Extract from 



"The Ceylon Morning Leader," fitly ^th, 1915. 

 Promulgation of Field-General Courts-Martial. 

 With reference to the recent Promulgation of : 



1. Field-General Court-Martial held at Weke on June 



I7th-i8th, IQIS ; and 



2. Field-General Court-Martial held at Colombo on June 



26th-27th, IQIS, which is republished below: 

 Promulgation of Field-General Courts-Martial. 

 Held at Weke, on June i7-i8th, 1915. 



PRISONER : Don Carolis Samarasinghe, Vidane Arachche of Wel- 

 gama, Peruwa. 



CHARGES: (i) Treason; (2) Riotously demolishing buildings. The 



prisoner was found guilty. 

 SENTENCE : Death. 



PRISONERS : i. Weligama Appuhamilage Carolis Perera Wijeratna 

 Gurunanse, of Mahvana. 



2. Alutgama Arachchige Don Peiris, P.V., of Pahala 



Mapitigama. 



3. Gangodawillage Noris Perera, P.V., of Malwana. 



4. Don Paulu Arachchige David Silva, ex P.V., of 



Titanatara. 



CHARGES: (i) Treason; (2) Riotously demolishing buildings. The 



four prisoners were found guilty. 

 SENTENCE : Death (in each case). 



PRISONERS : i. Don Joronis Amarakoon, P.V., of Biyagama, No. 

 280. " 



2. Wijesekera Weerasinghe Siriwardene Peter Saram, 



of Biyagama. 



3. Kadawatpedige Vaiya Veda, of Yabraluwa. 



CHARGES: (i) Treason; (2) Riotously demolishing buildings. The 

 three prisoners were found guilty. 



SENTENCE : Death (in each case). 



PRISONER : Alahakoonge Don Francisco Appuhamy, alias Biya- 

 gama Gurunanse. 



CHARGES: (i) Treason; (2) Riotously demolishing buildings. The 

 prisoner was found guilty. 



SENTENCE : Death. 



The Officer Commanding the Troops has directed that the above 

 capital sentences shall not be executed until an opportunity has been 

 afforded to His Excellency the Governor in Executive Council to 

 consider whether the clemency of the Crown shall be exercised in 

 each case. 

 PRISONER : Witan Arachchige Don Carolis Gunasekera Appuhamy, 



of Walgama. 

 CHARGE : (i) Riotously demolishing buildings. The prisoner was 



found guilty. 



SENTENCE : Penal servitude for life. 

 PRISONER : Kanatte Kankanamalage Deconis Perera, of Pahala 



Mapitigama. 



CHARGE: (i) Riotously demolishing buildings, 

 found guilty. 



The prisoner was 



