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CABLES.
EARLIER CABLES. THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)
HUNGARY
BLOCKADE RAISED BY THE
ALLIES.
COPENHAGES, August 10th.'
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, AUGUST 14TH,
FAR EASTERN CABLE NEWS.
(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) JAPAN WANTS COMPENSATION FOR KIADCHAU,
Sasnamai, August 17th. The Japanese Minister has called at the
CIVIL SERVICE “SALARIES,
TEMPORARY INCREASE
CLERICAL ESTABLISHMENT,
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THE PASSION FOR "MAKING EXAMPLES,"
MR... R. SHAW CONDEMNS THE POLICE SYSTEM.
Mr. G. B. Shaw, addressing a meeting the Police and Publie Vigilance Society as the Essex Hall, urget the need for safeguards ip counterbalance the pre-
system, de suid, was represented by the police role, magistrates, judges, and the making of examples."
1919.
BANQUET TO JUDGES. BENCH AND WAR WORK.
The annual banquet in, banour of his Majesty's judges was given at the Mans sion House on June 20th. The Lord. Chancellor (Lord Birkenhead sat on the right of the Lord Mayor (Sir Horas Brooks Marshall), and the Lord this
Alegram from Budapest, dated Waichiaopu and intimated Japan's been aggravated during the past two seat system for securing convictions. This Justice (the Earl of Reading) en heleft
judges from beir judicial work would lead to grea; public mischief, and would injustice to many suitors. (Cheers)
JUDGES' WAR WORK. The Lord Mayor, propusing, The Lord Chief Justice, and his Majesty's Judges, and were ebanging, ie qur national life, said a geet mang things had change?,
and the new world that was growing up
August th, states that the blockade of readiness to return Kinochau to Chins of the necessaries of life in Hongkong. Home Serretany, ant was based on the Pond The Lord Chancellor." Hefects. But one institution, at least stood.
Hungary was nised yesterday,
An American food-ship, arrived to-day, the cargo including a large quantity of ondensed milk for Budapest children. “
The new Administration has issued a devre annulling the Sovies Government decre making land public property.
The recommendations of the Salaries Commission having been with the Secre- tary of State for some months, a decision of has been awaited loenly with not un- natural impatiener. The situation has
months by the sudden rise in the price within two years, but, in geturn for this Owing to the inordinate delay, a telegram consideration, he intimated that Japan was dispatched to the Secretary of State expected compensations elsewhere, a little while ago, asking that a tempor- Compensations elsewhere can only mean ary increase of salaries be granted to the Manchuria or Mongolia, or both. This members of the Incal Servise as in British intimation has been expected for some Malayo, perding cunsideration of the Trime, and only publicity con defeat this
latest attempt to-browbeag" China.
FLOOD RELIEF IN BUPEH.
THE INDIAN ARMY,
REVISION OF OFFICERS PAY.
3 mundute annogues that the Ministry LONDON, A ugnist nth. For the House of Commons, at question of Finance has been authorised to alterate rims. Mr. P. S. Montagu said that he to the relief of flood sufferers in would do all in his power to expedite the upch (final devisinu regards the revision of the rates of pay of offiery in the Indian Army. Be expected that the proposals would each him from lecia within a formsight.
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AN ECHO OF BAGDAD GENERAL TOWNSHENIES LACK OP MEN.
Leshest ogast 9th. Speaking at Newport, General Town: sbend remarked that with a suffiengy of men, held have taken Bagdad and beld it, if that would have tired 3100 en instead of 13,009;
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DEAR LIVING IN FRANCE. CONSUMER'S LEAGUES FORMED,
PAs, August 4th.
A Havas ssage says: Answering the exl) of the new Minister of Fid Fit every citizen should assist in fighting against the high cost of living. Congminor's Leagues have been formed all over Paris, dteague officials visited and Sunday ma ben obtaining & general resuction of 50 per but by the retail prices.
etmilling the
varing
FRENCH LABOUR. AGAINST INTERVENTION IN RUSSIA AND HUNGARY.
Pts, August 11th.
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A Hava message saya: The French Polier nuthorities have thwarted my attempt by the Labourers, Union in the Department of the Seine to] bold me ting for passing resolutions in favour of a generel onesty as a protest. against intervention in Russia and Hungary,
FRANCES HONOURED DEAD.
A GOVERNMENT GOLBEN BOOK,"
PARIS, August 11th.
A Havns message says:-- A Bill providing for the commemora tion of those men who fell in the war provides that every Commune shutt revive from the French Government a Golden Book "etaining the name of every man who was killed.
Each year on November 1st the Muni- cipal authorities will condue y fficial
socremoney.
A TRIUMPH FOR CHANS BO-LIN. The appointment of Pao Kæriching ne Director-dieneral of the Chiese Easter "Riitway regarded as a triumph for
is Chang Batin, who is strengthening his military position in Manehiin.
FINANCIAL "REPORTS FROM:
SIBERIA
Financial reports reach Peking regard- in the fortunes of the Siberian army.
Admirat Koltebak is reported
ns having appelled to the Outer Mongolian Govern. iment for help.
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The Outer Mongolian Government is said to be making preparations to rescue Kalichak,
THROUGH RETTER'S AGENCY.]
CHINA'S GIFT. TO QUEEN, ALEXANDRA,
BONDON, August 5th Queen Alexandra has received the Chi nes Foreign Minister, who presented Her Majesty with a sun from the Chinese, President for the benefit of her hospital.
report.
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interests of people who were too poor in sastanes and in character themselves, many of whom could only ex to defend press themes in Inngange, which was regarded in rurts as insolence
Quoting the enses of Stine Morrison sul ex-lusparator Sane, he said: The It would appear, however, that otherwiele potice and magisterial system seda
en to be directed with the idea that som and weightier watters are at present od must ise, punished as an example. manopolising the attention of Lord whether guilty or innovent." | Miner, for no reply has yet been vuuch- safed to this telegram." The local Gov-
ANOTHER SCOTLAND YARD.
204017.
JUDGES PENSIONS.
With KO.
After the loyal roasts the Lord Masarut us was not without its dubious at He spoke, he said. particularly in the *spressed the pleasure we felt that the where it did: The Benel had only added, course of interantimal events enabled him that were possible, to the rentation welcome the font Chapeltor and his for ability and integrits which is enjoyed Majesty's judges within the walls of the
thranghout the eived world (Henr, Mansion Hotisé, a pleasure infortunately her) & country of which that could be withheld en bis four immediate pr
said of these who administered its laws was not illequipped ti faen the future. The essential framework of anciery was in The Lord Chancellor, responding, said their lurge, and no voitg was raised it would be idle to ignore that the jugis asinst their condugs of that trust. There ***We should not only have a Bar in- f had played i grest part in this war, and was a sprint reason why they shouléeón- Leuched by the Crown, but we ought to he thought the general public has hardie | Katulate themselves that, this have adBar in ery police court consist...
of men where business it should be sufficiently informed of the rigiri The kuch had not been contined in these of the Service, and has just issund wirught to be I mean this to illustrate
specially detegi prisone There but they had made. The enumeration last years, to the comparative seclusion onlar the sulture of which is as fol what Euna anther Scotland Yord. et.
as astounding and it was importans in of the course of law Nog aw of its les:
of playing aletectives whose business should the city that it should be understood febers had been called upon to unde
he host to deter erane but wenkasses or the very first day of the war to these tasks in The evidence brought by the police,
which they challenged that Force promotions should go by
present inomén: Loid Moulton had made fentetsu auch more ansparing than juuttab rather than by convictions.
liniuld ever be, aimed at a judge in the a contribution to the work of the In Alluding to the case of Mr. Bertrand try of Munitions which could not be exig secargo of his ordinary duti Russel, M. thaw addiet: Never ju-my: gerited. Lord Summer, on the Special. During the war, now hippily at an end, betinis has there been such a large num-Committee dealing with the complex prose fovernment had turned to the Bench Jums arising out of the pear proposal tollert. public spirit, and acknowledged as at invaluable reserve of trained in had contributed so much that if no other contribution had been made by the Bened by the Lord Chief Justice as the umpartínky. (kiear, hear.) The work i would have entitled st to sag Amtassartor u Great Britain in the dose a very great deal to settle post-warned States was, by universal consent, problems. Cheen). It was not easy for
arment, lower, has come to the rescue of the Clerical and tieneral. Establishment
Moranenring-frim August 1st. the way wilowance of 10 per cent wil must be applicable to the Clerical and General Establishment, provided:
(2)
That they held offices ordinarily ruerilited in the Coleng, That they are in receipt at the dollar salary without change compensation....
(That they do not have free quar ferstes an allowance in lieu of frem.quarters,
(4) That they are not entitled to draw the special; allowance of $2 per month approved on July 2nd; i
t
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he extremely honest, high minded. ultra-responsible emple about who have been in prison."
By Chafford Hear, hear.
31. Shustam astonished at De Chifford has apoth
Dr. Chord twisting): get theme.
I have tried to the public to reanse that two lords couin of the signal achievements of the period not be removed from the highest appellanwar, (Cheers.) No more unconven Mr. Shaw Lex, and, if you are not cure without considerably perling appointment was ever made, and they ibal, and certainly no more successful. rith, would rather like them to try it Feneettil you will suged. To will theeency fre subtraction of these sold only wish the Prime Minister sty
wurd Chaughter)
DUR UNCEL PRISON SANTKM -
Ait officers who curse within the above is horribly wicked. It leaves every man necessary that the House of Lords and the (cbears)-whose conduct of the
Other judges had also more such inspirations. (Hear, hear...
andered service. Among them was Mr.
Commission had exquired of hig tact and a
failed of personality, which him in that most delicata The wide range of
servier
task. bad
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tion of revision of salaries, in order "peaking to the Lord Chief Justice on the ly equipped? It had been made possible } ried out with unquie, car
objector.
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distinguished en coincided with a me awat as which demands nevek qualies were made upon the supreme appeal tre Qui prison System," added Mr. Shaw, bunut. During the whole war it had been categues will receive, instead, n rent who touches it worse than it found him. Judicial Committee of the Privy Council alowane dating from August at now it is becoming comparatively easy to side by side with the ordinary duties of is hideous nad stupidly cruel. But should keep abreast of their work. But equal to 20 per cent, of their salaries convins penge, Beraue it seems to me Henes
that in a very short time every honest man and waintain one of the ablestown by the employment of hore Monl that is the substantive salary of the oficer's "permanent employment.
man in the country will have done six months and gun to krow something about tribunals which the judges of this country ton's high scientific attainsails as 1717ec- This rent allowance is granted, says it." (Laughter.),
had ever presided over in order to deathcoral of the Supply of Explosives
Munitions Ministes. (Hear, hear Turning to the case of the conscientious with an ectimulating mass of prize une circular, in anticipation of the de-cbjectors, Mr. Shaw proceeded Mrs.-Deals. How bad we been enabled to
Justice Bowlatt's inquiry into the cision that will be come to on the'ques Stephen Hobhouse told me that she was keep our great judicial tribunals efficiens.
activities of the revolutionary elements in India was a grent
ability and ann, who was a conscientious by the assistance, the devoted industry
mpartiality—(heur, objector. He was exceedingly sorry when of volunteer inembers of the courts.
bear)-and he heard it, and expressed a hope that he public had no knowledges than
Fustice Younger's inquiry into the treat she was able to write to him and to sind, which had been done by on some prison camps set the seal of a cold judi him food. Then she replied; De you whom were treated with silence. aural investigation upon one of the most mens of our countrymen in the enemy's
mean to say you have been practising and others with insulting attack. These rus.danning of Germany's records in the war. sentencing men to prison all your lite and
hez) anything, thus be can only write to Fiulay-(cheers) bad sat as far
him
These were outstanding | yet are 850, awark ther"Ï cannot med had made anforgetable contributieples of the great contribution made during the last five years. Viscou once a month, and that I
by his Majesty's judges to the services of knew, où every single day, either in the Empire in war time. They had in- The Time' trade supplement contains us it is feared that, whatever may have him with bärs between gay only wee
The Lord
reased the
hold of the Bench upon thu Chief Justice," said Mr. House of Lords or on the Judicial Lum Shaw, knew nothing of this. Everymittee, making an immense contributespect and confidence of the country.
(Cheers.) | magistrate, every judge, every Lord Chief to the learning and dignity of thos
concerned in sending men to prison ought him the most profound surprise that Justice, and every man in this country courts." (Cheers.) it sometites sausi to do three months imprisonment in order body seemed to realise what had been door to learn what it does mean (Land by lord Weatury (cheers) who has laughter.)
completed his service and was entitled to
could not all one day on which Jend a leisurely life after laborious Bench. (Cheers.) He #putation of the
lordship had ne sat in the House of fruitful years of service to the State はい
ABOLITION OF LIKEN STATIONS
TRUED
Losnoy, August 9th,
an article by Liang Chi-chao, ex-Chinese Minist verating & gratual and systematic abolition of him stations,
CANTON NEWS.
SEPARATE PEACE PROJECTS,
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Aggust 18th.
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to compensate officers for whom lodging is not provided fur the additional ex pense occasioned at the present time by the high rate of rentals and by the int crease in the price of rice. This circular has been received by the Clerical Service with mingled feelings,
been the recommendation of the Cornis- sion, the Clovernment has recommended an increase of only 20 per cent. to the Cheried and General establishments.
Meanwhile, the salaries of the Civil Service proper remain unchanged for the
· presente
General Luk has recently announced' affairs and his received from the, Peking 1919. that be has assumed control of military
Government about one and a half million dollars for the purpose.
It is added that Luk is to be paid more after the dissolution of the Military Gov. ernment is completed.
A THEATRICAL DIVORCE. WR. EDGAR WARWICK'S PETITION.
ND JUDGES OVER 35.
Ite
ords or on the Judicial Committee, work ing as hard as he ever worked in the whole
AN INDEPENDENT BENCH. The Lard Chief Justie, responding administered justier in a way that had and that during the war our judges had on the admiration of the rivilised world, and had advanced the
was proud of the. services they had rendered. It was mat ler for congratulation that such public confidence was shown in the judges' that whenever a difficult question anse for solution and a committee was formed to solve is, one of his
was chosen
to praside.
Mrs.)
of his life (Lbeers.) Two others had dead bore their part valiantly, and
nady contributions which received very little gratitude-Viscount Haldane mod Lord "Ruckmaster.
had been proud to serve their country,
We surnetimes did not quite appreciate war, when Bow important the law was. During the whole superstructure of the Empire recked, the foundations stood Grm upon
If the Secretary of State apmental When a man gets to 40 he is
Most uf
of our judges are car too senti It is reported that General Luk Wing-proves the commissions' recommendations, guided by bis passions, which get worse ting is taking steps to cancel the declara.
as it is confidently expected he will do, as he gets older. (Laughter.) But there tion of independence in the the Kwangsit is believed the Civil Service will receive is a purity of intellect and a passion for and to dissolve the Military Government,
justice about gonth. No man over the age she has reached an agreement with the temporary increase of 20 per cent. Theof 5 should be allowed on the Rench. Peking Government.
commission recommended that all in
After that age he should come down to the Bar, where he can give tree vent to reases should date from January 1st,
nis temper. Laughter.)
The idea that age ant
experience AEC
ARREARS IN THE COURTS. a guarantee of justice is not true Judges Referring to the Loris Chaet Justice, the are mostly tog old. But a juryman chosen Lord Chancellor remarked that it was from a list of ratepayers is more im sixteen or seventeen years ago when Lord életed by an elaborate system of lies, like members of Parliament.
ease, and they had, as their opponent, his A divorce case in which the parties are
No man can get le triend, Sir Edward Clarke. He would into Parliament-at-least into the Com
tioned before Mr. Justice Hood in the think the House of Lords is more repre
mons-unless he is an entirely morbid ever forget the kinders be received on well-known theatrical people was men-specimen of humanity. (Laughter.)
that occasion from bis lender. Is would Practice Court yesterday (says the Mel-
he wrong to suppose that the Lord Chief- than the Commons because there Justice left his important duties in a bourne lgr of June 19th). The petition (Laughter.)
a member is the son of his father.untry willingly, when he went na kis to the United States. The crisis in the rase has been lodged by Edear War-all through the country hetween Judgang man who could have made the con 18 a rontinual eenflict going on was a great one, and he did not know of wick Goodchild-known
professionally and jury. The Judge is continually try,tribution which Lord Reading made
the cause of this country in the meaner ...or supruge crisis, (Cheers.) In the records of the long and illustrious iine v
world be none which showed a career ceful, ur une
partial and representative, He is not Reading led to a his Arst important entrust Justice and liberty, which were
The Tuchun, Mok Wing-un, who has received Lak's orders dissolve the meetings with the Kwangsi leaders to Military Government, has held secret discuss the matter. They are preparing to comply with Luk's orders quietly as they are afraid of opposition.
sentati
h Edgar Warwick -33, theatrical ing to take away the jury's power, and manager, of The Waldorf, Fitzroy-street. End on facts and not upon the point of is always trying to persuade the jy to S. Kilda, asking for divorce from May the morality of the fact- very different Lord Chel Jestices of England there
- Shum Chun huen, who has sent a repre sentative to negotiate separate peace terns with the Peking Government, has beca informed that his proposals are re- jeeted. After receipt of the information. Shinus amade up his mind to retire, and to return to Shanghai as soon as he is foodchild, 27, known on the stage as thing." allowed to resign the "Silver is queima di 55 and 56 9-1d. Binetorship to the Military Government. Melbourne, in the ground that she has Administrative Mande Fame, formerly" of "Spring street,
THE SILVER MARKET.
LONDOS, August th
The market is firm. ""
COMMANDER LAM-EXPEDITION TO FUKIEN,
In explanation of Commander Lam Poyik's 'delay in departing for Fukien, weare informed that the raval tificers do CAPITAL PLENTIFUL IN LOMBARD wish him to leave Canton at the pre
Hent rime
STREET.
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In Lombard Street the supply of capital is plentiful owing to the repayment of
annum.
MILITARY AFTALES.
*
Owing to misunderstanding between the regalar Police force and the Railway police of the Canton Bankow line a number of the latter have been arrested by the troops under the command of the
Some of them are prope to leet another Commander of the Squadron if he should go, and Lam has ty delay his departure. for fear of losing Treasury bills, states a financial cable rearrangements have been made,
his Commandership or until suitable cently received by the Bank of Japan from London. Three months' discount rate is 9 per cent, while six months bills are discounted at 21 per cent per The specie reserve of the Bank of Eng. land shows an increase of £718,000. The ratio of the bank's reserve against Superintendent of Police, The headquar liabilities stands at 14.125 per cent. Public ters of the Railway-police was searched deposits show an i
increase of £4,510,000 and a number of rifles were taken away. Other deposits also show a gain of
Since the reorganisation of the troops £29,170,000
Government securities show in the province was ordered, the regular. n gain of £31,880,000, the gain in other forces have been increased to 165 batta securities being up to £2,000,000. The lions. Treasury's temporary loans, are £72,340,000 higher.
UP
RELATIONS WITH GERMANY."
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to the judges. The judges were independent of the executive. They were the servants of the King in that they were appointed by his Majesty to serve him by doing justion. They were subservie to no tuan; their duty was to do justice bad done it throughout the war. (Hear, fearlessly and independently, and so they har
tient
ty
The
law was a link between the United kingdom and our Dominions, Colonie, and possessions abroad. It we the very genius of the British people that justice should be done. The spirit of fair play
dum preserved. Now that the great work wax the proxiunt of tenturies, through which liberties had been won in
which showed
of reconstruction had begun, there
should As a firm conviction that In the the cause of this country and this Empire well, from the very beginning of the war of law men, both rich and poor, would a greater contributien
receive fair treatment. As regarded him than that of Lord Reading. (Cheers.)
he made up his mind that
the Lord Chancellor said that no judge Dealing generally with the contribution
would never refuse to do The resclu- of the judges to the State during the war,
anything, however humble
to undertake any single unit. The
ur never great, which might be asked however much overworked, ever refused him. He had undertaken every task the Guverament bad asked him to per asked of him by the Government. The have thought it was a little beyond his form, even though sometimes be might Miss Florence Underwood, in seconding, exigencies of the years through which we strength. Miss Maude Fane will be remembered trates. The resolution was carried unani.
urged the appointment of women magisbad passed sometimes made it expedient had responded nobly to the calls that So, likewise, all the judges by many in Hongkong as the "Queen of mously.
to ask them to do work which, in normal had been made upon them, and had de Hearts, of the now defunct Court
tires, it would not be desirable that served, as they had received, the acclama Fane at St. John's Cathedral, Hongkong, Mr. Warwick married Miss
judges should undertake. They realisti
tions and
about five years ago.
een guilty of misronduct with flabert Peel, of Sydney, who is joined as respondent.
MH. I. Cohen, for petitioner, asked that the hearing of the suit should go over until next mouth.
The application was granted
Cards.
INTELLIGENCE.
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the extension of the provisions of the DE CLOPPOND'S REŠULÉTIUS, Dr. Chlord moved a resolution Court of Criminal Appeal to give Judges power to order a new trial, "whenever by
tion also asked for the extension of the doing so they would in their opinion fur
the interests of justice."
appeals. from police courts to Quarter provisions of the Act of 1907 to cover
Sessions.
BRITISH CLUBS.
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that the times were not normal, and many (Cheers confidence of the British people.
judges performed work which neither they bir A Steel-Maitland, replying to nor he thought they could have most use Captain Bowyer in the House of Com-fully done if there had been cibers to do mon on June 20th, wald: It is probable ir that valuable assistance" was afforded to The resumption of normal peace condi
Viscount Mion of th
ecount Cave proposed "The Profer The Attorney-General, nplying for the Bar, anid
knew the public liked hey could tell that from what they them--they
about thers.
(Laughter.)
They
mitted.
the German Government by commercial tions destroyed the only justification for knew Sir John Simon, counsel for Mr.de and other information supplied to them this extra judical employment on a lar Laszios has said that our secret service is by clubs of derman residents in foreign scale. The first duty of judges was to the finest in the world." He is perfectcowas. Inquiries have been, and are being, construe the law in their own courts and iy right. Of the wonders of our ver or made of bis Majesty's diplomatic repre- with the authority of judges. The time ganisation, the secret service, is very far sentatives in various countries abroad as would come, sooner or later, when the In the issue of Treasury bills there is
The authorities have received a circular from the least. Nothing could have been to the possibility, of encouraging mimilar accumulation of arrears in the law courte on the
the other hand a decrease
telegram from the Peking Government better than the swift decision with which institutions among the British colonies in would be such as to involve great hard The issue of Government stating that the declaration of war on the German spies were discovered, round foreign countries, and Committee has ship. He desired to utter a grave war at £342,500,000 according to
Germany is cancelled and the word od up, and-dealt with June 25th census.
"enemy" should not be addressed' to the horrid surprise for the Huns
And what a been set up for the purpose of expressly ing. There would be an immense increase The Government outstanding obliga-
Germane
It was examining this and certain' other kindred of business in the law courts. To auPPOCA tions, including Treasury bills and tem- It is said that trade with the German country, that the British secret service member is doubtless also aware of the the King's Bench Division and that, at the
generally believed, firmly enough in this questions. The honourable and gallant that they could dispose of the businem porary loana. amount to £1,573,000,000, is to be resumed abortly. Already some of which £1,000,000,000 is being redeemed of the Chinese merchants are reported to other countries. It was not. The big sweep a most valuable inofficial institution are take a judge from the bench was an idle was infantile by comparison with that of existence of the Overseas Club, which is same time, every public department' could by the Government with the proceeds of hase ordered German goods (mostly sun of exciny agents at the beginning of the ing as a connecting link for bodies of this speculation. He hoped the City of Lon The new public loan.
dries) from the agents
kind abroad.
don would realise that the diversioa,, o'
war proved so much.
they trusted and that they were profoundly, auseinabe (Laughter.) It was their business to other people's business; they never committed themselves, if there was any committing to do, it was their clients who were com- (Laughter.) It was because as judges they did not forget what they had learns at the Bar that our judges were io efficient,
The President of the Law Society (Mr. question of the fusion of solicitors and R. A. Pinsen), who replied for the solici tors
rs of the country, adverted to the come about because the solicitors did not barristers, and said that that had not. want it, the Bar did not want it, and the. public did not want it.
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