BURCHELLS.
C.T. D. BURCHELL.
A.W.BURCHELL.
TELEPHONE - VICTORIA 6431.
PLEASE ADDRESS YOUR REPLY TO THE FIRM AND REFER TO INITIAL
53530/35.
Sir,
The Under Secretary of State,
Colonial Office,
Downing Street,
S.W.1.
C.
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RECEIVED
5, The Sanctuary,
~ FEB 1935
Westminster, S.W-1.
3.0. DECY
8th February
1935.
Ng Loi Yuen -v- The King
We beg to acknowledge receipt of your letter of
(1) yesterday, enclosing a copy of a Despatch dated the 9th ulto.,
from the Governor of Hong Kong, dealing with this matter.
(1)
2.
It will not be possible to make any arrangement for
postponing the hearing of the application for special leave to
appeal, as the Petitioner is lying under sentence of death, and
has only been respited until the 17th of this month.
3.
This, however, will not prejudice the Crown's Case
in any way as the facts of the Case are fully set out in the
Petition for Special Leave to Appeal.
4.
The Notice of intention to apply for special leave to
appeal having been served on the proper officer in Hong Kong,
the Petitioner is in a position to have his application set
down for hearing without any Caveat being entered on behalf of
the Crown, and we were therefore obliged to enter a Caveat
forthwith in order to obtain a copy of the Petition
us to instruct Counsel in time for the hearing.
We are, Sir,
Your obedient Servants,
Bunchells.
to enable