which is probably
relied.
upon
anxious
Hongkong
in search
of relief. He is
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(ready to give my explanation required
people, among
jurors of him, and
are
Intens
strongly
in favour of the harsh punishment of death. Anglo-Indian officials accustomed to
deal with cases like his, out to him,
was not preferred until ten
months after that punishment
punished
with
the trivial
decision upon
the charge of giving a loan to da Rocha, which also Altar Singh has denied receiving from the pirate.
An affidavit by him, appended to the memorandum, states that he was not
given any copies of the charges,
or evidence in support thereof.
In fact, there was
and no
proper trial well
opportunity given of proving
his
innocence
on
the
charges.
On these grounds
stated in the memorandum, I beg you
to give careful consideration
of
the
case.
He has
come all the
way
here
to
pour
out
his
grievances.
The
Council
here
has
given him an opportunity of defending
himself against the charges.
I am
ready, however, to recognize that if his official superiors at Hong
Kong
departmentally
argue
that he should be retained in the force, their decision
could not be easily interfered with. But even in that aspect of
the
case,
Summary dismissal with loss of pension after eighteen
years of service cannot but be regarded
as
a
very rigorous punishment and I am convinced that on a
re-consideration