Sessional_Paper_1906 — Page 540

No. 1906

HONGKONG.

REPORTS OF THE CAPTAIN SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, AND OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF FIRE BRIGADE, FOR THE YEAR 1905.

Laid before the Legislative Council by Command of His Excellency the Governor.

The total of all cases reported to the Police was 11,517, as against 11,812 in 1904, being a decrease of 295 or 2.49 per cent.

In the division of these cases into Serious and Minor Offences, there appears a decrease, as compared with 1904, of 548 cases, or 15,51 per cent. in the former, and an increase of 253 cases, or 3.05 per cent. in the latter.

The decrease, as compared with 1904 in Serious Offences, of 548 is shown as follows:-

Robbery,

6

Burglary or Larceny in dwelling,

44

Piracy,

Unlawful Possession,.

1

143

Larcenies,

.302

Felonies not already given,

56

552

Deduct increase in

Murder,

Assault with intent to rob,

Total,...........

4

548

2. Table I shows the number and character of the Serious and Minor Offences reported to the Police during the past year, and the number of persons convicted and discharged in connection with these offences.

MURDER.

3. On the 6th January, a Philippino, named PAGUIN, passenger on board the S.S. Tre- mont in the Harbour, murdered a Philippino passenger and injured another. He afterwards swam ashore and attacked a rickshaw coolie named CHEUNG FUNG, aged 44, who was at the time sitting in his vehicle near Queen's Street, causing such injuries that he died in Hospital next day. PAGUIN was arrested, convicted at the Criminal Sessions and sentenced to death. The sentence was subsequently commuted to imprisonment for life.

On the night of the 11th March, SIU SHU and his son Sru YING residing at 124, Wong Nai Wu in the Yaumati District, heard men carrying pigs past their house. They at the time thought their pigs were being stolen and went out to arrest them. One of the six was armed with a revolver and fired on SIU SHU and his son, both of whom were badly injured and removed to Hospital. SIU SHU recovered from his injuries but SIU YING, aged 27, died next day. No arrest was made.

On the 20th June, the body of SHEK KAU, aged 20, was picked up in the Harbour off the Quarry Bay Shipyard. Deceased was a boat girl and lived in a house boat at Shaukiwan. At 10 p.m. on the night of the 20th June she left in her boat to ply for hire.

ply for hire. At that time. she was wearing jewellery value $35. When the body was picked up the jewellery was miss- ing, it is supposed robbery was the motive. One man was arrested, and acquitted at the Criminal Sessions.

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