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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 31st JANUARY, 1885.

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There were no cases of Arson, Kidnapping, Stealing or selling children, or of purchasing or ning women for the purpose of prostitution. One case of bringing a female into the Colony for purpose of prostitution resulted in the acquittal of the two accused.

the various forms of Larceny there were twenty-four cases in 1884, compared with fifty-two

Or Rubbery with violence there were seven cases in 1884 and only one in 1883. The other cases call for no special mention.

I have the honour to be,

Sir,

Your most obedient Servant,

EDW. J. ACKROYD, Registrar.

The Honourable

THE COLONIAL SECRETARY,

&'c.,

&c.,

&c.

Number of Per

1

RETURN OF CRIMINAL CASES tried in the SUPREME COURT of HONGKONG, during the Year 1884.

CRIMES,

Administering stupefying drugs,..

Assault.

Attempted arson of a Ship in Victoria Harbour,.. Bringing into the Colony a certain female for the

purpose of prostitution,

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Penal Servitude.

Hard Labour over one Year.

Hard Labour, one

Year & under.

SENTENCE.

Solitary Confinement, Number of Pesurs.

Number of Persons.

Frivately Flogged,

Number of Cases.

Number of Per-

Sons.

Number of Cases.

Number of Per-

song.

CHARGES

CASES

ÁBAN.

Post-

DONED,

PONED.

Convicted.

Acquitted.

Death,

Death Recorded.

1

443

Breaking and entering a dwelling-house and commit-

ing a larceny therein,

1

Buggery,

Budarg..

HND

2

1

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2

Cutting and wounding or shooting with intent to

murder,

3 2

2

2

NN

2

1 Enezzlement by a servant,

1

3

Eagaracing by the publication of a notice and article

In a newspaper certain persons to commit murder,.

Jaz a dwelling house at night with intent to

from prison,

1

2

1

1

n ander color of office and feloniously de- ling money with menaces,

sly demanding money with menaces.......

from the perséĥ.............

and receiving stolen goods,

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1

$ 10

2

1

3

+

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by a servant,

chy and previous convictions,

10

1

10

ughter,

2

ing goods on a forged instrument,

3

and publishing an obscene publication,

wl goods..

ds taken by pirates,

with violence,

Wounding with intent to do grievous bodily harm,

3

65

28

20

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3

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46

17

* In this Case the Prisoner was fined $25.

Number Tried....

Convicted,

Acquitted,

Charges Abandoned,

Total,..

Supreme Court. Hongkong, 23rd December, 1881.

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$3 Persons.

65

20

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Epw. J. ACKROYD,

Begistrar.