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SUPREME COURT.

1.—Return of Criminal Cases tried in the Supreme Court of Hongkong during the

Sentence.

year 1917.

Charger

Abandoned.

Cases

postponed.

21

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1 GE

Number of Cuses,

Number of l'ersons.

CRIME.

Convicted.

Acquitted.

Denth.

Assault with inteur to rob

Attempting to shoot with intent to prevent

lawful apprehension of himself

2 Being in possession of lies for coining

Demanding money with menaces

4 Forgery

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16

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2

3

16 Disobedience of order of banishment

3

2

Forgery of bank note.

Fraudulent misappropriation.............

Kidnapping

Knowingly having three or more pieces of counterfeit coins with intent to utter

the same

3 Larceny..

Manslaughter

Misstatement in Statement of Affairs

2 Murder

1

Obtaining money by altered instrument Offering bribe

Possession of explosive substance Rupe

3 Receiving stolen goods

38 Robbery by two or more persons

3

36

:

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3

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1

Stealing by co-owner

1

Throwing corrosive fluidl

Unlawful wounding..

1

Uttering counterfeit coins

1

Ultering a forged instrument

73 105

Note.—Indictedl

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3

+

Harl Labour over

A no

Hard Labour, une

year and under.

Privately flogged.

To be detained in Victoria | Gaol until His Majesty's pleasure be known.

No. of Cases,

15

2

A

:

20

I

77

K

36

103

Either not indicted or Nolle proscyni entered (included ander

the heading of "Charges abandoned "*)

106

+2

No. of PersoUIN,

2.-Indictments and Informations in the Supreme Court,

including Courts analogous to the Courts of Quarter Sessions in Eugland, ie,

District Courts, &c. (Year 1917.)

Including Attempts and Conspiracies to commit the several offences.

Showing how the cases

tried in the Superior Courts ended.

:

(Each prisoner tried counts, us a separate case; where a large number of prison- ers have been convicted together, the fact is men- tioned in a note.)

Total.

Judgment for the Crown,.. 80 Judgment for the prisoner, 20

Prisoner found insane,

Cases which fell through for want of proscention or absence of agensei,” and eases thrown out by the Grand Jupys (Attorney Gonoral),...) Cases postponed,

1

106

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2

Murder.

N

:

Manslaughter.

Attempt at Murder.

Concealment of Birth.

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Abortion.

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12

43

23

4

6

7

Rapc.

Unnatural Crimes:

Robbery with Violence.

Other Offences against the Person.

Offences against Property.

? | Miscellaneous (fences.

tra

:

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*..

16

50%

80

No. of Cases.

:

:

**

No, of Persons.