1932-12-15 — Page 11

CHENG APPEAL

TURNED DOWN AT HOME

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1932.

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London, Dec. 14. Striking figures regarding the

hla sentence of death, a telegram recolved in Hongkong on Tuesday was received in Hongkong announc-night. ing that the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council has refused to the cable was obtained yesterday Confirmation of the receipt of hear an appeal from the conviction from the frm of solicitors who of Cheng Kwok-yau. Ho was sen handied the cane after the Sessions, tenced to death at the Criminal Messrs. Deacons, Ltd. The rela Sessions on September 14 last, and tives of the accused were also in- for the purposes of an appeal to the the period of three months granted formed of the decision. Privy Council expired yesterday. It Kwok-yau, a member of a wealthy been made by Major Tryon, Pen- It will be recalled that Cheng British war pension payment have On the eve of the expiration of the stating that the petition to the family, was convicted of procuring claries, men, women and children. la understood that the telegrara Ipoh (Federated Malay States).sions Miniater. He said benefi three months' respite granted after Privy Counell had been refused was tlie murder of George Fung, who still number about one and quarter,

London, Dec, 14. Cheng Kwok-yau's appeal has been dismissed.-Our Own Cor- rospondent.

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millions, and by the end of the pre-! scat year, Britain's expenditure on war pensions will have reached a Agure of £1,000,000,000 and is bo ing continued at a rate of nearly a million pounds weekly.

These figures are considerably larger thun amounts paid by any other nation which took part in war.

The cost of administration la leas than Ave-pence in the pound. Over 90 per cent. of the disabled are now In secure possession of their right to pension and despite the subse- quent reduction in the cost of liv ing and severe economy practiaed In practically all other branches of national expenditure, war pension rates have remained uncut since they were fixed in 1919.-British Wircices,

was fatally shot earlier in the year while walking with an actress, Miss Lai Ming-fay, at Happy Valley, after dusk. The man who shot Fung was alleged to be a gunman who had been hired at the instance of Cheng. The trial took up a con- siderable period, both in the Police Court and subsequently at tho Sensions, and a great deal of sensa- tional evidence was given. The circumstances of the trial are pro- bably still fresh in the public mind. The counsel for the defence at the major trial were Mr. F. C. Jenkin, K.C.. Mr. Eldon Petter, K.C., and Mr. R. C. H. Lim.

Petition to Governor,

It was known some time ago that In petition had been got up locally, and signed by a number of pro- minent members of the Chinese community, to be presented to . E. the Governor in the event of the Privy Council appeal failing. The plea is for a remission of the death sentence on Cheng Kok-yau, main- ly because of his being under age, und also, it is understood, on the grounds of his actions being, ne- cording to the Chinese view, those of one who was virtually alanced to Lai Ming-fay, whose affections had been alienated by George Fung. It is understood that the petition which is to be presented to Governor-in-Council, is purely a private affair, and has not been handled by Mesars Deacons, Relatives of the convicted man yes. Ltd. terday professed to have no In- formation regarding the petition, and would make no statement, other than confirming the unfavour- able result of the petition to the Privy Council.

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