and be produced a memorandum purporting to give Barkam an account of the amounts which he had paid. The evidence of Sam Yuk, the Gambling House keeper, bears out Barkam to a certain extent. And there is, moreover, evidence to show that Ip Lak Shan was a ...
I agree with Lockhart and Sercombe Smith (the two dissentients who were against Ip Lak Shan's dismissal) that length of service and previous good conduct should not be regarded as extenuating such serious offences as those of Ip Lak Shan. On the other hand, there is circumstantial evidence which ...
The majority of the Committee hesitated to accept Ip Lak Shan's evidence in face of his denial. Moreover, in para. 8, the Attorney General states that Ip Lak Shan had lied to him deliberately the day preceding the trial.
I do not understand why Wan Shing, a Detective Sergeant & District Watchman of the Intermediate District, was not called as a witness. May, in his memorandum, says that he made a statement which must, I should have thought, have had a bearing on this case.
I gather from the Attorney General's statement that the majority of those on the spot considered Ip Lak Shan's statement unreliable, and if this is the case, I think the sentence now passed on him viz. reduction of pension must suffice.
On the other hand, I agree with May (see his letter attached) that the case against Mr. Osmund ...
On the whole, I prefer to trust the Governor and the majority of those on the spot, and I would suggest that we approve the grant of a pension of $1340, not because the evidence against Mr. Osmund does not seem to have been sufficiently convincing to the majority of the Executive Council, but because his offences, if past, had been long service ...
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and be produced a
memorandum purporting to give
Barkam
account of the amounts which he had paid. The widense
of Same you the Gambling. Louse keeper bears out
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to a certain extent. And there is more over
cidence to show that up lak Shan was a
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agree
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hur Lockhart and
hur Sercombe Smith (the
lüs dissentients who were
fre
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dismissal) that length of service & previous
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there
besides Osmund. On the other hand there is
sting
Conduct should not be regard
halliating such serious offences
as those of
circumstantial evidence
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o the majority of the famined hesitated
Mr Demand's to accept Ip lack Shan's evidence in face of
denial. Moreover in lucl: 8 The Attorney General states that
Ip Pah Shan had lied to him deliberately the day
preceding the trial.
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Ara
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uns not called
of the Intermedi
as a Withers
Ma may, in his memorandum says that he made staterat which must I should have thought have had
braking
on this case.
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the majority of those the spot considered If lak Shau's statement unreliable, & if this is the
I think the seulèner
now passed on him vig reticiand
with
Pension must suffice.
a 33/.c reduction of
On the other hand I agree with her may (see his
litter acchered) that the case agains
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On the whole I prefer to trust the gour &
the majority of those on the spot &
I would suggest that we
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the grant of
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to have
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a Pension of $1340 adding
done solely because the
Evidence against hur Ormend does not seem
been sufficiently convincing to the majority of the Executive founcil be that
his
offences if past they had been
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to intitle heen to
conclusitely any
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