'The Municipal Advocate states in hhis report that "3801 cases wore prosecuted in the' Shanghai First Special Area District Court and the Kiangsu High Court, Second Branch, during Qetober, as' compared with 2502 in September. Out of the total number of cases prosecuted 3,208 were Administrative Cases and '673 Criminal Cases: Out of the total num= ber of Administrative Cases brought to trial, 2554 persons failed to appear and their' bail was confisented, while 55 cases were withdrawn, as come pared with 1,895 cases in which ball was confseated and 04 withdrawn In September. 599 Administrative Cases were prosecuted to completion, out of which number 594 persons were convicted and five acquitted. 12 Criminal Cases were withdrawn and G61 prosecuted to completion, out of which number 579 persons were eon viered and & acquitted. The total number of Administrative and. Criminal Cases prosecuted to completion was 1,200 as compared with 960. in September. 1,173 persons were con-viered and 87 acquitted, as compared 901 convicted and 65 acquitted In Septembe In addition to the above, there }were 25 private criminal prosecutions, compared with 27 in September.
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