The Annual-Report: Notes on Rendition of Mixed Court and Criminal Investigation Department: The 1927 Budget: Loan of Two Millions (Continued from last week)
Some idea of the work performed by the Court will be obtained when it is stated that 2,186 sessions were held, 108,982 Criminal Cases, {606 Foreign (Civil Cases and 2,848) Chinese Civil Cases were dealt. with, against 10 were dismissed, Nine persons were also arrested in connexion with murders which occurred in 1921, 1923, 1924 and 1925. Three were sentenced to death, 3 to imprison ment, whilst the charges against 3
Police and one die@ from wounds received at the time of his arrest Robberies, in which no arms were used, totalled 39, 8 occurring at dwelling houses, shops, etc, and 31 ive at the end of the year in conse-[quence of delays occasioned by the disturbed state of the country.
It is unfortunate, therefore, but indicative doubtless of the subjection of civil progress to military distar-
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.