The Municipal Advocate states in this report that 5,194 cases. were. Drosecured in the Shanghai First Special Area Disiriet Court and the Kiangsu High. Court, Second Branch, during February, as compared with 4917 cases in January. Out of the total umber of cases prosecuted. 3658 were Administrative Cases, and 1,530 were Criminal Cases. Out of the total umber of Administrative Cases! Drought to trial, 2847 persons failed to appear and their bail was con-Aiscated, while ten cases were withdrawn 23 compared with 2,147 cases Jin which ball was confiscated and cases withdrawn in. January, 1101 Administrative Cases were prosecuted to completion, out of which number 1099 persons were convicted and {wo acquitted, 137 Criminal Cases were withdrawn, and 1.99 were prosecuted completion, out of which number 1247 persons were convicted, and 152 acquitted, "The total "number Administrative and Criminal "Cases. prosecuted to completion was 2,500 as. compared with 2,608 eases in January, 2346 persons were convicted, and 154 acquitted, "as compared with 2.415, persons convicted and 163'aequitted January.
addition to the above, there were 38 private Criminal prosecutions, compared with 29 in January.
Percentage of Convictions—69.1 per cent. of the persons chirped in Criminal Cases and 09.8 per cent. of the persons charged in Administrative Cases were convicted, making a total percentage of convictions for the month 944 per cent, as compared with 834 per cent. for the month of quent upon the reorganization of the Public Works Department rendering their services no longer necessary, the services of the undermentioned employees will terminate on the Mr. A. W. C. Browne, Custodian, Adminisication Building, on June 30, 1038, Mr. H.C, Clements, Workshops Engineer, on June 30, 036 Mr. H. E. Denny, Sewerage En-sineer, on June 80, 1 Mr. C. W. Glo on June 30, 1938, Mr. W. C. Johnstone, Accountant, on June 30, 1038.
Mr, A. C. Wheeler, Senior Assist-fant Architect, on June 30, 103 Assistant Inspector "T, Alzawa, on April 03 Clerk-of-Works, on
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