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gunboat the man Li Kwai-fan, who was tried at Hong- kong.
The date was a few weeks after the murder.
But he does not say that the captain was present, this evidence seems weak.
SO
Page 12. Another witness, since dead, mentions meeting B. with others of the gang just before the murder was committed.
Page 10. The brother of the man executed at Canton for having dealings with the Hongkong Police stated he met B. at Canton in company with others of the gang, a few days before the murder.
Presumably the murder was then arranged, but evidence of what actually passed was not given, probably as it would not have been evidence against the accused.
Page 12. In Sir Henry Blake's despatch of June 20th, 1903, to the Colonial Office he refers (paragraph 7) to statements made by witnesses in 1901, and the Attorney-General's opinion also refers to statements made otherwise than at the trial, but copies of these do not appear to have been communicated to the Legation. Possibly they contained evidence against B. and others that could not, for technical reasons be produced at the trial of Li Kwai-fan.
The Attorney-General's opinion also refers to a discrepancy in the evidence as to whether B. was in Hongkong or Canton at the time of the murder. In the Judge's Notes, page 12, the witness Kong Ngau Ying (since dead) says he was at Hongkong on January 10th. The other witness Chan Wan (page 10) mentions having seen him at Canton on the 7th. Perhaps the Attorney General may have been alluding to some other statement by Chan Wan, which I have not seen.
The evidence so far is apparently not very strong, but possibly we might ask for the trial of this officer. It is to be presumed that you will be able to say where he is to be found.
I am disposed to regard the evidence against Li Ka Cheuk, whose name you consider should be withdrawn from the list of persons to be prosecuted, as on the whole stronger than that which I have been able to find against the captain of the gunboat. On page 6 of the Judge's Notes he is mentioned as having offered evidence
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gunboat the man Li Kwal-fan, who was tried at Hong-
The date was a few weeks after the murder.
kong.
But he does not say that the captain was present,
this evidence seems weak.
SO
Page 12. Another witness, since dead, mentions
meeting B. with others of the gang just before the
murder was committed.
Page 10. The brother of the man executed at
Canton for having dealings with the Hongkong Police
stated he met B. at Canton in company with others of
the gang, a few days before the murder.
Presumably
the murder was then arranged, but evidence of what
actually passed was not given, probably as it would
not have been evidence against the accused.
Page 12. In Sir Henry Blake's despatch of June
20th, 1903, to the Colonial Office he refers (para-
graph 7) to statements made by witnesses in 1901,
and the Attorney-General's opinion also refers to
statements made otherwise than at the trial, but
copies of these do not appear to have been communi-
cated to the Legation. Possibly they contained
evidence against B. and others that could not, for
technical reasons be produced at the trial of Li
Kwai-fan.
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The Attorney-General's opinion also refers
to a discrepancy in the evidence as to whether B. was
in Hongkong or Canton at the time of the murder.
In
the Judge's Notes, page 12, the witness Kong Ngau Ying
(since dead) says he was at Hongkong on January 10th.
The other witness Chan Wan (page 10) mentions having
seen him at Canton on the 7th. Perhaps the Attorney
General may have been alluding to some other statement
by Chan Wan, which I have not seen.
The evidence so far is apparently not very strong,
but possibly we might ask for the trial of this offl-
It is to be presumed that you will be able to
say where he is to be found.
cer.
I am disposed to regard the evidence against Li
Ka Cheuk, whose name you consider should be withdrawn
from the list of persons to be prosecuted, as on the
whole stronger than that which I have been able to
find against the captain of the gunboat. On page 6
of the Judge's Notes he is mentioned as having offered
evidence
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