CO129-447 - Governor Sir May - 1918 [1-3] — Page 159

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worked for some time, broks down absolutely, and this resulted

in further adjournaments lasting to August 20th shen he again

resumed his place in Court.

There were intermediate sittings during his

absenos at which either Mr. Sharp or Mr. Pollock attended on

the taking of evidence de bene OBER.

The game between sittings at this period were due

to the fact that Mr. Pollock was quite new to the case and that

Mr. Sharp, who only consented to come in temporarily, had efter

months of abaenos, forgotten all his facts.

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The hearing closed on September 7th when, on the

request of both sides, I adjourned till after the vacation to

#nable Counsel to prepare třeir speeches.

The attached table shows that there have been 70

hearing days in the case. The Court has never in Hongkong sat in

Original Jurisdiction on Fridays or Saturdaya.

This leaves 4 days a week for such sittings, or 16

a month. Normally then the hearing would have concluded in 4ệ

months. Allowing for necessary intermissions such as vacatione

(Christmas, China New Year and kaster) total 25 days. Full Court

sittings 9 days- Criminal Sessions 6 days: illness of witnesses

and Counsel 4 days : say six months altogether.

In the ordinary course then the hearing would have

concluded at about the middle of Juns.

Now as to the alleged prolixity of Counsel.

A barrister is an educated man who specialises

in the practice of advocacy by which he hoper to make a living.

To be successful he must be conscientious and hard working. Like

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all specialists he will have the defects of his qualities. If

he is prolix to no purpose, he very soon loses his practice ..F.

Mr. Pollook. The two best advocates in the Colony Messre. Starp

and Potter speak at considerable length in a case they consider

difficult: the first through excessive carefulness and anxiety

to miss no point, the second from natural fluency. Mr. Alabaster

is very much more concise in argument or in oroes examination;