that he appealed for protection to the master of the launch. I do not agree with the Magistrate that the evidence of U A-fat is unreliable. I have my suspicions that he was connected with the conspiracy; if Lan A-fung, widow of the murdered man is to be believed. U A-fung left his house on 10th October in company of U A-fat.
U A-fung does not say that he was with U A-young, yet this latter does not say this. It is a strange coincidence that he should be back on board of the launch with Chion A Yeung and make no appeal to the steersman or any kinsman. He endeavoured to save his life very possibly having been frightened by seeing Chinese soldiers on board.
Again he says he went with the widow and mother and three undertakers to Kowloon to obtain the body and, for some time, they could not find the head; the widow says that U A-fat did not go with them and that they found the head where it had been exposed.
Yet still, all the main facts of the kidnapping spoken to by him have been fully corroborated and I accept his evidence as a whole. We have, I submit, duplicate evidence of the fact that U A-fung was on board the launch, that there were some Chinese soldiers on board, that U A-fung jumped overboard, was picked up, forced on board and confined in the cabin or hold of the launch and taken direct to Kowloon City where he was ultimately beheaded.
On the 29th, we have ample evidence of this because these facts are deposed to by very different and independent witnesses.
1. Leung A-cheung, a coolie in the Hung Hom Police Station.
2. U A-fah, a lone-cutter.
3. Pang A-fat, master of the launch.
4. So Ah-wai, a widow who was...
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that he appeated for protection to the moder
of the launch. I do not
the
agree with the Magistrate that the evidence of U A-fat is unreliable. I have my suspicions that he was connected with the conspiracy; if Lan A -fung, widow of the murdered wan is to be believed. U A-fung left his house on 10th October in company of th'an A.
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and U
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" an A- young U A-fat yet this latter does not say this. It is a strange coincidence that he should be back on board of the launchi
with Chion A Yeung and make no appeal to the
that same day UA-fung
steerawan or any Kinsman . He
and
endeavour to save his
ency very possibly have
been frightened exeing Chinese soldier on
board.
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again he says he went with
the widow and mother and three undertakers
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to Kowloon to obtain the body and,
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that U A-fat did not
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with them and that they found the head where it had been expoved.
Yet still all the main fasts of the Kidnapping spoken to by him have been fully corroborated and Jace
his evidence as a doubting
two reason
whole.
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We have, I submit, duple evidence.
of the fact that UA- fung
ivas in
board
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the launch, that there were come Chineco soldier on board, that UA- funny jumped overboard, was, picked up, forced board and co
confined in the cabin or hot. of the lamesh and taken direct to. Kowloon City where he was on
ultives beheaded.
Isay
the 29th
we have ample evidence of this
because these facts
are deposed to by very
different and independent witnesses.
1. Leung A-cheung,
a coolie in the n
Hung Hom Police Station.
A-fah,
2. Ua
a lone-cutter.
3. Pang Al-fat.
master of the lamech. 4. So Ahwai a widow who was
ry
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