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2. I am credibly informed and verily believe that on 

 the 2ist of June, 1915, the said Wilmot Arthur de Silva 

 was arrested and taken into custody by certain persons, and 

 removed from his residence in Colombo to the prison at 

 Welikada, and has since been and is now in the custody of 

 the Superintendent of the said prison. 



3. I am informed and verily believe that no charge 

 whatever has been made against the said Wilmot Arthur 

 de Silva. 



4. Through my Proctor, Mr. G. L. Cooray, I applied 

 to the said Superintendent of the said prison for a copy of 

 the warrant or authority upon which the said Wilmot 

 Arthur de Silva was being detained. The said Superin- 

 tendent of the said prison refused to comply with my re- 

 quest. 



5. At the date of the said arrest peace and tranquility 

 prevailed in the Island, and all the Courts of the Island 

 were sitting and administering justice without any inter- 

 ruption or hindrance. Such peace and tranquility has con- 

 tinued ever since. 



Signed and affirmed to at Colombo on 

 this 26th day of June, 1915. 



(Signed) WILTON LIONEL DE SILVA. 

 Before me, 



(Signed) M. M. MARKAR, J.P. 



IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE ISLAND OF CEYLON. 



In the matter of the application of W. 

 Lionel de Silva, of Flower Road, 

 Colombo, for a Writ of Habeas Corpus 

 for the production of the body of Wilmot 

 Arthur de Silva. 



W. LIONEL DE SILVA, of Flower 

 Road, Colombo, Petitioner. 



I, Gerald Lionel Cooray, make oath and say as follows : 



1. I am the Proctor of the above-named petitioner. 



2. I saw Wilmot Arther de Silva above named at the 

 Welikada Prison on the 26th June, 1915, and once pre- 

 viously. 



