Moslems' Petition Against the Death Penalty We understand that a petition has been presented by the Moslem community of Harbin for the re-brieve of Abdul Jabar who was sentenced to death on January 24 for the murder of an Indian watchman.
The condemned mam is at present in the local British Gaol and the prescribed period during which an appeal_can be made has now passed. The petition with the report of the judge of trial has been forwarded to H. M. Minister at Peking in accordance with article 64 of the China Order in Council of 1904.
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