CO129-178 - Governor Hennessy - 1877 [6-8] — Page 214

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last-year

two of the real explo-marriage time of the Wongthing for the anal crime in... e of ar

Year 1896, I venture... to act Your Lordship's attention to the statistics of offences in Table A of the Police Return enclosed in my despatch.

As Sir Arthur Kennedy reported (Despatch No. 184 of the 29th September 1876), the cheap fare came into operation on the 6th of September 1876; and he appeared to think that this caused an outbreak of serious crime, owing, he supposed, to the influx of a predatory class from Canton. An analysis, however, of Table A gives the following results.

Number of Cases of Robbery Number of Cases of Larceny Number of Cases of Assault and Disorderly Conduct May to August inclusive 12 September to December inclusive 294 345 220

This Return shows that the number of felonies committed in the four months preceding the influx of passengers from Canton were four hundred and fifteen, whilst in the four months during which the reduced fares were in operation the number of felonies were...

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211 last-year two of the real explo-marriage time of the Wongthing for the anal crime in... e of ar Year 1896, I venture... to act Your Lordship's attention to the statistics of offences in Table A of the Police Return enclosed in my despatch. As Sir Arthur Kennedy reported (Despatch No. 184 of the 29th September 1876), the cheap fare came into operation on the 6th of September 1876; and he appeared to think that this caused an outbreak of serious crime, owing, he supposed, to the influx of a predatory class from Canton. An analysis, however, of Table A gives the following results. Number of Cases of Robbery Number of Cases of Larceny Number of Cases of Assault and Disorderly Conduct May to August inclusive 12 September to December inclusive 294 345 220 This Return shows that the number of felonies committed in the four months preceding the influx of passengers from Canton were four hundred and fifteen, whilst in the four months during which the reduced fares were in operation the number of felonies were...
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2. 211 last- year wwo the real explo marlase time of the Wongthing for the anal crime in. e of ar Year 1896, I vente... to act Your Lordship's attention to the statistics of offences in Table A of the Police Retu anclosed in my despatch As Sir Arthur Kennedy reported (Sopratch N. 184 of the 29 th September 1876/ the cheap lave into operation came into on the oth of September 1876; and he appeared to think that this caused an uitbreak of of series Dongthing oving, crime in..... he supposed to the influx of a predalay chaf from Canton. An analysis, For Marrho from May to August inclusive Em tình from September to Berlin inclusive havever, of Jable A the gues following results. Number of Cores of Rebbay from Number of Cams Unmber of Care Number of Com of Singlary of Parceny Labe The Person with 3. is lames. of assault and Dividerly Conduct 12 2.9 994 288 26 345 220 This Return shows that the ins number of felmics commetted the four mouth preceding the mmand influx of passenger from Cantuv four hundred and fifteen, whilt in the four months during which the reduced fares -operation the number of felonies in were i }
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211

last-

year

wwo

the real explo

marlase

time of the Wongthing for the

anal

crime in.

e of ar

Year 1896,

I

vente... to act Your Lordship's

attention to the statistics of offences

in Table A of the Police Retu

anclosed in

my despatch

As Sir Arthur Kennedy reported (Sopratch N. 184 of the

29 th September 1876/ the cheap lave

into operation

came into

on the oth

of September 1876; and he

appeared

to think that this caused an

uitbreak of

of series

Dongthing oving,

crime in.....

he supposed

to the influx of a predalay

chaf from Canton. An analysis,

For Marrho

from May to

August inclusive

Em tình from September to

Berlin inclusive

havever, of Jable

A

the

gues

following results.

Number of Cores

of Rebbay from Number of Cams Unmber of Care Number of Com

of Singlary of Parceny Labe

The Person with

3.

is lames.

of assault and Dividerly Conduct

12

2.9

994

288

26

345

220

This Return shows that the

ins

number of felmics commetted the four mouth preceding the mmand influx of passenger from Cantuv

four hundred and

fifteen, whilt in the four months during which the reduced fares

-operation the number of felonies

in

were

i

}

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