CO129-477 - Public Offices - 1922 — Page 411

CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案 All

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COPY

12. 489 (5592 (02)

Cary to Shanghai

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of 29th

PEKING.

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August 7th. 1922.

I have the honour to enclose herewith copies of

corresɛondence with the Govamor of Hongkong, the Goverment

of India and His Majesty to Canmul-General at Shanghai regard-

ing places of detention and cost of maintenance of an Indian

convict named Abdul Jabar.

Abdul Jabar, a British Indian subject, was convicted

of murder the Judge of His Vajesty's Supreme Court and a

jury sitting at Harbin on January 24th last and was sent en cad

to death. After careful consideration of the Judge1o notes

and a petition for mere presented by the Yoslem community in

Harbin the sentence was con:uted ly His Pajesty's Kinister to

one of penal servitude for life under the muthority vested in

kim by Article 67 of the China Order in Comcil of 1904.

On his convision, the prisoner das temporarily re-

moved to His Majesty's Prison at shanghai, but as it is usual

j?h= Right Honourable

Earl Balfour, K&,,

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etc.

et e. etc.

FOREIGN

OFFICE.

/for

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