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Appendix V.

ABSTRACT OF CASES UNDER COGNISANCE OF THE POLICE MAGISTRATE'S COURTS AT TAI PO AND PING SHAN DURING THE YEAR 1939.

Classification of Offences.

Total No.

of

Charges.

Total No.

of

Defendants

Convicted

and

Sentenced,

Committed for trial at the

Discharged.

Supreme

Court.

Bound over without further Penally to keep the peace & be of good behaviour.

Convicted

and

Cautioned.

Police

Supervision.

Previously

Convicted.

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OFFENCES AGAINST INDIVIDUALS.

F

M.

M.

F.

M. F.

M.

F.

M.

F.

M.

F.

M.

F.

(a) Against their Property.

1. Larceny (simple)

265

302

242

16

31

12

3

65

Stealing from the person

7

7

1

5

Embezzlement

and fraudulent

conversion

2

Robbery

18

43

Burglary and Housebreaking

12

13

Demanding with menaces

4

False pretences and cheating

Receiving and possession of stolen

goods

154

186

3.

Malicious damage

4

5.

Other offences

19

26

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10

4

3

9

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1

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71

13

63 13

13

8

7

1

10

8

5

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1

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1

15

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(b) Against their persons.

1.

Homicide

8.

20

16

2.

Ill-treatment and grievous harm

10

19

3

11

3.

Common assault

46

74

35

14

5.

Sexual offence

1

1

1

6.

Other offences

10

14

2

6

11

1

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OFFENCES OF A PUBLIC NATURE.

(c) Against the Crown & Government.

4.

Trespass and damages on Crown

Land

27

42

26

7.

Opium and Revenue offences

511

543

852 145

27

6.

8.

Dangerous drug and goods

106

133

84

11

29

4

9.

Other offences

7

13

5

8

1 100 1

3

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11x1

1

23

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Carried forward

1,220

1,461

864

204

229

25

25

69

2

42

14

10

127

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