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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 26TH FEBRUARY, 1898.

INDICTMENTS an:{ INFORMATIONS in the SUPREME COURT of HONGKONG for the Year 1897.

Including Attempts and Conspiracies to commit the several offences.

Showing how the cases tried

in the Superior Courts ended.

(Each Prisoner tried counts as a separate case; where a large number of Prisoners have been convicted together, the fact is mentioned in a note.)

Total.

Judgment for the Crown,....... 39

Murder.

Manslaughter.

Attempt at Murder.

Concealment of Birth,

:

Judgment for the Prisoners,.............. 16

Prisoner found Insane,

1

1

Cases which fell through for

want of prosecution or ab-

sence of accused, and cases thrown out by the Grand Jury (Attorney General),

11

Cases postponed,

67

6

R

5

Abortion.

Registry, Supreme Court, Hongkong, 10th day of February, 1898.

:

:

:

199

Rape.

Unnatural Crimes.

Robbery with violence.

Other offences against the Person.

Offences against Property.

Miscellaneous Offences.

:.

1

:

1

00

15

10

10

5

3

1

5

:

3

3

2

:

:

:

1

1

6

21

14

12

J. W. NORTON-KYSHE,

Registrar.

COMPARATIVE TABLE showing the NUMBER of OFFENCES, APPREHENSIONS, ConviCTIONS and ACQUITTALS

for the last Four Years.

1894.

1895.

1896.

1897.

The Number of Convictions in the Superior Courts -

1. For Offences against the Person,

16

17

15

24

2. For Offences against the Property,

1

:

:

10

10

10

5

3. For other Offences,.....

The Number of Persons acquitted-

2. In the Superior Courts,

Registry, Supreme Court, Hongkong, 10th day of February, 1898.

17

32

28

J. W. NORTON-Kyshe,

Registrar.