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SUPREME COURT

Return of all CRIMINAL CASES TRIED IN THE Supreme Court of Hong Kong during the year 1940

(Each count being reckoned as a separate case)

Crime Cases Convicted Acquitted Abandoned Persons Death Death Recorded Acquitted of Murder but Convicted of Manslaughter Imprisonment Over 1 Year Imprisonment 1 Year or Under Flogged in Addition to Sentence Bail Estreated Fined Bound Over
Acceptance of a bribe by a public servant 10 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Accessory before the fact to robbery ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Aiding & Abetting the possession of forged document 18 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Assault with intent to rob 11 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Attempt to commit robbery 1 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Attempt to dissuade a witness to give evidence 51 51 9 9 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Breach of deportation order 2 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Child-stealing ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Conspiracy to defraud ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Conspiracy to rob ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Demanding money on forged document 5 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Demanding with menaces ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Embezzlement ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Endeavouring to obtain money on forged document ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Forgery ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Forgery of bank notes ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Forgery of document ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Inciting to commit an offence 3 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Larceny 2 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Larceny from the person ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Larceny of letters 80 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Making preparation to do some act with a seditious intention ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Manslaughter 16 ... ... ... 18 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Murder 4 ... ... ... 1 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Obtaining money on forged document or Instrument 10 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Obtaining money by false pretences ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Possession of an article with a view to making an endeavour to influence public opinion in a manner likely to be prejudicial to defence ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Possession of a document which incites to disaffection 1 ... ... ... 1 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Possession of forged banknotes 18 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Possession of dangerous drugs 4 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Possession of forged dies 4 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Possession of forged documents 9 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Possession of plates for forging banknotes 2 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Piracy jure gentium 6 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Possession of postal packets ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Possession of seditious publication ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Piracy with violence 6 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Receiving stolen property 1 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Robbery 134 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Robbery by two or more ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Robbery with aggravation 6 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Robbery with violence ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Shooting with intent 179 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Threatening to accuse of a crime with intent 3 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Unlawful possession of arms and ammunition ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Using hand to procure miscarriage 1 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Using instrument to procure miscarriage 10 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Uttering forged document ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Uttering forged banknotes 13 ... ... ... 11 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Wounding 351 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Wounding with intent ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Wounding with intent to murder 1 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Wounding with intent to resist lawful apprehension ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Total 608 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 443 70 1 280 113 24

Summary of Sentences (Persons)

Number of Cases Number of Persons Bail Estreated Fined Bound Over Death Death Recorded Acquitted of Murder but Convicted of Manslaughter Imprisonment Over 1 Year Imprisonment 1 Year or Under Flogged in Addition to Sentence
... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 447 190 30

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SUPREME COURT Return of all CRIMINAL CASES TRIED IN THE Supreme Court of Hong Kong during the year 1940 (Each count being reckoned as a separate case) Crime Cases Convicted Acquitted Abandoned Persons Death Death Recorded Acquitted of Murder but Convicted of Manslaughter Imprisonment Over 1 Year Imprisonment 1 Year or Under Flogged in Addition to Sentence Bail Estreated Fined Bound Over Acceptance of a bribe by a public servant 10 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Accessory before the fact to robbery ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Aiding & Abetting the possession of forged document 18 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Assault with intent to rob 11 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Attempt to commit robbery 1 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Attempt to dissuade a witness to give evidence 51 51 9 9 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Breach of deportation order 2 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Child-stealing ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Conspiracy to defraud ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Conspiracy to rob ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Demanding money on forged document 5 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Demanding with menaces ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Embezzlement ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Endeavouring to obtain money on forged document ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Forgery ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Forgery of bank notes ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Forgery of document ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Inciting to commit an offence 3 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Larceny 2 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Larceny from the person ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Larceny of letters 80 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Making preparation to do some act with a seditious intention ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Manslaughter 16 ... ... ... 18 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Murder 4 ... ... ... 1 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Obtaining money on forged document or Instrument 10 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Obtaining money by false pretences ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Possession of an article with a view to making an endeavour to influence public opinion in a manner likely to be prejudicial to defence ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Possession of a document which incites to disaffection 1 ... ... ... 1 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Possession of forged banknotes 18 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Possession of dangerous drugs 4 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Possession of forged dies 4 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Possession of forged documents 9 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Possession of plates for forging banknotes 2 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Piracy jure gentium 6 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Possession of postal packets ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Possession of seditious publication ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Piracy with violence 6 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Receiving stolen property 1 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Robbery 134 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Robbery by two or more ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Robbery with aggravation 6 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Robbery with violence ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Shooting with intent 179 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Threatening to accuse of a crime with intent 3 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Unlawful possession of arms and ammunition ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Using hand to procure miscarriage 1 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Using instrument to procure miscarriage 10 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Uttering forged document ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Uttering forged banknotes 13 ... ... ... 11 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Wounding 351 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Wounding with intent ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Wounding with intent to murder 1 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Wounding with intent to resist lawful apprehension ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Total 608 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 443 70 1 280 113 24 Summary of Sentences (Persons) Number of Cases Number of Persons Bail Estreated Fined Bound Over Death Death Recorded Acquitted of Murder but Convicted of Manslaughter Imprisonment Over 1 Year Imprisonment 1 Year or Under Flogged in Addition to Sentence ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 447 190 30
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SUPREME COURT.

Return of all CRIMINAL CASES TRIED IN TEr Supreme Court of Hong Kong during the year 1940,

(Each count being reckoned as a separate case).

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Number of persons.

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