CO129-475 - Governor Sir Stubbs & Acting Governor Claud Severn - 1922 [5-7] — Page 12

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GOVERNMENT HOUSE.

HONGKONG. 3rd May, 1922.

sir,

I have the honour to inform you that an application is about to be made to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council, for special leave to appeal, on behalf

of one Leung Wo who was convicted of murder and sentenced

to death at the Criminal Sessions on the 23rd March, I have

respited the execution of the sentence, in the first place for a period of three months from the date of the sentence in order to enable the above application to be made, and, should leave be given, until His Majesty's pleasure be

known.

2. If special leave be granted, I would request

that solicitors be instructed and counsel retained at once. In any case, I shall be obliged if you will let me know by telegraph the result of the prisoner's application.

3. I would ask that this despatch may be

substituted for my despatch No.169 of the 22nd April.

I enclose two copies of each of the

A.

following:-

Report by Chief Justice, enclosing newspaper cuttings

and copy of judge's notes.

Plan, with accompanying note.

Police Court depositions.

Statement made by the witness Fung Chi to the Police on

the 24th February, the day of the murder.

Statement

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THE RIGHT HONOURABLE

WINSTON CHURCHILL, M.P..

&c.

ko..

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