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LEGAL PROFESSION
GENERAL
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TRIBUTES TO LATE MR.
JUSTICE R. E.
LINDSELL
JUSTICE ROGER EDWARD Tributes to the memory of MR.
the Supreme Court, Hongkong, who' LINDSELL, Pulsne Judge of died in Durban last week, were paid by the Chief Justice, Sir Athel MacGregor, the Attomey-General. Hon. Mr. C. G. Alabaster, O.B.E., K.C., and Mr. Eldon Patter, K.C., at the Supreme Court yesterday.
Members of both branches of the legal profession, senior Police friends were officers and officers of the Prison Department and present.
The Chief Justice, who sat with hear of the death of Mr. Justice" Mr. Justice Williams, Acting Lindsell. None of us had expect |
ed such a sudden passing. Puisne Judge, said:-
Mr. Attorney: Last Friday wel 1 would like to be associated received the tragically sad riews of with all that has been sold by the death in Durban a week ago your Lordship and by the Hori of Roger Lindsell. Palsne Judge of, Attorney-General. this court.
was
I feel
15 right the Bar should pay tribute Lindsell first arrived the othe memory of one who was "Colony as cadet In October, not only a judge but a friend."
1909, and has done all his public- I venture to say that the legal service in Hongkong. For some career of Mr. Justice Lindsell was Although fu time now he has been the senior a remarkable "one of the cadet officers in length of Chier Magistrate of this Colony service. He was called to the Bar he figured with conspicucus sue- in 1930, and in August. 1994, on cess and acquired much legal ex the retirement of Mr. 3, R. Wood, perience in these years, it
only under ten years ago that he he was appointed Pulane Judge.
was called to the Bar...
His
Puisne appointment as advantage of his valuable advice Judge received the full support and ever ready, assistance and and approval of every member of We all knew his have had his friendship abundant- the profession. ly. Lindsell was a man who did ability' as a lawyer and felt he everything hard, he worked hard would do well in his capacity of and he played hard. He had hosts judge. of friends and by the public.he was liked and respected.
For the last six years he has been my colleague; I have had the)
A pretty wedding took place at St. Teresa's Church, Kowloon. on Sunday afternoon, between Mr. Jose Miguel Figueiredo and Miss Celeste Marin Sarrazola Xavier. The bridegroom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Henrique J. M. Figueiredo.-(King's Studio):
ACTION FOR FUNERAL OF MR.
A. DRANSFIELD
SLÄNDER
ALLEGATIONS BY HIGH CHINESE OFFICIAL'S WIFE
METHODIST CHURCH
EULOGY
Albert
The funeral of Mr. Dransfield, who died at his home,
The wife of a high officias of Broom Street, Happy Valley, on the Chinese Government figured Sunday, took place at the Colonia In his private fe he had a
as a plaintiff in an action for 'siand- Cemetery resterday.
Preceding the burial a short multitude of Interests and was er before Mr. Justice Williams at He had a pasalun for justice. possessed of a strength of charac-the Summary Court yesterday. The service was held at the English and many times here all of us ter and full of the joys of life.
defendant was a married woman, Methodist Church, of which the heard the corridors of this build- I desire to convey to Mrs. Lind Chan Yee-koo, of No. 22, Hilwood late Mr. Dransdeld was a member. ing ring as he rebuked the shifty sell. her daughter and sons our Road, who was alleged to have, The Rev. J. E., Sandbach officiated. or prevaricating witness or dealt deepest sympathy in their loss.
said to the plaintiff, Chan Fan-assisted by the Rev. E Moreton faithfully with the proved liar.
shi, of No, 430, Nathan Road, third In an eulogy of Mr. Deansfeld. "You are a 'La Chin,' the Mr. Sandbach said that his sud- social gatherings will not allow den passing came as a great shock you to be in their companies. You to all members of the congrega- are also a thief."
To both branches of the profes Street Coolie
alon. "to the officers of the court and
public he
to
the
was courteous and long suffering and
in the best sense of the term he
was a good judge.
KEEN SPORTSMAN
In other spheres of He too he will be sorely missed. He had always been a keen sportsman playing cricket, tennis, golf and badminton. In more recent years
On Capital Charge
ROOF STABBING RECALLED
Chief
floor:
Mr. Alfred Y. Hon appeared for the plaintiff, while Mr. F H Laseby was for the defence.
The claim was for $1,000 of which $953 was special claim, being money due to the plaintif from the Money Loan Association, and $47 being special chim.
Mr. Hon waived the specialistaim
A street coolie, CHAN TAI-TAU, his active participation in games was arraigned before the became naturally less, but his ex-Justice, Sir Atholl MacGregor, at and said that with regard to the perience, his shrewd and level the Criminal Sessions yesterday general claim he would leave the
matter to the Court. headed commonsense and his love
of murder. a charge on of the game for the game's sake
accused was alleged freely at the disposal of those who charged themselves with the task of promoting and,
were
The have te
PLAYED MAH JONGG
tion.
Mr. Dransfield had always taken a keen and Hyely interest in the church and, though unable to be present on the Anniversary Ser- vice on Sunday, he did pot forget The late Mr. Drans- his donation. held had. said the speaker, the true heart of an evangelist.
His greatest memorial was the Soldiers and Sailors Home to which he devoted much of his time and energy,
the
Mr. Sandbetalso officiated at stabbed to death a 19-year-old Olving evidence, Chen Pau-h the graveside winst Messrs. A. F youth, Stu Muk, on the roof of said that she came to Hongkong Woods, fa Warren, A. G. Squibb, the Tin Yin Yat Fo on Oct. 1. in 1937. She had known the de-P. T. Glanville and A. McAlpine controlling clean sport.
Mr, J. Reynolds, Crown Counsel, fendant for three or four years were the all-bearers.
The chief mourer Was For many years until quite re- cently he was President of the assisted by Det.-Insp. J. O'Dono and had been playing mah Jongg
Mr. and Mrs. Gelling, the Rev. Hongkong Lawn Tennis Assocía-van, conducted the prosecution, with her quite frequently, some widow. Among these present were tion and at the time of his death while Mr. H. W. Lee, instructed by times at the defendant's house, he was still President of the Kow- Mr. F. E. Nash, was for the de- Peace Avenue, or Kowloon City. In and Mrs. E. Moreton, Mr. and Mrs. July this year she stopped playing. Cox, Mr. and Mrs. W. G Maycock. loon, Cricket Club and Vice-Prest-fence.
It was alleged that the accused. On Aug. 3, she went to No. 5, Miss F. Snuss. and Messrs. E dent of the Hongkong Badminton i Association. In acting too he took on the morning in question was King's Terrace, the residence of a Lloyd-Jones, J. H. Maycock, Sr. J. a keen delight and interest. He seen to quarrel with the deceased Mrs Leung, to draw her share in Maycock, Jr. J. Wilson, C. R. tock-part in several of the Ama-in Douglas Street and subsequent the Money Lenders Association, Wilson, C. Needham. C. Sully. M. teur Dramatic Club's productions ly they had blows, The deceased Mra Leung said that she (plain Nab R. F. Maycock, W. Hill, I Abraham, R. Clark, J. L Adams, and for some years was their pre- then ran into a barber shop and tiff) had been unfair to her and B., Hardoon. C. Hardcon, Jr.. E
with coming out
a began to-cry. sident. He had also been Chair- was seen
chopper and challenged the ac Cross-examined by Mr. Loss, D. W. Hume. J. Foster, and A. 'man of the Hongkong Club..
Soon afterwards the de- Chan Pau-shi said that she had Brooksbank As a bridge player he was fa- cused.
WES observed have read an article in a Chinese dully.
to mous aid he recently took to lawn ceased bowls with the same keenness and picked up a knife from his coat concerning a to Chin' and she gare to and attacked the accused.-wound considered that the article was re- thoroughness that he
ing him in the hands. The ac terring to her and she instructed everything he undertook.
He died in harness a month cused was unarmed during the a solicitor to write to the paper.
The deceased, having, During the years that she played short of his 55th birthday and struggle. there is no one here but feels that delivered several blows, ran and mah Jongg plaintiff had won over $1,000, but the money had not been we have lost in him a good pubile went up a staircase.
paid. Actually she had lost in cash. servant and a good friend.
$840 LOANS On behalf of my brother W- The accused was seen to have
Plaintif further stated, under The Rev. JR:- Higgs; •BA, F.R. 11ams; the Registrar, officers and gone across the street and take
+ pile of cross-emmination, that the defen-G.8, Vicar of Bt, Andrew's, offi- staff of the Supreme Court and of a knife from among
ciated at the graveside. myself, I would offer to Mrs. Lind-ibedding and run after the youth. dant owed her $848 in loans. ...
Miss G. Mabhider niece) and sell and to their three sons and Few minutes after he came down Plaintiff denied that she had daughter, our most profound and from the stairs, saying that he financed a woman, called Mrs. Hul, Mr. MacNider (newphew) were sincere condolences, and with that had wounded the deceased and to gamble. She admitted that she the chief mourers and others, pres expression of sympathy. I know was going to give himself up. He had called a tiss Tip "a prothed-Sent Included Mrs. J. Howell, Mrs. the law omcers and both branches then took the two knives and ing tooth swine and your whole Aillson, Mrs. WE Peers, Mr..HE. of the profession will wish to be went to the police station. He family would perish; becaust, the Rose Mrs. E. Histed, Miss B Bel-
was bleeding.
said, Miss Tho had accused heriot rao, Mr. J. R. A. Pearne, Mr. J. H. associated.
being's swindler.
ATTORNEY GENERAL
TOOK KNIFE
The Police found the deceased wounded on the roof and later of behalf of both branches of took the two men to the Queen
Mary Hospital for treatment..
Mr. Alabaster såld:
the legal profession, I desire to be so associated with your Lord- ship's remarks ad jola in the" tribute to the memy of the late Mr. Justice Lindsell and in the expression of griet to Mrs. Lind" sell and her family.
An operation was performed on the deceased but he died on the following morning. The accused was detained in hospital until Oct.,
18.-
Following evidence for the pro- secution, the bearing was adjourn It had been my privilege to know Roger Lindsell ever since heed to this morning.
arrived, here, before his matriage
arid in every office he has held
since then, both legal and social
"Mr. Loseby: That's not the language to be used by a wife of a "high official, is if?That was in response to her accusing me ci ve- ing a Lo Chin.-
nf
A bunch of red roses from the widow, was, lowered into the grave. MRS. T. PIERSDORF
The funeral of Mrs. Therese
old resident Plersdorf, an Hongkong who passed away at the Matilda Hospital on Sunday arternoon, took place at the Pro- testant Cemetery, Happy Valley. yesterday morning:
Lawrence, Jr., Mr. V. V Kolat- choff, Mr. W. Maher, Mr.,,S. C. Marker; and Mr. 8. A., Ramjahn,
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The Spanish Cabinet met. yea- hearing was adjourned to Jan 6 and family, 8. A Fike and family, 1941.
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He has brought to all these al Ho Leung-chal, allas Ho Kam- Mr. J. P. Murphy Assistant magnetic personality which at chuen, charged with the murder of Crown Bolicitor, was for the prose Okuen. tracted people to such an extent Chan Chuen, was released and was cution and Mr. H. Somerset FitZ- that I believe he was better delivered to the custody of the roy, instructed by Mr. J.-M. DAI known to the public generally by police at the Criminal Sessions mada Remedios was for the
yesterday when the jury found defence. name than by his service.
that they were not satisfied that
It was a privilege he shared with his wife. who possessed the same gift and charm.
I azaldestre to express our sympathy towards Mrs. Lindsell and her family in their loss.
MR. ELDON POTTER
Mr Potter/wald;
It came as a shock to all mem- bers of the legal profession to
in à Viennese University, and
SUDDEN DEATH OF Professor in the Facuity of Arts MISS IRMA LAST came to Hongkong about two We regret to announce the years ago a victim of the Nazi The jury comprised Messrs. R. W.
moming at St. Teresa's Hospital, the Diocesan Girls School as an the spot at which the murder took Owens (Foreman), GM, Ozoria, death, which took place yesterdayi pogrom. She joined the Stan of place was within' British waters. Lee Kwang-yan, Wong Horlan, of Miss Irma Last at the age of Art teacher.
was heard, said that in viewof the M
The Chief Justice, air Atholl Wong Kle-kwong, Loo Ban-chen 36. She had been in hospital for Miss last will also be missed by MacGregor, before whom the case wong Kam-ying.
some time but was recently dis- a large number of local residents decision the Court had no furisdicthe accused & foki on board a charged apparently well recover tion to try the case, adding """The trading funk, was alleged to have ed she suffered a relapse yester accused 18 released and delivered shot and killed Chang Chun near day about 7 am and passed to the custody of the police and is the Nine Pins group within British away.
The late Miss Last was formerly pay again at their disposal,"
Colony waters on Feb. 24.
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