Advocate's Report for March The Municipal Advocate slates report that, 6888 cases Were Dra Secured in the Shanghai First Special Arca District Gourt and the Kiangst igh, Court, Second Branch, during March as compared with 5,104 cases in February.
Out of the total num ber of cases prosecuted, 424 were [Adiministrative. Cases, and 1714 were Griminat Cases, Out of the total umber of Administrative Cases Drought to trial, 2300 persons failed appear and their Gall was. cot Heated and 25 cases were withdrawn as compared with 2.547 casco In which Bail was. confiscated and ten cases withdrawn in February, 1430 Admin ative Cases were ar completion, out of which number 1438 persons were convicted and one Sequitied. 62. Criminal Cases. were ud 1,652 were prosecuted S) {o completion, out of which number dash persons were convicted, and acquitted. The total number of 'Administrative "and. Criminal Cases prosecuted to completion was 3001 Bs"compared with 2300 cases' February. 2919" persons were con Vieted, and 172 Bequilted, as com= pared' with 2.48 persons convicted 194" acguiited In February.
'In addition to the above, there were 30" private' erlminal_ prosecutions, 'Sompared. with 38 in' February.
Percentage of Convictions—205 per cent, of the. persons charged In Griminal Cases, and 90.9 per cent, of the persons charged in Administailve Cases were convicted, making a total pereenlage of convictions for the Fronth 947 per cent. es compared with Bit per' cent. forthe "month of February. appeals were made to the High Court Appeals (@) By the Counell—Four
during the month of Maren, The total aerekr of appesis by the Council pending on March 81 was a8 follows In the High Court—6.
(o) By the Defendants—125 appeals were perfected during the month, (en tothe Supreme Court, and 118 10 the High Court, 138 appears by the defendants. were concluded and. dealt with as follows Accused found Not Guilty Appeals dismissed Appeals withdrawn, 2 Sentences increased 3 Sentences reduced 9 ser re St a lad Tan sao cee Been iene arm vor i's Parks Report for March The Superintendent of Parks and Open Spaces reports Reinstatement work was continued during the month at all parks and pen spaces North of Soochow Creek and West of the Shanghai-Hangchow Railway.
Operations in parks, and on' highs ways South of the Creek consisted chiefly of general maintenance. Flower wardens were planted with hardy annuals, trees and shrubs pruned, lawns and shrubberies weeded and seasonal propagation work carried out, At the Bund Public Garden, an old Chinese style rockery was' demolished to provide access to the pontoons placed along the river frontage of the Garden and a smaller rockery constructed.
'A low double bamboo fence was erected along the river frontage of the Garden to prevent trespass by persons unloading cargo and a Section of the refreshment - Kiosk site enclosed by a fence for the some purpose, Sports Areas—15 Football and 19 Hockey games were played at Kisochow Park, the total number participants being 748, Weather—The following Agures were obtained from meteorological instruments at Kiaochow Par}
Maximum temperature 73!
Average maximum—552° F. Rainfall 4.04 liches, Average minimum 420°
Visitors to Parks and Children' Gardens—The total number—of visitors to the various Municipal Parks and children's gardens during the month was 96,227, Educational Grants-in-Aid At a. meeting of the Education Board on April 1, it was unanimously Jagreed to recommend that the alloa tion of grants to foreign schools be approved as follows Cathedral School for Boys $4,250 First Russian A, Pushkin School 4,000 Kaiser Wilhelm Schule 7,500 Loretta Schoo! 2/900 Shanghai Jewish School 4,750 St. Francis Xavier's College and Orphanage 7,500 The Japanese Schools 100,000, The Couneit has already authorized the following special grants Cathedral School for Girls $5,000 Shanghai American School 7,500
The total Budget appropriation for in-ald to foreign schools for $143,000.
With regard to grants to Chinese Schools, it was noted by the Bourd that 108 schools had applied for 1938 grants, comprising $3 middle and 190 primary schools, Of this total, 11 were "new applicants, "The Subcommittee dealing with grants to [Chinese schools recommended that 190 [schools be approved for grants, that no allocation be made to 14 schools, fand that decision be postponed for further consideration ju the ease of 19 schools. The total Budget appropriation for grants-in-aid to Chinese Schools for 1038 Is $160,000, The Board endorsed the recom= mendation of the Sub-committee and fon April 0 the Council approved the recommendations of the Education Board.
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