{A DIMINUTION of 548 cases pr osecuted by the legal department of the Municipal Council in August compared with the previous month is shown in the report of the Municipal Advocate for August. The number of private criminal prosecutions for the month under review was 122 being 24 more than in July.
The high percentage of 92,8 was registered in the total number of convictions in the Shanghai First Special Area District Court and the 2nd Branch Kiangsu High Court in the Settlement. The report of the Municipal Advocate follows:
"The Municipal Advocate in' his report state that a total number of 11,812 cases were prosecuted in the Shanghai First Special Area District Court and the Kiangsu High Court, Second Branch, during the month of August, as compared with 11,960 cases in July. Out of the total number of cases prosecuted during August, 9716. were Administrative Cases and 1,596 were Criminal Cases.
Out of the total number of Administrative Cases brought te trial, 5,159 persons failed to appear and their bail was confiscated and 15 cases were withdrawn, as compared with 5,805 cases in which bail was confiscated and 23 cases withdrawn in July. 4,542 Administrative Cases were prosecuted to completion, out of which number 4,541 persons were convicted and one acquitted, 110 Criminal Cases were withdrawn and 1486 were' prosecuted to completion. out of which number 1,380 persons were convicted and 106 acquitted.
The total number of Administrative and Criminal Cases prosecuted to completion was 6,028 as compared with 6,57 cases in July. 5921 persons wese convicted and 107 persons were acquitted, as compared with 6,006 persons convicted and 151 persons acquitted in July.
In addition there were 122 Privaià Criminal Prosecutions, as compared with 98-in-July.
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