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CHIEF JUSTICE'S CHAMBERS,

S. HONG KONG

COURTS OF JUSTICE,

HONG KONG.

AUG 29 1940

No

27th August, 1940.

5

Your Excellency

I have the honour to report that yesterday afternoon I passed sentence of death on a Chinese male, aged about 47, named Yiu Fai who was found guilty of the murder of one Wong Ka Yan in the Argyle Street Internment Camp in the early morning of 30th May.

Both the condemned man and the murdered man were interned Chinese soldiers and both of them occupied bunks in Hut No.2 in the Camp. The evidence of the Crown witnesses went to show that shortly after 5 a.m. the condemned man was seen standing beside the bed of the deceased man; that the deceased man shouted 'save life', leapt from his bed and ran, pursued by the condemned man; that the deceased man, who was bleeding, collapsed on the ground, and that the condemned man had a long knife in his hand.

The deceased man had sustained five wounds, three of them serious, and his intestines were perforated in two places. In spite of an urgent operation, he died the same day. The defence put forward was that the deceased man was the aggressor and, incidentally, the bigger and stronger man; he attacked the condemned man, who ran to his own bunk pursued by the deceased, who beat him so severely that the condemned man lost consciousness and does not know what he did.

The story, told yesterday for the first time, was in direct and obvious conflict with previous statements made by the condemned man and was entirely inconsistent with the evidence of the only eye-witness, Lo Yea. I put the case as fully and clearly as I could to the Jury, who returned a verdict of guilty of murder, but coupled with their verdict a very...

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CHIEF JUSTICE'S CHAMBERS, S. HONG KONG COURTS OF JUSTICE, HONG KONG. AUG 29 1940 No 27th August, 1940. 5 Your Excellency I have the honour to report that yesterday afternoon I passed sentence of death on a Chinese male, aged about 47, named Yiu Fai who was found guilty of the murder of one Wong Ka Yan in the Argyle Street Internment Camp in the early morning of 30th May. Both the condemned man and the murdered man were interned Chinese soldiers and both of them occupied bunks in Hut No.2 in the Camp. The evidence of the Crown witnesses went to show that shortly after 5 a.m. the condemned man was seen standing beside the bed of the deceased man; that the deceased man shouted 'save life', leapt from his bed and ran, pursued by the condemned man; that the deceased man, who was bleeding, collapsed on the ground, and that the condemned man had a long knife in his hand. The deceased man had sustained five wounds, three of them serious, and his intestines were perforated in two places. In spite of an urgent operation, he died the same day. The defence put forward was that the deceased man was the aggressor and, incidentally, the bigger and stronger man; he attacked the condemned man, who ran to his own bunk pursued by the deceased, who beat him so severely that the condemned man lost consciousness and does not know what he did. The story, told yesterday for the first time, was in direct and obvious conflict with previous statements made by the condemned man and was entirely inconsistent with the evidence of the only eye-witness, Lo Yea. I put the case as fully and clearly as I could to the Jury, who returned a verdict of guilty of murder, but coupled with their verdict a very...
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جو CHIEF JUSTICE'S CHAMBERS, S. HONG COURTS OF JUSTICE, HONG KONG. AUG 29 184) Ford No 27th August, 1940. 5 Your Excellency I have the honour to report that yesterday afternoon I passed sentence of death on a Chinese male, agod about 47, named Yiu Fai who was found guilty of the murder of one wong Ka Yan in the Argyle street Internment Camp in the early morning of 30th May. Both the condemmed man and the murdered man were intered Chinese soldiers and both of them occupied bunke in Hut No.2 in the Camp. The evidence of the Crow witnesses went to show that shortly after 5 a.m. the condemned man was seen standing beside the bed of the docoased man: that the deceased man shouted 'save life', leapt from his bed and ran, pursued by the condorned man: that the deceased man who was bleeding collapsed on the ground, and that the condemned man had a lon; knife in his hand. The deceased man had sustained five wounds, three of them serious, and his intestines wore porforated in two places. In spite of an urgent operation he died the same day. The defence before no was that the deceased man was the that aggressor and incidentally the bigger and stronger man, he attacked the condeɛned man who ran to his own bunk pursued by the deceased who beat him so severely that the condemned man lost consciouongee and does not know what he did. atory, told yesterday for the first time, was in direct and obvious conflict with previous statements made by the condemned man and was entirely inconsistent with the evidence of the only eye-witness Lo Yea, I put the case aa fully and clearly as I could to the Jury who returned a verdict of guilty of murder, but coupled with their verdict a very That
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CHIEF JUSTICE'S CHAMBERS,

S. HONG

COURTS OF JUSTICE,

HONG KONG.

AUG 29 184) Ford

No

27th August, 1940.

5

Your Excellency

I have the honour to report that yesterday

afternoon I passed sentence of death on a Chinese male, agod

about 47, named Yiu Fai who was found guilty of the murder of one wong Ka Yan in the Argyle street Internment Camp in

the early morning of 30th May.

Both the condemmed man and the murdered man

were intered Chinese soldiers and both of them occupied

bunke in Hut No.2 in the Camp. The evidence of the Crow witnesses went to show that shortly after 5 a.m. the condemned man was seen standing beside the bed of the docoased man: that the deceased man shouted 'save life', leapt from his bed and ran, pursued by the condorned man: that the deceased man who was bleeding collapsed on the ground, and that the condemned

man had a lon; knife in his hand.

The deceased man had sustained five wounds,

three of them serious, and his intestines wore porforated in two places. In spite of an urgent operation he died the same day. The defence before no was that the deceased man was the

that aggressor and incidentally the bigger and stronger man, he attacked the condeɛned man who ran to his own bunk pursued by the deceased who beat him so severely that the condemned

man lost consciouongee and does not know what he did. atory, told yesterday for the first time, was in direct and obvious conflict with previous statements made by the condemned man and was entirely inconsistent with the evidence of the only eye-witness Lo Yea, I put the case aa fully and clearly as I could to the Jury who returned a verdict of guilty of murder, but coupled with their verdict a very

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