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DEATH SENTENCES BRITISH MINERS'
DUE ON MONDAY
FINAL CHAPTER IN
WAGES
No Reduction For At Least A Year.
PROVISIONS OF THE NEW LOCAL BILL
VICTORIA GAP MURDER Scheme for Regulation
TRIAL
THREE OF FOUR ACCUSED
TO HANG
The
of Production.
London, Yesterday. Government's Coal Bill, which was Introduced in the House of Commons to-day, provides for schemes regulating the production, aupply and sale of coal for five years, and establishes a seven and a half hour day.
The Bill does not contain statu- tory protection for miners' wages,
but the Government have secured
Sentences of death will be passed by the Puisne Judge (Mr. Justice J. R. Wood) on Monday, on Cheung Tsze-san and Cheung Sau-fu, two of the three men found guilty of the murder of the young guarantees from owners that the student named Tsang Tai-kai at Victoria Gap on for at least a year.-Reuter. February 18.
These two men's fate was sealed in the Full Court yesterday morning, when, after hearing argument by their counsel, Mr. Somerset Fitzroy, that there was insufficient evidence to go to the Jury. their Lordships decided that the convictions must stand.
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present wages will be maintained
AID FOR WHEAT INDUSTRY
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British Commission to Be Appointed. The Full Court was composed of
Geta Life Sentence. the Chief Justice (Sir Joseph H. Subsequently Cheung Iu-wah ap- LORD PEEL AS CHAIRMAN Judge (Mr. Justice J. R. Wood)peared a second time before Mr. who was the trial Judge, and Justice Wood on a charge of causing
London, Yesterday. following the Court's decision it a letter to be delivered at Shauki.
The Minister of Agriculture, Sir was announced yesterday after-wan demanding with menaces the John Gilmour, informed the House noon that the April Assizes will sum of $10,000 as ransom money of Commons to-day that the Secre- resume at noon on Monday, when from the murdered youth's father. Itary for Scotland, the Home Sacre- the last chapter in a long drawn He claimed trial on this charge tary and himself, acting jointly, out trial will be closed.
and after evidence had been heard were about to appoint Wheat One Man Sentenced.
the Jury returned # unanimous Commission with Lord Peel as The third man to be convicted verdict of guilty and his Lordship Chairman. at the same murder was Cheung passed sentence of imprisonment It would include representatives) Man, who was defended by Mr. for life.
of growers of home-grown millable Hin-shing Lo at the trial, and he A Letter to the Press.
wheat, millers, importers and flour was sentenced to death by the In the course
of his argument users.-British Wireless Service.. Puisne Judge on May 14 imme-on behalf of Cheung Teze-san and diately after the Jury had return-Cheung Sau-fu in the Full Court, ed unanimous verdiets of guilty Mr. Somerset-Fitzroy made refer of murder against all three.
ence to the acquittal of Cheung Iu. His Lordship then postponed sen-wah on practically the same evi- tence on Cheung Tsze-san and dence, and made strong comment Cheung Sau-fu because he had re-lon a letter which appeared in a Royal Commission to served for argument the point rais morning newspaper following ed by their counsel as to the suf- Cheung Iu-wah's discharge on the ficiency of evidence.
A Fourth Man Acquitted.
indictment of murder.
Counsel pointed out that the let-
GAMBLING LAWS
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Investigate.
London, Yesterday.
A fourth man to be charge with ter referred to murderers being al The Home Secretary, Sir Herbert the murder of Tsang Tal-kal was lowed to be at large and claimed Samuel, announced in the House Cheung fu-wah who was tried that even if Cheung Iu-wah were of Commone to-day that H.M. the separately from the others and not guilty of the actual murder King had approved the appoint- caused a sensation by insisting in he was guilty as an accessory be-meet of a Royal Commission to pleading guilty.
fore or after the fact.
inquire into the existing law and On the intervention of his coun-i "Open to Criminal Libel.” practice thereunder relating to sel (Mr. Somerset Fitzroy), how-, Mr. Fitzroy commented that if Ictteries, betting, gambling and ever, his Lordship,did not accept the Cheung Ju-wah were a man with cogmate matters and to report plea, and the accused stood his trial money an action for criminal libel what changes, if any, are desir- and was acquitted, the Jury return- could have been started at once. Fable and practicable. ing a unanimous verdict of not The Full Court's decision, which 'Sir Sidney Rowlatt, King's guilty of murder, and a 4-8 verdict was short, was read by the Chief Counsel, will be Chairman of the of not guilty of manslaughter. Justice yesterday morning as fol- Commission, which consists of 10
Cheung Ju-wah was tried separate lows:-
men and two women member. British Wireless Service.
ly because of certain statements "We hold that there was, in each which he was alleged to have made case, sufficient evidence to go to Sir Sidney Rowlett has been following his arrest, and the Paisne the Jury on which they could have Judge of the High Court in, the Judge deemed it advisable, in the reasonably found a verdict of King's Bench Division since 1912, interest of justice, to hear the case guilty of murder.' That being so, prior to which he was à Junior against him first.
"the convictions will stand.” Counsel to the Treasury.
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