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ment of those offices should be

Cy

the same

as possible the

far

as

laid down in the

Capital Sentence

Execution

reports case.

No.225.

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Government HESS S SS

Hong-Kong, 5th. August, 1898.

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those

letter from

this Office

of the 11th

th offelling

gir,

Last.

Jav, M.

CB

by

I have to report that at the Criminal Sessions

of the Supreme Court held on the 19th.ultimo, Wan Hung was

convicted of the wilful murder of his wife and sentenced to

death, and that the sentence of the Court, after due considera-

tion by myself in Executive Council, was carried into effect

on the 3rd.instant.

The Right Honourable

JOSEPH CHAMBERLAIN, M.P.

&0.,

203 + +

800-5

I have the honour to be,

sir,

Your most obedient

Humble Servant,

Mr.

Major-General,

Administering the Government.