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THE THREE TOP-TALENTS THAT MAKE

A GREAT Q.C.

By JOHN DEANE POTTER

THE retirement of Gilbert. Beyfus, Q.C., one of the most brilliant advocates of his generation, his raised-these questions:-

WHAT are the ingredients that make the magic which turns a lawyer into a brilliant advocate?

WHAT is the intangible art that separates one barrister from a hundred of his fellow members of the Bar and makes him a sought-after, wealthy success?

THE OTHER DAY Lortt Shawcross, former Attorney-General and one of the biggest earners at the Bar, gave me in these words. the following rules:-

1 CONFIDENCE

HE MUST make the court feel he knows exactly what he is talking about. He must address them with forceful confidence. But there must be no suggestion of brow-beating.

The jurymen must feel the advocate is not pleading his client's case to the exclusion of the rights and wrongs of it.

They must feel he is a fair man who believes in his case and is not in any way trying to deceive them. He must even give away points if he feels that is justified. They must never feel that he is attempting to pull the wool over their eyes.

He must always avoid antagonising a tribunal, however obstinate, pigheaded, and ill-informed he may think it to be, when it rejeels his argument.

THE CHINA MAIL TUESDAY, MAY 24 1960.

Even a

crash

this courageous English girl

couldn't stop this

SHE FLEW TO FAME!

ELEVEN thousand feet up, skimming the wild

ntouhtsintops of Siam, a frail young English girl tensed grimly in her tiny open cockpit.

She did not need to peer into the dense envelop- ing rammelouds to sense this new, desperate danger. The sudden, horrifying splutter of the single engine

of her little green-painted aircraft warned that the air was too thin.

She knew now that she dared. London to Darwin had taken just not risk dimbing higher. Ye, 192 days.

when felt blind above the mountains at ten thousand feet, her altitude has been danger- ously low....

Time after time, dropping through dear patches

Alone, without blind-flying instruments, radio, "or adequate weather

reports,

had achieved what they had told her she would be a fool to try. in the Little Miss Nobody, Amy cloud, she had searched with Johnson from Park Avenue, Hull, tired eyes for a way through England, was the pride of Britain the mountains beyond Moul and the world's heroine. She mein.

But always the hills had won her place among the loomed below.

immorials - the hard way.

It took Amy Johnson three frightful hours to clear those mountains. It was not the first lime death had touched her wing-tips on that lonely flight. Nor was it to be the last,

stil. But

her eyes rimmed beneath her goggies, she flew doggedly on into the open sky.

Spellbound

red-

Stie had told them all that she would fly to Australia. Nothing should stop her now.

Amazingly, nothing did. Fag,

It was a glorious conquest, yet there had been uttje hint of glory when it began,

Few people had known of cared about the crary 'dream of

moto. Änniversary story,

By GUY JONES

the slight young solicitor's Clerk. Those who did smiled tolerantly and advised her to go by

steamer...

Even Any seemed to have no

On the other hand he must have the ability to stand up firmly mundatiem, matsoen, blinding very clear explanation of her rain, x damaged undercarriage burning, stubborn ambition. Fly- to the tribunal if the occasion really requires (1.

Jasan, the little second-hand ing solo from England to Aus- was not new: an. Aus- I do not think any judge of the High Court will think any theue Havilland Moth, somehow tralia worse of an advocate who presses his point with firmness. But he shook its rudder gaily clear of tralian, Bert Hinkler had done it two years earlier, in 10 days. may well think the worse of an advocate who weakly gives way them all.

At first; the Prest, the aircraft when some adverse point is put to him.

industry, and the public saw nothing particularly exciting in the idea of a worfian trying it.

You think this is easy? I myself have always suffered from hearing my opponents demolishing my poor little case with ap parent ease and grace. I am often reduced to a state of trembling apprehension.

That is not an exaggeration. I well remember the first time I attempted to make a pubile speech, I was in a cold perspiration

of nervous anxiety about it. I was almost in tears.

The truth is I have never really got dry since. But I encourage of the greatest myself with the knowledge that most speakers are nervous before they are on their feet and well into their stride.

2 PERSONALITY

THE GREAT ART is to persuade without appearing to per- guide. This all hinges on the personality of the advocate.

All men start equal in their knowledge of the law, but one man's personality will show up.

The old bombastic, oratorical days of the Bar are long past. Now the successful advocate must cultivate a reasonable, con- versational atmosphere.

This atmosphere, which is the best with modern juries, is not always created by a man with an obvious strong personality,

The great thing is to try to make the judge or jury listen to

the argument-without remembering the advocate at all!

I remember being once told by a juryman that throughout quite a good address he had been looking at the advocate's very prominent gold teeth. He could not get his mind off them, There- fore he was not listening properly to the argument,

The real secret is to have a personality which will enable you to get the jury to listen to what you are saying and not think about you at all. This comes naturally or not at all.

But an advocate must not try to develop an sonality. He must be himself at his best.

3 LUCK

artificial per-

The world watched, spell bound. Newspapers and radio epic bulletins headlined this conquest of half the world. Thousands rejoiced at each new with trated landfali; waited breath when Jason was reported overdue; logged the roule in pocketbook charts.

"

Swept hangars

Of the few who thought she really meant il, fewer still be- leved that she would succeed,

And on May 24, 1930-Em-

But they underrated Amy and pine Day, just 30 years ago -- tears welled in 20-year-old Amy's weary eyes as she banged her questing, Yorkshire stub- Jason's sides in wild exultation. bornness. Before she ever soared into the sky from Croydon Air- Ahead lay the first dim outline port, ber grimmest battle was of the North Australian coast. already behind her.

THE NEW TRAVELS OF

Jason and Amy looked very tiny as they skimmed into the moming sky on May 5, 1930. There was not

even

Through storms, monsoons, skim ming mountaintops flew the tiny one-engined 'plane-and the world marvelled

skimmed off across the sand for Bagdad.

Six days and 5,000 miles out, Little Miss Nobody was at Kara chi - two days ahead of Hink- ler's time, aviation men began to reallge

By the eighth day, Amy was at Calcutta, and a heroine, a weary, windswept heroine.

The long hours of fierce con- centration had begun 10 take their talk by the time she set off on the ninth day on the 650- mile flight to Rangoon.

Now it looked really dangerous, Through driving rain and strong winds, she had to climb to 12,000 feet to clear the mountains, then plummet to 150 feet to find the coastline.

On the fifteenth day, skirting the Java Sea, she was dofoli down short of Soerabaya“ by thunderstorms. With an static magneto, she had still the perious hazard of the Timor Sea to clear.

When nothing was heard of Jason for a day and a night, the world feared the worst.

She's there!

hope seemed Then, when vain, word reached civilisation touched down that Amy had safely at a remote spot in the Islands....

The Timor crossing, on the last day, proved almost a plea-

a Missing Rangoon Racecourse sure flight. Alter a cheering on- cheering crowd to speed them by 12 miles, Amy landed in a counter with a tanker halfway just Amy's father, a few triends, football field and hit a ditch. The across, Amy touched down at

Darwin at 3 p.m. and an airport worker or two,

The great adventure had be- She fought it with a broom, gun. But few cared, even when sweeping out the hangars at the she reached Vienna ten hours. Lane field, where she persuaded who thought she had been mis- London Acroplane Club's Stag later, bar a handful of experts mechanics to teach her some- taken in her choice of route. thing about aere engines.

Revolver

She fought it at her office desk. hoarding every penny she could spare for flying lessons.

She talked Lord Wakefield in-

On Tuesday, May 6, Amy took a twelve-hour, 800-mile hop to Constantinople in her stride. The next day she jumped lithely from her cockpit at Aleppo, 550 miles further on.

damage to her undercarriage meant two days' delay and the loss of her lead on Hinkler.

Spine-chilling

K

"She's there! headlines

exulled across the world. The news touched off s frenzy of delight.

Amy returned triumphantly to face an almost Royal pro- "cheaïlig gress through dense, London crowds in flag-draped streets.

On May 16, flying to Bangkok, she lived through her spine- chilling moment with a splutter ing engine above the mountains. There was worse to come.

At a memorable lunchean at- For 250 miles, in tearing tended by Louis Bleriot and monsoon weather, even the shape of the corst 60 feet below The world began to look in- was blotted out. The rain was a terested.

solid sheet.

many more air pioneers, she was -handed a British newspaper'a £10,000 cheque and á gold cup.

Amy Johnson had little to say. Now came the challenge. Half- Pushing up her goggles, Amy to putting up £300, enough to way to Bagdad, a swift sand- flew for more than five hours She had done it that was pay for Her petrol on the flight; storm forced Jasou down in the with her head stuck out of the enough. She had proved what a and her faller into buying her barren desert. For two hours. cockpit. Her eyes, bared to the woman could do. the 2000 Math which had while its intensity threatened the stinging rain, felt as if they She went on to prove it again already clocked up 35,000 miles.

machine, were being wrenched out. But and again in later years and,

slight, 24-foot-long

She became the first qualified Amy clutched desperately at the not for a midinent dated she with her husband, Jim Mollison,

woman pilot to hold a ground engineer's licence as well.

But- Australia? Her flying time amounted to less than 100 hours; 200 miles was the most she had ever flown.

'plane.

Her revolver was at her side. There might be zalding Arabs about.

When the storm's fury was spent, Amy climbed in again and

LOGAN GOURLAY

ROB

New York.

OBERT MONT- GOMERY has the

rarest quality of all

Where will he turn up next? Watch for the unexpected stories from the unexpected places

THE GREATEST potential advocate at the Bar will never be among the inhabitants had been getting all the wrong campaign that was tough go-

heard of unless he has a little luck. What is legal luck?

advice. Well intentioned advice, ing."

to fidget and the result was he into politics himself. "Not

and Momma Jolie, Flus

nisters Žan Zas and Magda

one:

of this frenetic, panic- but just not professional. For He registered alarm when I Gabor husband, Frank Brown, First of all, it means getting a good case where you capaced, prickly city of example, he had been told not inquired if he was likely to go exhibit your talents. If this ease comes from a good solicitor he New York who have too wing too immobile and chance, I always say two weeks Hasi't regretted will give you other work to help you on your way.

Luck in briefs, of course, is all-important. Some of the much central. heating constrained, greatest breaks in the law have come to a junior in chambers whose leader, busily engaget on other cases, has at the last moment handed over a case to him.

Then given personality and confidence, he may be on his way to being a brilliant advocale.

FABUT BEFORE SISYPHUS HAD GOT

THE STORE TO THE TOP OF THE HILL,

- IT ALWAYS ROLLED DOWN AGAIN...

and a shortage of inner warmth.

It is charm. Quiet reflective charm. For the past six years he has needed all of it, plus diplo macy, for what must be the most important job of his career, which has included 20 years of pre-war Hollywood stardom.

The job is personal consultant and adviser to President Elsen hower on radio and television

who married Eva seven months a ago and looks as though he.

In the White House, where I have an office, will cure anyone The setting was Eva's house of political ambitions. I do not in Fifth Averse, which has an know what will happen after impressive marble Hallway, a the presidential elections. magnificent walnut-panelled re-

"I suppose this should be off the record because I do not want to criticise Sir Winsloa

"I have not been asked to do ception rod, and a reflective, Churchill in any way. But he advised the President-to-wear the same job for Nixon-il-he-Bedroom with a pink bed and heavy black rimmed spectacles. gets in. I guess I'll retire like its entirely lined with mir-

rors. Elsenhower"

"The result was the President looked like a species of owl,

"What I had to do generally was to citar away the trivial ties, the irritations, and the in- hibitions. Put the President at ease in front of those and let his real personality come Slice the President is the most powerful man in America through his natural self”

cameras

Recently he was invited to Eva il rie: "The mirrors are Japah to ndolse the Japanese bw. My husband said we ndust Prime Minister on How to win have them to make the room

He turned it down politely friends and votes via television. Idok bigger" but firmly.

"Our conversation was largely among the I did not suggest that he autobiographical should come over to 'Britain to celebrities. I listened to Gerold offer advice to Gaitskellor (with an O) Frank. He. is the any of our leading politicians, ghost writer who has acquired

though Walter Winchell Montgomery was obviously Most of them think they do not more substance and fame than would disagree-and the most accepting no responsibility for need it. And a few are right. his subjects, who have included Others would disapprove in Dana Barrymore.. His later, 15 powerful man in the world creating the father image which except, of course. Mr K-who has won Eisenhower the child- principle. And they may be Zsa Zsa, ever moulds the presidential like devotion of millions of right too. television image, on which so American adults.

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much depends nowadays, is also He went on "There was YOU can buy your suntan unconventional lives, 1. falter a pretty powerful figure, nothing wrong with the pers in New York in a bottle. monality; It just had to get

harmless.

He said: "I have rever

He said: "I'm fascinated by women who have led exciting myself that I can make them confide in me and tell all." He looked as though he were bear- ing the strain stoically,

Zsa Zsa said: "it is amazing. :

draw her head in,

Mile by mile, she baitied her way against the driving gales along the Malay Peninsula. As she neared Singapore, her hope of a record time had gone.

over vanished

the Thames

to break record after record. Theh, on January 9, 1941, Amy Estuary white ferrying a plane for the Air Transport Auxiliary.

But her name lives on.

I must say she gave the im~ It was, I trust, a reference to Unprofessional Brass to the public. He had to Every drug-store is selling be himself, But that car be the a preparation which at

pression that she did remember the lewlesspose of the pelty, not

to thy popularity rating, most difficult thing in the world, cording to the advertise-

WORDS with which I Montgomery sat at lunch in a There was no suggestion of restaurant 39 giddy floors above teaching hims, to act or that mente "will give you a

entirely agree spoken by 17 was the day after Chess- Amazing handsone grangolist man was gassed that Robert vision reveals that in a minute, over in a few hours.

Billy Graham: “America Mitchum chose to make one "It is the greatest le detector dit rub it on like after writes as though he had has as great an obsession of his characteristic pro- ever invented. It shows tip the thought of myself as a powerful phones. It is the death of the shave lotion." It is called been there which everything with ex as Rome ever nouncements to the Ameri- figure behind the scenes. I think demagogue:

Mantan, but the advertise- happens to me, Everything had. I would only add: can nation: “I drink as a ments addi "Your best girl. Even when I am with Embiross," The Romans enjoyed their preparation for death. When

She looked exceedingly at obsession. For emphasis can use Mantan too. You

can also buy a preparation tractive he she always does, and, she sounded shocked as she salcom does.

Laurence Harvey, who has! been making a hum with. ^Joăn

b lot of nonsense is tbed about the frightening influence

of television in the world of

politics..

"I am not a sinister Madison He told me that his job does which guarantees to whiten Avenue figure creating phoney not include writing or thugging the skin. If you are a public images to deceive the the text of the President'a NTKEZ electorate. There is nothing speeches, "Let's say that I strange or mysterious about might suggest a little rephratangg what I have done for the Pre- or rewarding for the sake of

emphasis. But then I'm not con aldent."/

cerned with the measg, just that it geweerower in this isbat for a possible way. That's more than

He sipped a little ice water like s politielen pré

that the

(--) ft. huset, tálom a lot of time over the years, 21 thays travelled aldent, including the 208 abretiõe

INSIDE EVA'S

..

WHAT A COP TOLD ME

the great day comes 1 will be completely inured. It will be just one more hang

chum

How but had a few rows Wage A colleague of mine phaned to PRICE

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an Interview for mo York's Plaza- Stoughtzat arst tast diyale strange

With the plasticated was with Folite Commissioner Ken-

other day

BEDROOM phoney. I convinced him he meds of New York dopot, andbag was wrong popta mo. He did When I telephoned myself the for one

which not tell how he had done next day a voice said: "How for

long have you been in New total anda Elizabeth Taylor was telling York?" I said: "A few days, para group of phithi grests how The voice said: "And you

for staying at but she remembered her first kisses have been attacked piacá, there motta and put the screen,

molested? You're kinky "

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