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8. Since Mr.Brewer's release from prison on May 19,

1930, and until the present time, he has been without

employment and has devoted the whole of his energies towards

justifying himself to the Benchers of his Inn and towards

securing the reversal of his conviction, by way of appeal

or by way of pardon.

9. Your petitioner has made considerable financial

sacrifices in raising money for the purpose of conducting her husband's defence in this Colony, of paying his passage

Your to the United Kingdom, and helping him while there. petitioner is now reduced to the necessity of earning her

own living and has secured morning employment as tutor and

afternoon employment as secretary.

10. No monetary compensation could compensate either

Kr.Brewer or your petitioner for pain and suffering caused

by his wrongful conviction and imprisonment.

The

11. Your petitioner and her husband desire at the earliest

possible moment to rejoin each other, which entails

either Mr.Brewer's return to Hong Kong, which appears to be

most undesirable in view of the possibly insuperable

difficulties he must encounter in making a living.

alternative is for your petitioner to rejoin her husband in

London or elsewhere, which would involve her giving up her present means of livelihood, and (until her husband succeeds

in earning a livelihood again) engaging in competition for

employment at Home where it would appear that there is an

unlimited number of aspirants for a restricted supply of

positions.

12. Before her marriage your petitioner was qualified

to teach and in fact did teach in the American Universities,

but her qualifications, whilst recognized in the United States

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