CO129-551-13 Ng Loi Yuen- Appeal to the Privy Council 9-1-1935 - 9-1-1935 — Page 34

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No. 20.

AIR MAIL.

GOVERNMENT HOUSE,

HỒNG KONG.

9th January, 1935.

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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 leave to appeal in forma pauperis

on behalf of one Ng Loi Yuen alias Ng Yik San who was

convicted by a special Jury on the 7th September, 1934, of the murder of Michael Pine, a child of eight years,

on the 22nd June, 1934, and was sentenced to death. An

appeal to the Full Court on questions of law was dismissed

on the 17th October, 1934.

2.

I considered the case in my Executive

Council on the 8th November and confirmed the sentence.

In view, however, of the application to the Privy Council

I have since decided to respite the sentence for four

months from the 17th October, 1934, in order to allow

time for the application to be heard.

3.

If leave be granted, I would request

that solicitors be engaged and Counsel retained to

THE RIGHT HONOURABLE

SIR P. CUNLIFFE-LISTER, G.B.E., M.C. M.P.

&C.,

&C.,

&c.