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finally the decision of the case rested with me. I should have no hesitation whatever in deciding that the case was not made out "for Wodehouse" and on that occasion refused to hear the witnesses for Chan Tik Cheong who were then in attendance and whose evidence was tendered.
Mr Stolmes, who was at that time solicitor for Chan Tik Cheong, will doubtless remember. As His Excellency will doubtless remember, the prisoner who was committed to gaol at the same time as Chan Tik Cheong by Mr Wodehouse was released by the Supreme Court, which held that the warrant of detainer was bad on the face of it and that Mr Wodehouse ought to have heard the witnesses for the defence.
We understand that at that time Mr Stolmes had an assurance from the Government that if Leong Afu was released under the writ of habeas corpus, Chan Tik Cheong would also be released. In fact, Chan Tik Cheong was technically released under the same warrant, but as a new warrant had been obtained by Li Loi before Chan Tik Cheong came out of gaol, the latter did not, as a matter of fact, get out of gaol before he was again arrested.
Judgment was given by the Full Court as to the release of Leong Afu on the 14th June, and a new warrant was obtained on the same day, and the prisoner who was rearrested on that day.
Although Li Loi applied for this warrant on the 14th...
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the decision of the can rested with me I should have no hesitation whatever ein
deciding
that the can was not made out "fur Wodehouse one that occasion refused to bear the witreens for Chan Tik
Cheong
who were then in attendance and whose evidence was Zeudered
hur Stolmes who
to the fourt by was at that time solicitor for (bean Ick throug
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Leong afu
doubtless remember.
the
-prisoner who
was committed
to gaol at the same time as
than Tik Cheong by her Wodehous
was released
aced by the Suprena
Court which held that the
warrant of
on the
of de
detainer was bad face of it and that
Aur Wodehonce ought to have
heard the witnesses for the defence
We
We understand that at that
time he stoles had
au assurama
from the Government that if Leong Afu
was released wider.
the writ of habeas corpus bis chent than Tik Cheong would also be reband. Sa fact than: Tek Cheong
technically
Avas
released under the
formuch
warrant but as a new warrant
had been obtained by Li Loi befor
than Tch throug
came out of
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gaol the lader did not,
of the
was
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ol compound before he arrested. Judofpunt
again arrested.
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to the release.
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the 14th Jane and news warrant.
was obtained.
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day
on the
ed by Zi for and the prisoner
who was re arrested on that
day.
how although Li Zoi
applied for this evarrant on the
14th
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