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KENTWELL CASE.
BRITISH BARRISTER STRUCK OFF
JUDGE ON EXTRALITY,
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And I have come to the conclusion that the only course open to me is to accede to the application of the Crown Advoeste and remove, the name of Mr. Kentwell from the Roll of Practitioners of these Courts.
claiming tec" and $2,500 as qui- It must inevitably be the ruin of dator and T, 250 for' drawing up. Ale professional career in thla by-laws of the Company, of which country and possibly in others.) there are no trace, vile Chost But it is the duty of the Ometal Kwei-ching only received $26,000, presiding over these Courts to do out of the 348.834 which he had all in his power to maintain the paid out on behalf of the Company, high, standard of Integrity and And out of the $28,000 he has had honesty which has always. to pay $6,000 to Mr. Kentwell for held by the Bar of these Courts: Lawyers fees, $854 for newspaper Advertisements connected with the Company and $380 the registration fee at the Spanish Consulate.
Injury directly and indirectly Mr Lipson Ward, the Acting has been caused to the Chinese sub Crown Advocate, and "Mr. Tycho Ject Chow Kwai-ching, concerning The Order therefore is, that the
which he has Ming (previously appearing for Mr. te
never ceased right to practise in thèse goarte complain,. I cannot Bee grunted to Lawrence 1. K.Kentwells were present in
Klindt could have been for Kentwell on November 30, 1916, be H.B.M. Supreme Court, when the benefit of Chow Kwei-ching that now withdrawn on the ground of udge Peter Grain handed the for he and his company should be re-misconduct and that the Roll of
Kistered.respectively as Spanish Legal Practitioners be amended act| lowing judgment in the case of Mr. the Spanish Consulate, and should cordingly, | L/K-KentwollN-
be' wound up under Spanish Juris Mr. Kentwell's Remarks.. The motion before the Court is
diction. am not prepared to find Mr. Kentwell: think I am en- that the right to practice grantel that what has occurred is uncon- titled to ask your Lordship's per To Lawrence Kindt Kontwall on the nected with an Intention to defraud, mission to say a few words. I feel aeth day of November, 1916, he Even if this particular Consulate very mach embarrassed ever since withdrawn on the ground of mis-id at that time give great facilities, the case of the Spanish registration eonduct and that the Roll of Legal for the registration of Chinese sub-camo up before your Lordship in Practitioners of this Court bejects. there wasn the more reason July last, and this morning I want jamended accordingly.
für Mr. Kentwell as member of to impress your Lordship with the the English Bar and a legal practi- courage in having this, judgment tiener in this Court to do nothing handed down in an
open Court. that might in any way. directly or The previous hearings were con- indirectly encourage, this irregu-ducted in Chambers although larity.
The misconduct alleged by the Crown Advocate is that Lawrence Rindt Kentwell falsely registered Chinese Subject, Chow Rwei- ching, as a Spanish Subject-at the Spanish Consulate in Shangbak
It is urged on behalf of Mr. Kentwell that this registration was otected" for the benefit of his aliens, Chow Kwei-ching.
think the whole world should know for your decision in this case, Sf
Sidney Bartor. fa of the same opin- ion, as is well-known to you.
Judge Peter Grain: You speak of! circumstances of which I know nothing...
Foreigners in China by Twenty lure in possession of Extraterritora
Rights and it is most essential at al times and more especially at the present period that foreigners It is admitted that Mr. Kentwelt should not abuse those rights, ~" did effect the false registration It is still more essentfill that a and that it is a case of grave im-trained lawyer, member of the propriety, but not a suficient cause English Bar and a legal practitioner or striking the name of a legal in H.M. Supreme Court for Chinn Precitioner off the Court, but that should do nothing in any way to some temi. of suspension would abuse those Treaty Rights which peet the ease. It is further argente in the course of his profession that, at the vinte of the registration, does so much to upholt,and adrain- Be particular Coneshte gave great facilities for the reichstration of pes- sena to become a nationale and that Mr. Kentwe availed himself Fat these facilities for the bendis of
It is undoubtedly a most serious This client: that the Spanish Con-matter to strike, off the Roll of
sulate was rendy to accept regis Legal Practitioners of this Court Judge: I have given my judg trations without inquiry; that Chi-a man who is a member of the Eng-ment. That is a matter in which Enese subjects are very desirous of Ash Bar and English University you have, a right of appeal to the
btaining foreign rights; and that and a Legal Practitioner in this Privy Council.” | Spanish Consulate were probe Court.
ably not deceived.
The result of the registration of the Company at the Spanish Con- Esulate of which the false registre-
tion of a Chinese" subject as Spanish subject, was part of the procedure. was that the Chinese subject was deprived of large sums cf money.
In the course of the winding up of the Company in which the Chi- hese subject Chow Kwei-ching was concerned, sums of $43,518, T. 1830 were received by Mr. Kentwel as Liquidator and one Gonzales, an Ofein of the Spanish Consulate, and pussed through their hands. It is admitted that Mr. Kentwell rem cved $5,900. as Legal Adviser to How Kwei-ching; according to another document professing to be a liquidator's account, Mr. Kentwell
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Mr. Kentwell: The case of Spanish registration came before your Lordship, and on judgment of that case the Crown Advocate men- tioned my name to be removed from the Roll of the Bar. It would seem rather peculiar that your Lordship bear the case in July and August last and found the ease to be a false registration I do not think that the Bame matter should be: brought against me to put me out] of commission and I do not quite agree with.
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Judge: But your political opinion
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