'The Municipal Advocate states in his "report that 4917 cases were prosecuted in the Shanghai First Special Area District Court and the Kiangsu High Court, Second Branch, during January, as' compared. with S447 cases in December. Out of the total "number of cases prosecuted 3295 were Administrative Cases, and 1,022 were Criminal Cases, Out of the total number of Administrative [Cases brought to trial, 2,147 persons failed to appear and their ball was confiseateil, while six cases were withdrawn, es compared with 3002 teases in which ball was confiscated fand 29 cases withdrawn in December, 1142 "Administrative Cases were prosecuted to completion, out of Which number 1i141" persons were Jeonvicted and one acquitted, 180 [Criminal Cases: were withdrawn and 1486 were prosecuted to completion, four of which number 1,274 persons were convicted and 192" acquitted, The total number of Administrative fand Criminal Cases prosecuted to completion was 2,608 as compared with 0,884 cases in December. 2415 persons were convicted and '199 acquitted, "as compared with 2200 persons convicted and 143 acquilied Jin December.
In addition to the above, there were 29 private criminal prosecutions, [compared with 31 in December, Percentage of Convictions—80.9 per ent of: the persons. charged "in Criminal Cases and 09.9 per cent, of the persons charged in Administrative [Cases were convicted, making a total percentage -of convictions for the month 93.4 per cent, as compared December. with 94,2 per cent for' the month of
Appeals (a) By the Council—No appeals were made to the High Court during the month of January. The 1 number of appeals by the Council pending: on January 31 was us follows:
In the High Court, 1.
(0) _By the Defendants—92 appeals were perfected during the month, one the Supreme Court and 91 to the High Court, 27 appeals by the [defendants were concluded and dealt with as follows
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