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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 10TH MARCH, 1894.

INDICTMENTS and INFORMATIONS in the SUPREME COURT of HONGKONG for the year 1893,

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,

Judgment for the Prisoner,

Prisoner found Insane,

Cases which fell through for want of prosecution or ab- sence of accused, and cases thrown out by the Grand Jury (Attorney General), -

Cases postponed,............

141

Including Attempts and Conspiracies to commit the several offences.

Murder.

Manslaughter.

Attempt at murder.

Concealment of Birth.

Abortion.

33

1

16

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8

Q

:

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:

:

:

57

1

2

:

:

:

:

:

Rape.

Unnatural Crimes.

Robbery with violence.

Other offences against the Person.

Offences against Property.

Miscellaneous offences.

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:

:

Registry Supreme Court, Hongkong, 16th day of January, 1894.

7

7

16

1

4

11

:

:

:

:

:

1

7

1

*

12

...

:

:

:

:

7

34

ALFRED G. WISE,

Registrar.

COMPARATIVE TABLE showing the NUMBER of OFFENCES, APPREHENSIONS, CONVICTIONS and Acquittals

for the last Four Years.

1890.

1891.

1892.

1893.

The Number of Convictions in the Superior Courts—

1. For Offences against the Person,.

13

13

17

2. For Offences against Property,

22

9

00

8

4

16

3. For other Offences,

The Number of Persons acquitted-

2. In the Superior Courts,

Registry Supreme Court, Hongkong, 16th day of January, 1894.

20

20

9

17

16

ALFRED G. WISE,

Registrar.