The Mun(eipal Advocate states in his report that 11,538 eases were pro-secured in the Shanghai First Special 4 the Kiangs High Court, Second Branch, during May, as compared with 11,217 in April, 'Out of the total number of cases prosecuted 10,084 were administrative and' 1,804 criminal eases, Out of the jumper" of administrative cases brought to trial, 6,230 persons failed to appear ud their Bail was con Aiscated, whi which bail was confiscated and 40 withdrawn in April, Three thousand Jgeven hundred gnd tity-eight adminitrative eases "were prosecuted to completion, out of which number 2.754 persons were convicted and four acquitted, "Twenty-eight criminal cases were withdrawn' and 1,470" prosecuted 10 completion, out of which number 1,241 persons were convicted and 235 acquitted. The total number of administrative and criminal. cases pro-secured to completion was. 5,294, compared with 15 In April. Four thousand, nine hundred and ninely-five persons were convicted and 239 acquitted, as compared. with 5011 convicted and 304 acquitted in Apri 'In addition to the above, there were 148 private criminal prosecutions, as compared with 100 in' April.
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