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AU HING, SENTENCED TO DEATH BY THE CHIEF JUS TICE, SIR ATHOLI, MACGREGOR, AT THE CRIMINAL SES SIONS FOR THE MURDER OF THE LATE MR. DAVID CHA SEE (CHAN LAI-TSUN), MANAGING DIRECTOR OF THE SINCERE COMPANY, LIMITED, UNSUCCESSFULLY APPEAL- ED AGAINST THE SENTENCE OF THE COURT BEFORE MR. JUSTICE R. E. LINDSELL, AND MR JUSTICE J. A. FRASER, SITTING IN A FULL COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEAL. THIS MORNING.

Before hearing the prisoner's grounds of appeal, Mr. Justice Lindsell addressed the prisoner and reminded him that in his applicz- tion for appealing against the sen- tences, he (the prisoner), stated that he did not desire to be present!

Light Rain Probable

The Royal Observatory reported in Court and that he did not want this morning that the anticyclone the services of legal representa- tives.

GROUNDS OF APPEAL

The Puisme Judge continued that

as the appellant was convicted for

over N. Chia continues to increase in intensity.

The depression is moving into the Pacific to the N. E. Japan.

Pressure is relatively

ja capital offence, his counsel at his the Southern Philippines and the

trial at the Criminal Sessions was neighbouring approached, but they did not feel Local fore

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quently, other counsel were ap-fine to cloudy with drizzle or light proached to represent appellant, rain probable later.

but they also dechined. Therefore, concluded Mr. Lindsell, appellant's presence was requested.

BATTLE OF S WATERLOO

And Eton's Playing Fields

Asked what his grounds for ap- peal were, the appellant said that on April 25, this year, he went to This uncle's place in the village and resided there until the end of June, when his father came to take him to Canton. On June 24 he accom- panied his father to - Shum. Chun The statement attributed to the and was later arrested at Un Long. [Duke of Wellington that "Waterloo Puisne Judge: "It appears that was won on the playing fields of at this stage you are attempting to Eton" is scouted by Dr. Cyril Nor- establish an alibi?” **Yes." wood (president of St. John's Col-

Asked why he did not reveal the lege, Oxford).

alibi before, the appellant said that Addressing the regional confer- his solicitors told him not to saylence of the New Education Fellow- anything at the Magistracy and at ship, he said that, as a former head- the Supreme Court.

PREVIOUS OPPORTUNITY

master of Harrow, he was naturally sceptical of those much-quoted words alleged to have been used by the Iron Duke As a matter of The Puisne Judge then reminded fact, from the time of the Puritans him that after appellant was con-juntil 1860, there were no organised. victed and sentenced he was asked games in England, and even then whether he had anything to say be there had been an interval of sever- fore the sentence was passed on al years between the first school him, and therefore had an oppor football match (which proved to be tunity to establish this alibi, but very “rough house) and the appellant made a statement only next. denying the charge in general

Eton's fields may have seen many a fight and perhaps that was Mr. John Wyatt, Assistant At-what Wellington had had in mind torney General, told the Court that but at the time of the famous the appellant's uncle was not pre battle no boy was ever observed ANITA LOUISE sent in Court. According to appel-playing on them.

lant's father, the uncle was the village.

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The appellant in answer to the Judge said that he wanted to call his uncle as a witness at the Magis- tracy, but his counsel told him that; it was not necessary, and that he was to say nothing at the trial

JUDGE'S REMARKS

Appellant added that he did not know whether his uncle was- pre- sent in the Colony before the trial or during the trial, 2ONS

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arried out yes

Mr. Kasai is survived by hi “We are agreed that your ap- and two children. plication is entirely frivolous and must be dismissed. You have toldi.

us that you disclosed the alibi and defence to your counsel who decide the trial. fed not to use it. The Court of suggestion here Appeal will not, in general, listen appeal must be to evidence if it is satisfied that the ed Mr. Justice evidence could have been called at prisoner.

also no such

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