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cery during the year under review the number being 1,001 against 1,452 for the previous year,
The number of Revenue Grade pri soners admitted to prisons was 3,778 made up as follows:-
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Convicted by Ordinary
Courts
8
TYPHOON MAP
OF THE
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THE CHINA MAIL,
HONG KONG JAILS
2,000 LESS PRISONERS IN-
1928
ONLY ONE ESCAPED
The report of the Superintendent of Prisons for the year 1928 states:--
MONEY AND SHARES
TO-DAY'S QUOTATIONS
On London- Bank, wire .... 1/11 % Bank, on demand... 1/11 3/16 Bank, 30 days' aight, Bank, 4 months' sight 1/11 %
2/-%
The number of prisoners received into prison during the year and the Credits, corresponding number for year 1927 were, as follows:
4 months'
*
T.T. on Loudon T.T. on Shanghai -
dy Banks H.K. Bank H.K. London Reg. Chartered Bank Mercantile A. & B. Mercantile C. P&C. Bank Bank of East Asia
1/11/
*$821/21
.$1240 .n
.£132 n .419% b 233 p
sight Documentary 4 months'
1927. 1028.
6,582
sight
2/1/1
‚£18 » .49% n $90%
CLINKER,
PAVING,
On Paris
4,890,
Insurances
BUILDING
On demand
1197
Convicted
by
Court
Canton Insurance
י
Martial
Credits, 4 months'
Union Insurance
$680 3 $324 &
& FIRE
Convicted by High Court
sight
1272
North China Insurance
.$160 b
Debtors
Guide
The Landsman's
Handy
to Locating the
Centre of a
TYPHOON
Price 40 Cents.
7,740 5,756 Credits, 60 days' sight 481⁄2 +
On Bombayn
There was a decrense of 1,984 on the total number of admission as compared with the year 1927, There was a de-On demand crease of prisoners convicted for Jar-
Wei-hai-wei'.
1
3 On Berlin-
67
30 On demand
Yangtze Insurance.......M$50
BRICKS.
On remand or in default
China Underwriters
.$2.10 a
of finding surely
1,086
773
On. New York- Ou demand
China Fire Insurance
.$800 b
46%
H.K. Fire Insurance
.8770 b
Total
Shipping
Wire
1294
Douglases
: $27% n
129
H.K. Steamboats
$25
$
On Calcutta--- Wire... On demand
H.K. Tugs & Lighters
$2.60 3
1291⁄4
Indo China (Pref.)
$45 b
129%
Indo-China (Def.)
.$70 n
On Singapore—
Shell Transports (old)
.98/-
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On demand
83%2
On Manila...
Shell Transports (new) Union. Water-boats-
$22. n
On-demand
94
On Shanghai-
Mining
On demand
81/2
Benguets
$3 m
Kailan Mining Ad.
63/9 n
paper)
Langkats (cornb:)
.T14 3
Langkats (single)
T72 S
T
106
Shanghai Explorations
T2% B
4
Shanghai Loans
.T42 #
(per tael)
Raubs
.86% b
Sovereigns
(Bank's
Tronoh Mines
..21/- b
1,0372
buying rate)
10.00
Docks, Wharves, Godowns, &c.
24 3/16
H.K. & K. Wharves
.$124 bi
H.K. & W. Docks
$35 D
par
36
12 Copper Cash
Copper Cents
$3.00 b 4 sa
Nominal
.T168 n
3% Prem.
21 Rate of Native In-
Wine and Spirit
Societies Ordinance Public Health
-53 15
and Buildings
terest
7% p.a. Chinese Sub. Coin. 29% dis. Hong Kong Suh. Coin Par..
Ordinance...
208
Truck Ordinance
32
Women and Girls (Protection
Ordinance)....
26
.$8.45 b
Importation and Exportation
Ordinance
3
Paris
$62 s
Pharmacy and Poisone Ord.
14
: New York
.T147 b
Tobaczo Ordinance
36
Brussels
34.91
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London, Yesterday.
128.925
4.84 13/16
China Providents Hongkews
New Engineers Shanghai Docks
Cotton Mills
...T62' b
.137
b
Ewo Cottons
T13.35 b Oriental Cottons....T24 b 2.30 sa Shanghai Cottons (old)...T73% Shanghai Cottons (new) T34% b Lands, Hotels & Buildings H.K. & S. Hotels. H.K. Lands
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Humphreys Estates
T13% b
Regulations
42
Amsterdam
12.07
Convicted of:-
H.K. Realties
$7% b & 38
Removing body without per
Geneva
25.195
HK. Territorials
mission
12
Milan
92.675
Prince's Buildings
Commitung nuisance in the
Berliny
20.345
Public Utilities
74
Stockholm
18,085
243
gion...
Mendicancy
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H.K. Tramways.....$18.90 b & sa
Copenhagen
18.205
Peak Trams (old)
$11.80 n
Oslo
18.195
Peak Trams (new)
.$6.05 n
32
Vienna
34.495
Star Ferries
$66 8
16
Prague
1653
China Lights (comb.).
Helsingfors
19234
China Lights (old) $13.80 b 13.85 sa
18
Madrid
34.25
28 Lisbon
108%
[12.00 n x Ets. [$7.90 n Rts.
83
Athens
42
'Bucharest
875 217
16
Ric
5%
-$55 b
19
Bombay
1/5%
Shanghai
2/4
04
A
Buenos Aires
47 9/32
612
82
Hong Kong
1/11/
Yokohama
12
Silver Spot
18
Silver Forward
Obtaining by false pretences
24 3/16
241⁄4
Soliciting in a public thorough- fare for the purpose of pros- titution
Unlawful receiving
122
Travelling on tram car without
paying legal fare-
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Convicted under the:-
Opium Ordinance
Gambling Ordinance
Arms and Ammunition Ord.
Vehicle Ordinance
Harbour Regulations
Water Works Ord. Marine Hawkers Ord. Dangerous Goods Ord. Chinese
Ordinance
street
Unlawfully boarding steamers
Hawking without a licence
Cruelty to animals
Keeping house for prostitution
Illegal pawning
Drunkenness
Trespass...
Disorderly conduct
Assault ...
Obstruction
Cutting trees-
Removing sand without permie-
Unlawful possession of lottery
tickets
Unlawful possession
Session of implemen! fil for
unlawful purpose.
Offering bribe
Spitting in Court
Total
228 Silver (per oz.)
31 Bar Silver in Hong
256 Kong
The above figures show that 77 per
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Year, 1925-Estimated population,
7 874,420; number of convicts, 394; per-
7 centage of population, 045; daily aver- age number of prisoners, 1,116; per- 3,778 centage to population, .128.
Year, 1926. Estimated population, cent of the total admissions to prison 780,920; number of convicts, 409; per were Revenue Grade prisoners.
centage of population, 052; daily aver The following table shows the num-age number of prisoners, 1,054; per.
centage to ber of prisoners committed to prison
population, .134. Yaar, 1927. Estimated population, without the option of fine and in de- 800,100; number of convicts, 302; per- fault of paymenty of fine-
centage of population, .044; daily aver- Year, 1927: Without option of fine, uge number of prisoners, 1,189; per 1,740; In default of payment of fine-centage to population, 136. served imprisonment, 4,220; paid Year, 1928-Estimated population, full-fine, 190; paid part fine, 192-total 1,075,600; number of convicts, 352; 6,582.
percentage of population, .033; daily Year, 1925:—Without option of fing, average number of prisoners, 1,071; 1,117; in default of payment of fine-percentage to population. 100. served
Victoria Gaol imprisonment, 3,419;
paid fall fine, 162: paid part fine, 223—total
14,503,195 forms were printed and 4,595.
issued to various Government and De- 68 boys were admitted as Juveniles,partments and 98,947 books bound or ie, under 16 years of age, during the repaired, as compared with 13,857,160 year, with sentences varying from 48 forms and 123,620 books in 1927. hours' detention to 6 months' hard
caused
During the year uniforms for off- labour, but only 38 were treated as cers, previously put out to contract, Juvenile Offenders; the others in the were successfully made in the Prison opiniony of the Medical officer and by instructed prisoners. Superintendent being over 16 years of The Gaol was again overcrowded and age. In 3 casea. corporal punishment additional congestion was was awarded by the courts in addition through having to accommodate prison- to the terms of imprisonment.
ers on admission as well as sick pri- The percentage of convicted prisonerssoners, in the Halls, during the rebuild- admitted to prison with previous con- ing of the Hospital and Reception victions recorded against them, was 19 Room. The new Hospital was occupied as compared with 19.1 for 1927.
in August There were 145 prisoners admitted
A section of D Hall was removed to who were convicted by Police Courts give additional air space, and security
in the New Territories, against 188 for against escape. Minor repairs were the previous year.
"The following table shows the mum- ber of convicts in custody on December
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Industrials
China Sugars Malabon Sugars Cantan Iees .... Cements (comb.) Cements (old)
Dairy Farm Watsons
.$26%
...$7 b T14 b .11/- 8 :319 n
.82 3
.80 cts. b
$27 n .52.b
.58.10 b
$7%
Cements (new)
.$1.40
H.K. Ropes (old) H.K. Ropes (new) United Asbestas
.$7 5
-$5 b
Stores, &c.
.$19 n
.$12 n
Der A. Wings Lane, Crawfords Mackintosha Sinceres Wm. Powells
.80 cts. b
.51% 8 -$18 b $12 b
Miscellaneous
H.K. Amisements H.K. Constructions
B. Ind. G. Bonds H.K. Govt Loans ...7%
.$291⁄2 n $12. .67% n Prem.
Ricked in fifteen Cageя for prison offences.
·
'Two hundred and eighteen (228) pri- | soners were whipped by order of courts. There were 4 deaths (3 natural causes and 1 execution).
The conduct of the Staff, with a few exceptions, bas been very good.
The general health of the staff has
good.
been
Existing Are appliances are in good condition. Improved fire fighting ap paratus was supplied to each prison in 1928 but the installation had not been. completed at the end of the year.
effected to buildings by prison labour.
Victoria Gael. Female Prison The rules laid down for the Govern 31 for the past 10 years, and the per consisting of British
During the year a working party ment of prisons have been complied
and Chinese with: centage of the total number of prison-resident ladies visited the Prizon on Captain Bloxham, Assistant Superin- ers in custody to the estimated popula- Tuesdays and Fridays to instruct the tendent of Prisons, was granted leave tion of Hong Kong
women in sewing, radia work, etc., and from 14.4.23 to 4.1.29." Year, 1919: Estimated population, to give them elementary education. 598,100; number of convicts, 259; per. The results have been most gratifying centage of population, 043; daily aver and every credit is due to the Instruc- HONG KONG HOTEL VISITORS age number of prisoners, 766; percent tors who have given their time so will- nge to population, 126RATNA ingly and consistently under conditions. Year, 1920-Estimated population, at their best by no means Ideat, and, in 648,150, number of convicts, 275; per the summer season, hot, humid, and de- centage of population, 043; dally aver pressing.
age to population, 117
June 23
Mr. B. M. Armstrong. Mr. and Mrs. H. Bishjerg, Mr. Mr. R. Blan, Messrs. Blastrocchi, Th. Bhajabarg.
Mesara, A. W. Coverdale, and J.
“Mr. H. Ellis,
age number of prisoners, 765; percent. Che remand prisoner succeeded in and
Year,
1921: Estimated population, escaping mm 80.328. He was not re- 665,350; number of convicts, 281; per captured but evidence was obtained centage of population, fo5; daily aver that he was subsequently shot while age
7042 percent participating in a robbery in Canton.
Lai Chi Kok Prison Penulation, Progress continues with the land re
Ager of 1
652 200; number of convicts, 259; per- sumed in 1926– which has been largely - centage of population, 039; daily aver- cultivated and reclaimed and is now age number of prisoners, 7874 percent
used for growing vegetables etc. This age to population, 119,
Year, 1928. Estimated population, garden work gives useful caployment 691,800: number of convicts, 294; per to prisoners at Lai Chi Kok centage of population, 043; daily aver. There was no escape or attempt at age number of prisoners, 861; percent escape._________ age to population, 126.
General
Year, 1921 Estimated population, There were 624 punishments award
799:550; number of convicts, 345 pered for breach of prison discipline an centage of population, 043 daily aver compared with 616 for the preceding age number of prisoners 1,006; per- centage to population 133...
year Corporal punishment was in
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