CORRESPONDENCE,
(To the Editor of the "Hongkong Telegraph.")
THE HONGKONG- TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 27, 1924.
TWO-MINUTE TALKS A Dally Tonio
By ROBERT POWER
THE TWO-EDGED SWORD,
The Tudian Mürder Trial:
Sir." A Juror's" latter, which appeared in your issue of yeater. day, puts the legal aspoot of the recont murdor trial vory aloarly and in such a manner as, to loave little doubt that, in
Justico is impartial. It docidos the circumstances, the jury could
Justice in reprosented by a between the accused and the only return a verdict of guilty on sword. When the Assize is held accusar. It searches out the guilty. the capital charge. That much ls to be admitted. But "A Juror" and the Judge sits in wig, scarlet It meets out punishment. Never and ermine, there hangs above tholoss it may be tompared with does not tell us in which category his head the great sword of mercy. Without mordy, Justice ha and his follow-jurymen placed Justice. It is part of the Rogalia is the fiat without hope.
Justice is a grand word. It and that, the trial of all accused symbolises the Impartiality persons must be opon and impar which will not be deflected oither tial. This was the triumph of to the right by sontiment or to Justico, the left by bribory..
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the accused whether they can of the Crown, and is carried Lot us be just in our dealing Canadian-Salmon- midor that he deliberately murder.hefore the Monarchstato-with-our-fellow-croatures, but ed his wife, or whether he merely occasions. It is a symbol that generous as woll. The Judge ad-
Yours etc. JUSTICE FIRST. ilongkong, August 27th, 1924.
soften the sentence in the hope Kippers
committed a savage attack from he reigns to maintain Justice, ministers the law, but hela Haddock which sho happened subsequently and as the Judge represents the the prorogative of mercy. If he to succumb. If the latter, the King, so the sword reminds him thinks fit, if he discerns extony- the man's offence is merely that he too is plodged by oath to ating circumstances, he may technically murder. and in that
Uxecuto Justice. event there might surely have
The sword of Justice has two that such merciful consideration beon a recommendation to mercy. edges. It is a sign that justice will give the offonder u chance of "A Juron by the way, is is for the accavod as well as the redemption: Savage Buntenees strangely silent on this point of accuser. It not only will punish in the past have made many a Fillets recommending to morey. Was it the transgressor but the porjurer. mana habitual criminal. " ever considered, or was it callous- Many a false witness has boon "In the midst of Judgment ly over-looked?
finally struck down by this two remember mercy." Those ex- odged sword. Shylock asked for pressive words from the Psalms nothing but Justice, but he found wore quoted by Lord Russell in that in his blind dosire for his affecting spooch before his rovonge upon his adversary he accusers, whon found guilty in Sir, I have road with great had forgotten the sword might be connection with the famous Rye intorust the letters which have turned against his own breast. House plot. And when we pass appeared in the local pross.. Do we over think how much judgment upon these who have relative to the above, and cannot suffering was ondured in the past erred, we shall do well to re- but sympathize with this unfor- that Justice might be free 'to all momlar that, porkaps. but for tunate man who acted as he did mon? Kings once ruled by the saving circumstances, we mightị under such savere provocation. sword, and Justice was bought and have boon in the same place ar It would appear from the sold. Might was Right. The weak those who have been found evidence that there WIES no went to the wall, and in dark dun- guilty, deliberato intent to kill, and,geons Oppression worked.its will JJuelice it the considuring all the circunstancas, upon the captivo. It took a long sword. It is sharp to divide the I think a verdict of manslaughter time for Justice to come into its guilty from the innocent, It is would have been justified,
own, but at last tho day dawned also keen to punish those who bear falso witness against their neighbour."
porson should he tried secretly
A Juror." writing in your when it was established that no paper, points out that the verdict was according to law. but if, as he suggests, there was any fool- ing among the Jury that the law well-being of the community. The was, in this instance rather too salary of one highly paid official sovoru, it-Hooms étrange, and a can be saved if the following pity, that there was no recompressing reform be carried out. mondation to marey.
two-edged
Yours etc. PRO PONO PUBLICO· Hongkong, August, 29th, 1974,
and thus the service of at least one official can be dispensed with and the well-being of the coin- minity considerably enhanced. Recent griovious occurrenceK Thanking you for favour of fincaroly hope that something suggest that a drastic alteration insertion. will be done to save the life of in the administration of the se this unfortunale man.
called Sanitary Department is Yours etc..
long overdue. What are the "EVE." qualifications of the Head of the Kowloon, 26th, Aug. 1924, Sanitary Dopartment for the posi- tion ho holds He is not a mo- Sir, I was glad to note that at dical man and apparently doos least one of the jury in the recent not possess a knowledge of such murder trial came forward you- important ясіоисея as epide- terday with a letter oxplaining iology, bacterology and public un what grounds the jurors came health,
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vot ho must to the inanimous verdict of be consulted by the specialists in "Guilty. I applaud his action these matters who serve under in giving this information to the him,
It is no wonder that we general public, as it is a valuable have just had an epidemic of aid to further discussion on the typhoid fover? Is he a Sanitary vordiet, but whether it satisfies Engineer or oven a plumber? If tho public or not has yet to hoo his opinion on mothade of decided, because the caso undur sanitation and kindrod matiere rovlow can be likened to usual would be of value.. At the risk murder trials where "Wilful of appearing ridiculous it murder" is the chief point for the seriously asked if he holds the qualifications which his senior prosecution.
In view of the statements Sanitary Inspectors possess, i.u. which were made regarding the that of inspector of nuisances or who inspector of meat or other foods doings of the poor wonin was killed, it is clear that these granted by the Royal Sanitary things must have been preying Institute
What would the publie think if on the prisoner's mind for soHIC time, and I wonder what would the Government placed a layman be our feelings if in the place of at the head of the Judiciary, the the husband?
Public Works Department, or the On arguments of law. "A Harbour Departmout? Those de- Jurur" appears to be right, but partments controlled by the chiof point which has nien who have served long aj aroused argument is whether the prenticeships in order to master prisoner actually witnessed the the technique of their professions act of adultery, or whether and who possess the necessary this was an untratti. "A Juror" sk!! and ability to effectively ad- says that the main issue put to minister their offices. Why should the jury was that although, the the Sanitary Department be prisoner may not have doliber.selected for the distinction of ately set out to murder his wife, being provided over by a cadet he was nevertheless guilty of whose sphero is murdor as soon as she was a tochnical. dead woman. But it seons to mo The Colony employsa Principal | that the jury docidad the case on Civil Medical Officer appointed this point alone. Prisonor's story by the Seerotary of State for the of gooing his wife committing Colonies and who is eventually adultery cannot bo ignored. responsible to the Governmont on Unfortunately for the defence, all matters concerning the health no evidence was forthcoming to of the Colony, even if he is not corroborate prisoner's statement, allowed a voice in some of the but, on the othor hund, there was departments connooted with no ovidonge at all to prove that health problems. The official is prisoner lad his wife to the pre-eminently suited to fill the hillside and deliberately attacked position of Iload of the Sanitary nad see if you eau estimate the number hor. No jury in the world couk Dopartment in virtuo of his will sit in each place.
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definitoly come to the conclusion present offico, his qualifications, Briin "tonme" will be "checked" to-
that prisoner's statomont was along experience and specialised; lio, and bo should have been given training, It is difficult to com- the boneft of the doubt on that prehend why this gontlemen's point. Prisoner plainly stated servicos are not utilised in this that he chopped" his wife at capacity and a pertinent quory the vory mobiont he witnessed to this offoot in the Legislative
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Bench Division last month.
The action had been brought by Sir Henry against Messrs. Thorn Motor, Ltd., of great Portland Hiroot, W., and Mr. Phillip Tur- nor, a director.
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ECHO OF CONSISTURY CASE, Tho Rev. John Wakeford, formerly Archdeacon of Stow, Lincolnshire, was examined in the London Bankruptcy Court) Damages of £1,050 have been recently. Ho had lodged paid to Sir Henry Dering, of statoment of affairs showing liabilities of £5.276 (of Sheerland House, near Ashford, gro Kent, in settlement of a slander which £4,271 was expected to action mentioned in the King'e rank for dividend), and assots valued at £305. Wakeford said' his bankruptcy was ontirely duu to litigation, which he had no (choice but to contest."
WOMAN JUDGE AT OLD BAILEY, The only woman judgo in the United States Miss Florence E. Allen, Judge of the Suprome Court of Ohio-visited the Old Bailey last month and occupied a soat on the Bonch in the Re- corder's Court. The Recorder (Sir Eruoat Wild, K.C.), in wol- Sir Henry had stated that after coming hor, said with our slower his chauffeur had driven home af methods wa had only got as far second-hand car which had boon as lady jurors and lady magi. purchased from Meears. Thornstrates, but he hoped that in the Motora, Ltd., ho heard that Mr. course of time we should have: Phillip Turnor had rung up the Indy judges as well. local police, asking them to con- fiscalo the car, as it had been obtained by a trick.
Announcing to terms of the settlement to the Lord Chief Justice, Lord Halsbury, K.C., for Sir Henry said all allegations had beon unreservedly withdrawn.
THE MOLE INTERVENEA.
At a garden fete in Lincolnshiro' a" hidden treasure" competition was in progress when a mole com.
In a later tolophone con vors- ation, The not
Sir Hoary ecmplained menced operations under the few feet of lawn which had been that Mr. Turnor said to him.staked out. To the surprise of You had no right to take away the young lady in attendance the the car and you must roturu it
Imolo worked the troasura to tho! at onoo, or I will apply for a war,
surface! rant for your arrost,"
As many as thirteen different užs
fre may be covered, begivalig wẩh
The letter 3-Julke, jall. Juvenile, jaw,
Sir Honry's reply was that ho
pwl (the cheek), Jacket, Jars, Jutybox.bought the car and was entitled
hor infidelity, and an attack Council would prove exceedingly, Jewel. Jet, joist, Ing. Such word under such, circumstances with difficult to answer. no intention to kill, constitues! manslaughter.
JUSTICE. Hongkong Aug, 27th, 1914.
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The defonce was a denial of uny malico.
Lord Halsbury added that in another action against Bir Henry Daring for the balance of tho purchase price of the oar, £430 had been paid Into court, and that was to be paid out as part of the $1,050.
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