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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 11TH MARCH, 1882.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 101.

The following Criminal Calendar of the February Sessions is published for general information.

By His Excellency's Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 11th March, 1882.

CRIMINAL CALENDAR-FEBRUARY SESSIONS, 1882.

W. M. DEANE, Acting Colonial Secretary.

No.

NAME.

CRIME.

DAY OF TRIAL.

VERDICT

OR PLEA.

SENTENCE.

REMARKS.

2nd March. 27th Feb. Guilty of robbery. Twelve calendar months' im- prisonment with hard labour.

I Wong A-fuk,

Highway robbery with violence.

2 Ip A-sz,

Do.

1. Larceny from the person. 2. Previous conviction (summary). 3.

27th Feb.

Guilty unanimously.

(do.)

1. Larceny.

3

Au A-fat,

2. Previous conviction (summary).

3.

Do.

(do.)

27th Feb.

+

Yung A-fu,

5

1. Wong A-kwai,.......

2. Li Lok Sau,

1. Chang A-fat,

a, Lan Chung..

5. Wong A-sang,

8

Chan A-wo,

7

Chan Lung,

and

1. Larceny from the person.

2. Previous conviction (summary).

3.

Do.

1. Burglary (against all).

(do.)

2. Larceny (against Wong A-kwai). 3. Do. (against Li Lok San). 1. Do. (against Lain Chung). 5. Receiving stolen goods (against

1. Larceny.

2. Receiving stolen goods.

all).

3. Previous conviction (felony).

4.

Do.

Yeung A-cheung,...)

Robbery with violence.

1, Larceny.

27th Feb. Guilty on 1st count: pleads guilty on 2nd & 3rd counts.

Guilty unanimously.

27th Feb. 1st, 2nd, 3rd & 5th

prisoners guilty on 1st count; 4th prisoner not guil- ty on 1st count.

27th Feb. Not guilty by 6 jurors to 1 on 1st count; not guilty by 4 jurors to 3 on 2nd count.

Not guilty unanimously.

(summary).

27th Feb.

27th Feb. Pleads guilty on

8 Leong A-ip,

2. Previous conviction (summary). 3.

Do.

(do.)

1. Larceny.

:)

Chan A-leung,

2. Previous conviction (summary), 3.

Do.

(do.)

pleads guilty on

2nd & 3rd counts.

27th February. Three years' penal servitude.

27th February. Three years' penal servitude.

27th February. Five years' penal servitude.

2nd March. Seven years' penal servitude each, and to be kept in soli- tary confinement during the first month and last month of the first year of sentence.

Nolle prosequi enter- ed by the Attorney General on 2nd and 3rd counts.

Nolle prosequi enter- ed by the Attorney General on 2nd and 3rd counts.

The Attorney Gene-

ral withdraws counts Nos. 2, 3, 4 and 5.

Prisoner dis-

charged.

1st, 2nd and 3rd counts.

2nd March. Four years' penal servitude.

2nd March.

27th Feb. Guilty on 1st count; Three years' penal servitude.

Prisoners dis-

charged.

As to Cases Nos. 1, 5, 8, and 9,

FRANCIS SNOWDEN,

Acting Chief Justice.

As to Cascs Nos. 2, 3, 4, 6, and 7,

J. RUSSELL,

Acting Puisne Judge.

EDW. J. ACKROYD,

Registrar.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 102.

The following Report and Returns from the Police Department are published for general

information.

By His Excellency's Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 11th March, 1882.

No. 27.

W. M. DEANE, Acting Colonial Secretary,

VICTORIA, HONGKONG, 4th February, 1882. SIR,-I have the honour, in accordance with the instructions contained in your Circular of the 1st December 1881, to forward for the information of His Excellency the Governor, details of the Police Establishment, the list of Pensioners, and the Criminal Statistics for 1881.

2. The Criminal Statistics show that 6696 cases were reported to the Police during 1881, being In the sub-division of these cases an increase of 281 Cases, or 4.38 per cent. on the returns for 1880. into Serious Crimes (so called) and Minor Offences, an increase of 278 cases, or 13.55 per cent., is found in Serious Crimes, and an increase of only 3 cases, or .0006 per cent. in Minor Offences.

"I have the honour to be,

Sir,

Your most obedient Servant,

W. M. DEANE, Captain Superintendent of Police.

The Honourable M. S. TONNOCHY,

Acting Colonial Secretary,

&c.,

&c.,

&c.