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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 31ST JANUARY, 1885.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 38.
With reference to Government Notification No. 26 of the 19th instant, appointing a Commission to arrange for the proper representation of Hongkong at the Colonial and Indian Exhibition to be held in London in the year 1886, and in pursuance of the Memorandum of the President of the Royal Commission, H. R. H. the Prince of Wales, of the 14th November, 1884, Ilis Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint Sir FRANCIS PHILIP CUNLIFFE-ÖWEN, K.C.M.G., C.B., C.LE., to be the Executive Commissioner in London, and FRANCIS BULKELEY JOHNSON, Esquire, to be an Assistant Executive Commissioner, to act on behalf of Hongkong at the above mentioned Exhibition.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 30th January, 1885.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.--No. 39.
W. H. MARSH,
Colonial Secretary.
His Excellency Sir GEORGE FERGUSON BOWEN, G.C.M.G. will preside at the Prize Distribution at the Central School on Wednesday, February the 4th, at 11.30 A.M. Examination Papers, &c., will then be open to the inspection of the Public.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 30th January, 1885.
W. H. MARSH,
Colonial Secretary.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 40.
The following Returns connected with the business of the Superior and Subordinate Courts of the Colony, for the year 1884, are published for general information.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 31st January, 1885.
W. H. MARSH,
Colonial Secretary.
No. 334.
REGISTRY SUPREME COURT, HONGKONG, 23rd December, 1884. ►
SIR,--As the December Sessions are now closed I have the honour to forward herewith the Criminal Statistics for the year 1884.
From these Returns it will be seen that the total number of Prisoners dealt with last year was,...101 In 1883 the total was,
and in 1882,
126
..187
There were convicted,.
Acquitted,
Of those tried in 1884,
and the prosecution was abandoned as regards,
The corresponding numbers for 1883, were:---
65
20.
16
101
Convicted,
Acquitted,
Charges abandoned,
70
26
26
In the year under review there were more cases of offences against the person then in 1883 but fewer offences against property.
In 1884 there was one case of murder in which the two accused were acquitted, and one case of manslaughter which also ended in the acquittal of the prisoner.
Of other offences against the person there were in 1884 five cases of shooting or wounding with intent to murder, and three cases of wounding with intent to do grievous bodily harm.
In 1883 there was one case of murder, one of manslaughter, no case of attempt to murder, and three only of wounding with intent to do grievous bodily harm.
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