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LOST PROPERTY.

The following is a return showing Property lost or recovered:

Year.

Articles reported lost.

Value lost.

Articles recovered and found but not reported lost.

Value of articles found.

1927 348 18,125.18 122 1,453.80 1926 410 $29,268.07 133 $3,119.74

GAMBLING.

There were 239 successful Gambling Cases for year ending December 1927 as against 233 in the year 1926.

There were six cases in which no conviction was obtained.

There were 74 lottery cases, compared with 99 in 1926.

MENDICANTS.

During the year 1927 seven hundred and forty-five mendicants were arrested and dealt with as follows:

3 mendicants charged before the Magistrate.

4 released.

11 handed back to parents.

481 sent to Tung Wah Hospital.

241 sent to Canton.

4 sent out of Colony once.

31 more than once.

7 寥寥

DEAD BODIES.

The following table shows the number of unknown dead bodies found by Police in the Streets and elsewhere during the last 5 years:

1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 Victoria 959 579 285 268 367 Kowloon 381 819 674 637 801 Harbour 169 219 124 110 37 Elsewhere 19 99 98 99 112 Total 1,528 1,716 1,181 1,114 1,317 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 Males 827 968 670 644 791 Females 670 715 472 430 479 Unknown 31 33 39 40 47 Children 60 106 45 94 132 Adults 1,468 1,610 1,136 1,020 1,185

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-K 4- LOST PROPERTY. The following is a return showing Property lost or recovered: Year. Articles reported lost. Value lost. Articles recovered and found but not reported lost. Value of articles found. 1927 348 18,125.18 122 1,453.80 1926 410 $29,268.07 133 $3,119.74 GAMBLING. There were 239 successful Gambling Cases for year ending December 1927 as against 233 in the year 1926. There were six cases in which no conviction was obtained. There were 74 lottery cases, compared with 99 in 1926. MENDICANTS. During the year 1927 seven hundred and forty-five mendicants were arrested and dealt with as follows: 3 mendicants charged before the Magistrate. 4 released. 11 handed back to parents. 481 sent to Tung Wah Hospital. 241 sent to Canton. 4 sent out of Colony once. 31 more than once. 7 寥寥 DEAD BODIES. The following table shows the number of unknown dead bodies found by Police in the Streets and elsewhere during the last 5 years: 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 Victoria 959 579 285 268 367 Kowloon 381 819 674 637 801 Harbour 169 219 124 110 37 Elsewhere 19 99 98 99 112 Total 1,528 1,716 1,181 1,114 1,317 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 Males 827 968 670 644 791 Females 670 715 472 430 479 Unknown 31 33 39 40 47 Children 60 106 45 94 132 Adults 1,468 1,610 1,136 1,020 1,185
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-K 4- LOST PROPERTY. The following is a return showing Property lost or re- covered: -- Year. Articles reported lost. Value lost. Articles re- covered and found but not Value of articles found. reported lost. 1927 348 18,125.18 122 1,453.80 1926 410 $29,268.07 133 $3,119.74 GAMBLING. There were 239 successful Gambling Cases for year ending December 1927 as against 233 in the year 1926. There were six cases in which no conviction was obtained. There were 74 lottery cases, compared with 99 in 1926. MENDICANTS. During the year 1927 seven hundred and forty five mendi- cants were arrested and dealt with as follows: 3 mendicants charged before the Magistrate. 4 11 "" 5 4 7 寥寥 481 241 sent to Tung Wah Hospital. released. handed back to parents. sent to Canton. sent out of Colony once. 31 DEAD BODIES. more than once. The following table shows the number of unknown dead bodies found by Police in the Streets and elsewhere during the last 5 years :- 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 Victoria,.. 959 579 285 268 367 Kowloon,........ 381 819 674 637 801 Harbour....... 169 219 124 110 37 Elsewhere, 19 99 98 99 112 Total....... 1,528 1,716 1,181 1,114 1,317 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 Males, Females,. 827 968 670 644 791 670 715 472 430 479 Unknown, 31 33 39 40 47 Children, 1,468 1,610 1,136 1,020 1,185 Adults, 60 106 45 94 132
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-K 4-

LOST PROPERTY.

The following is a return showing Property lost or re- covered: --

Year.

Articles reported lost.

Value

lost.

Articles re- covered and found but not

Value of

articles

found.

reported lost.

1927

348

18,125.18

122

1,453.80

1926

410

$29,268.07

133

$3,119.74

GAMBLING.

There were 239 successful Gambling Cases for year ending December 1927 as against 233 in the year 1926.

There were six cases in which no conviction was obtained.

There were 74 lottery cases, compared with 99 in 1926.

MENDICANTS.

During the year 1927 seven hundred and forty five mendi- cants were arrested and dealt with as follows:

3 mendicants charged before the Magistrate.

4

11

""

5

4

7

寥寥

481

241

sent to Tung Wah Hospital. released.

handed back to parents.

sent to Canton.

sent out of Colony once.

31

DEAD BODIES.

more than once.

The following table shows the number of unknown dead bodies found by Police in the Streets and elsewhere during the last 5 years :-

1923

1924

1925

1926

1927

Victoria,..

959

579

285

268

367

Kowloon,........

381

819

674

637

801

Harbour.......

169

219

124

110

37

Elsewhere,

19

99

98

99

112

Total....... 1,528

1,716

1,181

1,114

1,317

1923

1924

1925

1926

1927

Males, Females,.

827

968

670

644

791

670

715

472

430

479

Unknown,

31

33

39

40

47

Children,

1,468

1,610

1,136

1,020

1,185

Adults,

60

106

45

94

132

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