CO129-535-4 N.I. Brewer- petition for pardon 28-5-1931 - 24-10-1931 — Page 2

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led to

& imprisonment

the subsequent.

Mr Brewer and

petition for pardon compensation

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a little surprised that we have

not heard anything about this

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either by way of a petition made to the S. gs, or by way

Quissim

case previously,

other representation

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Partammbary

The case is remarkable in that (1) the other principal legal officers in the Colony disagree

with the decision of th Cours

that they consider the conduct

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and han indicated

the trial by thei

Acting Chief Justice to have prejudiced the accused;

(2) certain action was subsequently taken by the

acting Attorney General, which

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most irregulas and undesirable.

mind

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nating H.-K

judging from

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na 1943.

Brewer, whose early history is given in the first page of the letter flagged 'A', with others founder a concern called the Instime Banking Corporation, which was incorporate in H. Kong in Deb 1927. The Company went into volundery lignidetim

in May, 1929.

In Nov: 1929 Brewer was charged at the

Victoria Police Court with (a) having mate

false statement in

Statutory Report

made in Ang. 1927, contrary to Sect. 7 gm

Perjury Ortinimu, (b) having mail

false statement