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HONGKONG'S POLICE

STATISTICS..

INCREASE IN SERIOUS OFFENCES,

The following extracts are from the report of the Captain Superintendent of Police for the year 1919-

SUMMARY OR CRIME.

The total of all cames reported to "the Police, during the year 1910 was 10,542 ns Läguinst 5,449 în 1918 being an increase of 2.000 or 24.77 per cent. The average of the just five years in 9,855.6...

In the division of these cases into seriona and wiper ottences, there appears an-in- crensé, is cobijisted with 1018, of 158 cases or 26.77 per cent. in the former and an increase of 1,133 cases or 23.31 per cent. in the latter.

The increase and decrease as compared with 191s in serious offences are shown as -follows:-

Incregar.

Murder

Robbery

Burglary and larceny from

dwelling.

Assault with intent to rob

Offences under the protection

of women and girls ordinance

Unlawful possession

Larceny

Other feionies

Décrete.

Kidnapping

Nett, increase

MURDER

606

74

-959

943

3.Thirty-one murders were reported to the Police during the year as against 24 in 1918.

In connection with 17 of these reports no arrest was made ämt in the remaining 14 cases, arrests were made. in 7 cases convictions were obtained (11 persons of whom 10 were convicted and 1 discharged). In case there was no conviction (12 persona).

MANSLAUSHTER. ́ ́`·

4-Four manslaughters were reported to the Police during the year, and the same: number of manslaughters was reported in

-1918.

In connection with one of these reporta, no arrest was made, and in the remaining 3 cases arrests were made. A conviction

was obtained in one case (1 person). In two cases there was no conviction (2 per: LOCK).

GANG ROBBERIES. 5-Seventy gang robberies were_report_ ed to the Police during the year as against 43 in 1918.

In 49 cases no arrest was made; in the remaining 21 cases, arrests were made. In 16 cases convictions were obtained (33 persons of whom 31 were convicted and g discharged). In 5 cases there was na conviction (7 persons).

MENDICANTS.

18-During the year. 1919 thirty-two- beggars were dealt with by the Magistrate, and 616 were sent to Cantón as follows:

How often sent away:

STREET AND HIGHWAY ROBBERIES. 6.-Nineteen, street and highway rob- | beries were reported to the Police during

the year as against 27 in 1918, wa

In 15 cases no arrest was made; In the remaining 4 čases arrests were suade, ail of these four cases convictions were" -obtained (5-persons all of whom were cop-

victed).

4

ROBBERIES ON BOATS AND JUNES.

7-Eight cares of robbery ou bonts and junks were reported to the Police during the rear as against 14 in 1918.

In 7 cases no arrest was made; in the remaining case arrests were made. In this case a conviction was obtained (5 persons all of whom were convicted).

ROBBERY WIEK VIOLENCE. 8-Eighteen casei of robbery with

Į violenes were reported to the Police during

the year as against 5 in 1018.

the

In

In 17 tas no arrest was made remaining case arrests were made. this case a conviction, was obtained (2 persons both of whom were convicted).

OTHER PELON153. -

B-Under this heading are comprised the following:-

1919. 1918. 31 24

Cutting and wounding

Demanding money or goods

with menaces

Embezzlement

34 28

Forgery

13 13

Housebreaking

65

Receiving stolen property

130 34

Child-stealing

17 15

Rape

2

Aiding and abetting_in_s

robbery...

Abominable offences

Throwing corrosive fuid- Falsification of accounts Attempted arson

Shooting with intent to malm. Shooting with intent to kill. Shooting with intent to pre-

vent lawful apprehension Attempting to shoot with intent to prevent lawful apprehension- Wounding with intent to

mardar

Attempting to murder Attempted robbery Accessory after the fact of

murder

Wounding and causing grier- ous bodily harm Uttering forged bank notes..."

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Twice

Three timed Four times see Sixtie

Total

to

Canton..

13

616

banished

DEPORTEEN AND VAGRANTS. 90-1,068 persons were

Hongkong.

from

COMMANDMENTS OF GOD.

THE CHRISTIAN STANDARD; This Rev. H. Copley Mayte, who preach ed yesterday morning at St. John's Cathedral, took for his text:--

land of Egypt, and the Lord. Why Gád, brought thee out thence, by a. mighty hand and by a stretched out arm,, therefore the Lord thy God commanded the to keep. the sabbath day." It therefore now generally agreed by Biblical saholura that * Beloved let us love one another; for the origin of the ith commandment was love is of Ged; nud everyone that loveth some quite short sentance like. "Observe is born of God and knoweth God. He that the sabbath day to keep is holy" and loveth nat, knoweth not Gud."* (1 St. that this has been amplified by later

writers who have endeavoured to add to

John 47). He snick;

The first part of the Christian grar its force by giving reasons for its obsery- emphasises the chief facts of, our belief.

ance, reasons which may have been quite

2 persons deported frota Straits lending us from the Birth of Christ cogent in old-days, but which are absurd.

clement were sent on by

the Police

through the various events of His life and in our eyes, no no educated person to-day

2 persons deported from British death to His resurrection, at Easter, then believes the world was 'made in six days.

North Bornea were sent on by the Police.

334 vagrants received from -- Straits

the Police.

Settlements were sent on by

WINING

received from

as Whimuutide wo are taught of God' Yet the fact that this commandment presence with us now by the Holy Spirit, repeated in the form given in the book. and Trinity Sunday closes the fetal part of Exodus not unnaturally leads people of the year. To-day we begin the second who hear it to believe that the Christian half of the Christian year and between faith requires them to believe that the now and next Advent we have brought world, was mude in six days." It was only

this

981 vagrants were received from Dutch East Indies and send on by the Police. 1.230 vagrants

were Saigon and sent on by the before us in the collects. Epistles and lately that, I was talking to an educated Gospels, the virtues and duties of the man who thought that Christians were ex- Police.

received #1 coolios

from Christian life, To-day our attention is!

pected to believe this and who RDVC Straits Settlements and sent directed in the collect, and in the Epistle our by the Police.

The reason for not attending public wur- ship. If we remember whenever wo heart 1,744 persons were discharged from Victoria Gaol and entered in

the Ten Commandments that they are to "Police Criminal records.

be understood by us in the sense in which LA CENCES..

they are explained in the Duty to God and our neighbour in the Church Cute chism, it might be well to her them but given in their present forms they are in the matter of the creation misleading. and suggest a standard of life very far. below the standard of love to God and our neighbour which our Lord has enjoined

"Beloved. E

1-The following licences were issued

during 1919

+

1,150 Hongkong Jinrikhas 1,138 Private Jinrikishas, 600 Kowloou Jingikshaz

52 Sze Che Jinrikishas

800 Hongkong Chairs.

340 Private Chairs.

60 Hill District Chairs 31,190 Drivers and Bearers.

1,274 Truck Licences.

102 Motor Cars (Livery). 178 Motor Cars (Private). 350 Motor Car Drivers 169 Motor Cycle Licences. 177 Motor Cycle Drivers.

3 Auctioneers..

Licences to store Acetone.

or Billiard Tables

Alleys. 24 Licences

~~~~~Carbide.~~~

10 »tore

2 Licences to

Mixtures

8 Licences to

flygen

storc

100 Licences to store Detonators.

Licences to store Dissolved

Acrylene.

and Gospel to the need of love. Collect prays that in keeping of thy Com mandments we may plen Thee." What are the confiandmentstof God? sup- puse that many people if asked that ques

The Ten Command- tion would reply ments." But that is the answer of Judaism rather than of Christianity. Our Blessed Lord has given us a standard which is ima surably higher than that of the

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Woman

Decalogue. When He was asked which upon us.. was the most important commandment another, for love is of God and everyone He did not recrtion one of the Tea but that forth it burn of God and knoweth He said Thou shall love the Lord Thy God. He that loveth "hot, knoweth not God with all thy heart and with all thy God, for God is Love." Every Christian soul and with all the mind, this is the ought to be a centre of love from whom first and great commandment and the there "nejates off the power of love as second is like unto it. Thou shalt love thy host streams forth from red hot iron. neighbour as thyself; on these two com But how few Christians are like that. mandments hang all the Law and the pro- Now and again one comes across such a Bowling phets. To love God and to love one's Follower of Christ, a man or

neighbour is much harder than to keep truly on fire with love, but one is sadly their literal bound to confess that such are rare excep Calcium the ten enmmandments

meaning and love-implies the keeping-of-tion-and-not-the ordinary type of Chris- Chlorate all the commandments, for if you love tian life. Ask the man in the street God you will naturally keep the command-What is Christianity and he will 3 Licences to store Chlorase of ments, which refer to Him and if you love probably tell you that it means not doing Potassium and other Chidrates, your neighbour you will equally of course this that and the other and going to

store Compressed keep the commandments which refer to Church on Sunday. If we Christians had him, I think many prople have come to lived as we ought to have done there mould believe that our Prayer Book refarmers be but one answer and that would be made very unfortunate mistake when Christianity means Tre for God and they inserted the Ten Commandments at man." Let us try to be more loving. As the beginning of our Communion Servier, we go out into the world we find what for it must suggest to runny people" a we look fur in others and we in them Judaic rather than a Christian standard what we are in sympathy with. If you of life. When a man hears the prohibi-go aut into the world full of suspicion. tions against idolatry, blasphemy, murder, expecting the worst of everybody you will", and adultery he is inclined mentally to probably get it. But if you go out into pat himself on the back and think I have the world determined to see the best in kept all these commandments nad to the everybody you will not be disappointed, hateful Spirit of Pharisaism is encour for you will find that in everybody there nged But when be hears, our Lord's veris much good if only_von_per_touch the sion of the commandments he cannot but right spot. That is what Christiany ought feel that he has failed miserably to reach to do, to draw out of everyone the best the high standard of life which Christ that is in them. That is what Christ did has art before us and he must perfora H spoke to Zaccheus, n tax-gatherer who say God be merciful to me, a sinner." had robbed prople, and Zaccheus promptly And another reason why it is unfortunate gave half his fortune to the poor and pro- to have the Ten Commandments recited mised to restore fourfold what he had un- in the public service of the church is that justly extracted. If we go but into the they bear unmistakeable sigas of having world in the spirit of envy, jealousy been amplified by Inter Editor An the and pride, we shall find those things in 2. Licences to store Nitrobenzine or commandments were given by God to abundance all around us, but if we go ont

Oil of Mirbane.

8 Distillery Licences, (Old Terri.

tories).

25 Distillery Licences, (New Terri-

torics)

100 Licences to store Dynamite.

58 Licences to store Ether and

"Alcoholic Liquids.

255 Licences to shoot and take Game. 0 Licences to store Gunpowder Is Licences to store Kerosine Oil,

(in-Godown), 1.911 Licences to store Kerosine Oil,

(Ordinary). to Licences to store Kerosine

(New Territories).

34 Marine Stores."

213 Money Changers.

25 Ficences to store Naphtha and

Benzine,

47 Licences to stare Naphtha, (in

Kiarage),

100 Pawnbrokers,

6 Licences to store Petroleum in

balk.

Licences to store Petroleum in

fuel.

%

2 Licences to store Phosphorus. 6 Licences to store Rockets. 27 Poison. (Wholesale). 275 Spirit,(Chinese, Old Terri

tories). 87 Spirit, (Chinese, "New Terri

tories). 31 Licences to store Sulphuric Acid

and Nitric Acid. 6,313 Hawkers..

DOGA ORDINANCE.

92-2,904 dogs were licensed during 1919.

3 watch dogs were licensed free of

charge.

Mow they were probably, quite short, in the spirit of love we shall find love in acme of them are still, but they have in the hearts about us. If you want a man sore cases been amplified. The fourth to hate you. hate him; but if sou want commandment for example in the version a man to love you, love him. What you in the book of Exodus with which we are expect you are sure to get. Expect people most familiar, gives us a reason for observ-to like you, to be polite, courteous, ing the sabbath day that "in six days considerate, and you will find them so, but the Lord made heaven and earth, the sea exocet them to be rude, unkind and and all that in them is and rested the objectionable and you will certainly find seventh day wherefore the Lord blessed what you ‚expect. Let me give you an the seventh day and hallowed it." To the illustration of what I mean. I was talk other version of the Ten Commandments ing to a man the other day. (1 hop, he which, is given to us in the book of Deu will forgive my using the story if he hears.. teronomy, quite a different reason is given this) and be told me that he was about for the observance of the sabbath. There to come to Hongkong on a Japanese boat we read that the sabbath is to be observed when he met a man who had just travelled in remembrance of the deliverance of the on the same boat. The man told my friend Israelites from Egypt and no mention is that the boat was most uncomfortable, the made of the creation. Thou shalt re- food was bad, the attendance was wretch

212 stray dogs were impounded, semember that thou wast a servant in the led the waiters were rude and careless and

were sent to the Dogs, Home and 114 were destroyed.

ARMS ORDINANCE,

23-Three licences to import and desi in arms and ammunition and one licence to dent in Sporting Arms and Ammunition were issued during 1919. During the whole year a Proclamation has been in force prohibiting the export of warlike stores from the Colony.

The following Arms and Ammunition were confiscated during the year

Winchester Rifles

Automatic Pistola

Mauser 'Pistoin

Rounds. 12.

the officers dictatorial and offensive. My *-*-*|informant judged that the man was kin

One European Lance Sergeant was, con- self somewhat overbearing but still went victed at the Criminal Sersions for rape, on board expecting, to make the best of and one European Police Constable was any unpleasiness. He found the boat convicted by the Pojice Magistrate for extremely comfortable, the food excellent, misconduct as a Police Constable. Both the waiters and stewards most polite and were dismissed from the Force.

attentive and the officers perfectly cour

The conduct of the Indian contingentteous and ready to do all they possibly (average strength 477) was good. There could for the comfort of the passengers, were 20 reports as against 202 for the and though he had travelled a great deal preceding year. For drunkennes there be never had a more comfortable and en were as against 6, for disorderly conduct joyable voyage

ingstj

24, for neglect of daty 33 as if we would get the best out of people 93, for absence from duty 75, as we must expect the best of them, and we against 14, for gossiping and idling on must show the spirit of love in our words duty 30 as against 60, and for sleeping on and acts. Very often people fall into care daty 18 as against 24. 314 men had no less methods of speech about other nations" report, Two Indian Constables were con- which do much to promote national and victed by the Police Magistrate for mis: racial bitterness. It may be thoughtlem conduct as a Police Constable and were ness or it may be a stupid desire fo

art a fancied racial, apperiority which.. The behaviour of the Chinese Contingent makes me people speak of niggers.” Laverage strength 412) was fair. There and chinka, but those who use much ex IDENTIFICATION BY FINGER IMPRESSIONS ere altogether case reports as Agaaket

Revolvers

Shot-gun

Winchester Rifle Ammunition 10,812 Automatic Pistol Ammunition... 15,972.

user Pistol Ammunition

5,013

Ravolver Ammunition

15,458

273 201

· Shot-gun Ammunition

The number of cases in which convictions

1018

dismissed from the Force.

...

were obtained' was 125 es against-73 in 1251 over 1018,dentified by fingerduty, as against 136, 38 for disorderly con perhaps unknowingly, much, harm. It in

GAMBLING.

Number of searches 5,136-au increase of 1,217 in 1918. /Foz drunkenners there was pressions had better stay in their native none sa against none, 81 for #eeping on land and not come abroad where they do, Number of persons Prints 1,378

increase of 329 over duetas against 19, and 476 for minor the little things which showman's dis- 10,One hundred and forty-three 1918

68. 147 men had no position, and little things have often grave gambling" warrants were executed during Number of prints filed 8,045-an increase

consequence1f you hour contempt for report.*** the year na ngainst 87 in 1918. There were of 1,850 over 1918, a sada a Fourteen (14y Chinese Constables were a nation, you cannot expect that nation to 3 cales in which no conviction was ob- Number of persaus convicted for return-convicted by the Police Magistrate (11 dias honor you. I well remember the feelings tained.

Seventeen were lottery enses, compared with 0 in 1918.

PROPERTY AKPDATED STOLEN AND

PROPERTY RECOVERED

11-The estimated value of property stolen during the year was $370,719.17 against #295,301 DO in 1918, an increase of

*CONDUCT.

ing from banishment 04 an increase missed from the Force), 3 for demanding which were aroused on one occnsion in a' of 25 over 1918....

money with menaces, 3 for misconduct as a number of people of whom. I was one Number of persoss identified by buyer Police Constable, I for gaubling for when we card ourselver spoken of aa- ...prints for breach of Market Ordinance giving incorrect evidence in Police Court," blasted Britishers, Courte to all men

1 for assault, and 5 for neglect of duty. is an esiɗntial consequence of love.. 205-an increase $7 over 1918.

My friends, wo-all-fall short of the stand- The wamen, coxswains, engineers and 27-The conduct of the European Constokers (average strength 180) had 114 reard of love that Christ as set na, but tingent (average strength 156) was good parts as compared with 212 for Inst year, let us be ever setting ourselves anew to €78.417,27.

The total number of reports against them. For drunkenness there was none as against acquire more of that power of love which The average, for the last five years i was 45. against 15 in 1018. There were one in 1918. And 89 for abware from is essential to the Christian, and let us 8283.715,37, an increase on the average re-three reports for being drunk or under the station and inte. for dulu në against 11 resolve to find what is loveable in all those ported in 1918 of 836,129,18.

The value of property recoveri dur Influence of drink as against one, in 1918. "the previous year, 101 men had no ro with whom we come in contact, of what-".

Four were reported for sleeping, a duty port recorded against them. One giver race or reed or colour they be, and the year was $38.099.51 as against as against two, and five for periret of was fonvicted by the Pouse Magistrate for in so doing, we will promote the glory of 641847.13 in 1918, s. decrease under pro-duty as against ons.

Teppansk of Acerosing oil (dismissed. from the Derby recovered, sh-the

5,737.62.

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