TAHI KAKA'S FATE.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1159, 21 June 1911, Page 8

TAHI KAKA'S FATE.

_.. . . . r-4 . TO BE EXECUTED THIS MORNING. APPEAL TO THE KING. AGAINST CONSTITUTIONAL,USAGE. Wβ arc able to'say that,there is no poseiblo chance of the execution being postponed beyoiul 8 a.m. to-day. ' It may be mentioned that there was an execution at Home yesterday,, and that ' thero will bo two executions ot Malta today. .."" It is reported that Kaka is quite resigned to his fate. "A man can only die once," ho says.' He has' written letters ef farev/ell to his friends. RECEIVES THE NEWS CALMLY. WRITING IN HIS CELL. IBy.. Toloeraph.—Prc33 Association.). Auckland, June 20. ( ; The sheriff this morning received the warrant for the execution of the Maori i Tahi Eaka, which is fixed to tako place in I'Mount Eden Gaol at 8 o'clock to-morrow. 'The news was conveyed to the condemned aiian by tho sheriff, who found Kaka writing in his coll. Kaka received, the- intibnation.calmly, and : made no reply. _ . ! The hangman, who comes from WelhngI ton,- is supervising the final arrangements /for tho execution. ■ ■ PETITION TO THE KING. STATEMENT BY THE GOVERNOR. Auckland, June 20. , Archdeacon Calder sent a telegram to (the Governor en Monday asking him to (forward'-a'.petition'.by cable.'to ...the. King i tfor •'reprieve , of-Tahi Kaka. The Governor ihas. replied that he has consulted his (Constitutional advisers, and has been adtoiseil that it would be against Constitutional usage to forward such a petition... Bishop Crossley has so far received no T«plyto his telegram. The Biuhop visited &ak&-]ft his cell to-night; ■ - ;■'<CABLEGRAM' TO LONDON. QUEEN TO'BE ASKED TO INTER- ' ■; ' CEDE. ; - . Dunedin, June 20. The Norwegian Consul at Westport telegraphs to the editor of the "Star":— i"Jf 'they hang the Maori boy, why did .not tho Government hang Conolly for the '.Westport murder?" Citizens have : subscribed- funds for a cablegrani, which the Mayor (Mr. Burnett).'this morning dispatched to Maggie (Papakura, ,r«questißg her. to get Queen Wary/to intercede on behalf of Kaka, on .the ground of the jury's strong recoinjnendation to mercy on account of his •.youth;. . . ,(-,-,' APPEAL TO THE VICTIM'S PARENTS. H CANNOT INTERFERE." f Timaru, June 20. This morning a reporter waite<l upon |Mr. and Mrs.-Jphn Freeman, aged 8i and f!2 years rispectively, 'living at Timaru, ■the parents of John IVeeman, murdered iby the Maori youth Tahi Kaka, and isought a message of intercession to (Cabinet on behalf of tho Maori. Mr. Ureeman replied:— - - ■ "John was a good and honest lad. Ho v 'di«di.cruelly. Cabinet Has twice decided jthat.V.thero are no points upon which anercy can be shown. I am not above Cabinet. I cannot interfere;" The,- viotiiri was' only 48 years old. His ;-moth"er says her son was of a quiet disposition.

THE LEGAL PROCEDURE. Respecting .the'procedure''in connection •with the executibn'b'f-'a'.condemned■ prisoner; the-Crimes Act'states: "Where the ; sentence of .death: is pronounced by any Court or - Judge it shall be the duty of the sheriff of the district in,;Which'the>execution . is to take place, to" carry out such sentence, but he, shall not carry out the 'same until he has received an intimation of the Governor's pleasure witlijiespcct,..thereto. '. .• ... . ... "Such.. sheriff' shall within seven days after receiving a notice that the Governor will not interfere with such sentence, carry out the same." One tning that is not generally known is that any person producing an, order, .from a justice may..view' the' body 'after ■death. The body is not permitted to be buried until eight.hours after the execu'■tion. . ' : " The following messages were sent by Mr. Jellicoe yesterday:— - ■ '•' "To His Majesty the King.—Kindly .reply urgent. Government fixed execution Tahi Kaka for 8 o'clock to-morrow ■morning." "To'the Governor, Palmerston North.— Jri direct communication with the. King ■regarding Tahi Kaka, and as the telegraph office is closed between midnight and 8 , o'clock in the morning, will yon respite until, say, 10 o'eloci;, to allow /receipt of King's reply?" •■ SHIFTING THE QUEEN'S STATUE, ' ' . ■■'. ■ ■•/■• ■■&: ..-■ ■ • ■•...''•■ '■ ; TENDERS TO.BE .CALLED. 1. , The removal'-bftho Queen's Statuo'-ffoni', Customhouse' Square to , Kent Terrace has bc«n obstructed by .many..delays;... Some, time ago the .'City Council 'to' carry out day labour and not to. accept a tender for the removal of the statue. Councillor .Fletcher*.thereupon tabled the following notico of motion: — That the resolution passed on April 20 to remove tlio. Qnecn'9 .Statue. by • day labour, and.not to accept a , tender bo rescinded. ■■ • ■■■'. !".'.'., _■. When .the,- ; : niatter came up for discusleion last : evening,' Councillor Pletcher stated that When tenders were :origjnally called, an impossible coHdition was'imposed, at being'.'demanded that the contractor, , should obtain an insurance bond of j>looo "to cover, any damage to the statue. -.No cflico would have taken the risk. " It .would be ".'a good thing to call for fresh tenders. ..The speaker was quite sure that the engineer would bo glad to bo relieved ; of the work'. At the present time, ho understood, '■ a" number of the original ten- : deters wete willing to enter into an in-' ; eurance bond of the required amount of ;. '■'. : The motion was carried by twelve votes :■ ,io two. ;' . Fresh tenders will be invited for the ; ueraoval of- the statue. ■■ TREMBATH—ANOTHER WIN. : , (37 Telegraph—Press Association.! invercargill,; ,Tu-ne:2p..- '; A private ■ cable received in' Gore states ■ that Trembath, the New Zealand cnani- •, pion half-mile, beat Norman Conwoy, l the Australian crack, over 880 yds. on' '[■ Saturday. ; LODUE MEETING. . ! ' '" "" ' i The weekly-meeting of- the Pioneer Lodge, No. 11, 1.0. G.T., was held in the : Rechabitq Hall, Manners Street, '■■ on' Mbn-' ;■ day evening. Bro. H. J. Millan'presided \ ovct a fair attendance of members ' and i friends. Several brothers from the.naval i lodges , were ■ present, and addressed tho ■~ meoting. Fraternal greetings'.'.from' other ■ lodges wero receivcfl and reciprocated. One ; candidate was initiated as a member. ; Businoss being over, a "Sentence-Build- \ ing Competition" was held, and proved very interesting. ■' The first prize was won i by Sister M. Richards. A hearty vote of thanks was passed to visitors, and to Bi-o. Reid for arranging the programme. : The item for next week is a "musical • evening," and . Sister Petherick is to.bo in charge. ' A special Coronation servico will be bold at ttie Synagogue, Wellington Ter- [ , iace, to-morrow, at 5...Djn, ,