270 | 110 | 2,493 | 43 | 219 |
Note: The OCR source is fragmented; some sub-category figures are illegible and marked with ellipses (...). The totals row reflects the final summed figures appearing in the original.
GR1178/1922/32(III) (Y6)
Classification of Offences.
ABSTRACT OF CASES UNDER COGNISANCE OF THE POLICE MAGISTRATE'S COURT AT KOWLOON DURING THE YEAR 1932.
Kowloon,-Continued.
Total No. of
cbarges.
Total No. of
Defendants.
Cases, how disposed of, and the Number of Male, Female und Juvenile Defendants under each Head.
Convicted and sentenced.
Discharged.
Committed for
trial at the Supreme Court.
Committed to Prison or Detained pen. ding Orders of H. E. the Governor.
Bound over without further penalty.
Previously convicted.
To keep the peace and be of good
To answer any charge.
bebaviour.
106
:
Witnesses punisbel for making false charge or giving false evidence.
510
M.
M
J.
Total.
2,641
2,906 1,712
122
63
1,597
M.
690
F
J.
26
17
Total.
733
M.
F
J.
M.
F.
J.
28
M.
1:4
F.
10
J.
8
M.
7h
F
J.
J.
F
J.
1/
P.
J.
5
36
110
1
2
:::
Brought forward,
(d) -- Against Publio Justice.
•
(e)- Against the Public peace.
(f)—Against trade.
201
;
117
106
3
109
15
9
2
11
3
408
193
17
-888888
18
62
7
26
A
:
*
:
216
:
3
46
50
x
រ
11
11
27
1
::
::
::
94
22
9
:
35
:
5
2
3
::
(g)—Against Publio Morals and Polico,
170
184
157
13
N
172
6
2
-
9
شت
3
:
142
154
23
112
135
10
8
18
2
205
849
795
7
809
40
...
40
415
458
349
24
6
379
66
10
68
2,154
2,511
2,023
121
13
2,157
332
*
2
342
73
3
1
G
2,609
2,591
2,198
5
58
2,241
340
348
24
91
85
85
6
B
36
37
234
3
26
4,898
4.975
3,256
643
147
4,076
482
209
80
--
771
365
384
280
1
4
288
71
1
I
73
2
110
16
05
29
3
(h)-Other Offences Unspecified ......
41
46
23
1
24
20
1
21
***
:
14,418
15,807 11,295
1,079
286 12,660
2.113
270
110
2,493
43
219
45
10
162
16
169
206
13
6
22
63
2$-
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