CO129-562-2 Chung Chi Cheung- appeal against death sentence 1-1-1937 - 31-12-1938 — Page 10

No. 666.

AIR MAIL.

53789

10.

GOVERNMENT HOUSE,

HỒNG KÔNG.

25th October, 1937.

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 Chung Chi Cheung who was convicted on the

24th August, 1937, of the murder of Douglas

Lorne Campbell on board the Chinese Maritime

Customs Cruiser Cheong Keng in the waters of the

Colony on 11th January, 1937, and was sentenced

to death. An appeal to the Full Court on

questions of law was dismissed on 15th October,

1937.

2.

In view of the application to the Privy

Council I have decided to respite the sentence

for four months from the 16th October, 1937, in

order to allow time for the application to be

heard.

3.

If leave to appeal to His Majesty in

Council be granted I would request that solicitors

Ausa (4)

2. Copies of excovers

مفسد المسار

to Burchells (5)

THE RIGHT HONOURABLE

W.G.A. ORMSBY-GORE, P.C., M.P.,

&C., &C., &C.

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