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-CHARACTER STUDIES OF THE COMING. "MEN,
[BY A BARRISTER.]
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Three Can be few lives strenuous as a successful barris-
ter's. There is a superstition, how over that princely "fortune, CXA be made easily at the Bar, but the truth is that money is more hardly earned in the Temple than any- where else, and there are few in-
comes which can compare to that of a big merchant or industrialist. Some put Sir John Simon's, grOBS professional earnings as high as £60,000 a year, and before Sir Douglas Hogg took office it is known that he ran Sir John very close. But these two Titans stand quits alone. Their incomes are ensily the greptons, earned at the Bar. Sir Edward Clarke's best year was £20,000. But this does not mean that a corresponding in crease prevails through the profes. sion. The present is a notoriously
lean time for the field.
Two decades ago there were number of great advocates who could be said to stand in the
AMERICAN SAILORS SENTENCED.
SHANGHAI PUBLIC GARDENS ROBBERY.
TERM TO BE SERVED IN AMERICA.
5-MONTHS' FIGHT WITH" STORMS.
TUG'S VOYAGE TO NEW ZEALAND.
LISBON.
BLUE FUNNEL LINE
AN EARTHQUAKE WHILE AT SUMMER CRUISES 1927
To Shanghai, Tsingtan, Wei-Hat Wei, Taku
AUCKLAND.
Last Wednesday morning Judge.
The Wanganui Harbour Board's Purdy sentenced three American steam tug Kahani has been sailing sailors, D. J. Sax, LS. Harper the high seas for five months in the and R. C. MeChatchery to one year effort to reach Wanganui, and the. and one day's imprisonment at httle vessel has arrived in port McNeil's Island penitentiary, they after an arduous and at times having heen proved guilty of high-tempestuous voyage- way robbery with violence. Dr. Rough weather occurred during while Mr. F. J Schuhl defended." Sellett prosecuted at the trial the trip out, and pump' trouble de-' veloped the day after starting from Greenock.
(for Tientsin & Peking), Dairen and return to Hong Kong.
ANTENOR " HECTOR
**ABNEAS'
11,174 tons. 11,198 tons 10,058 tons
主
Leare Hong Kong Arriva Shanghai
July 2nd Ang. 26th Sept. 28th
19th
10
Oct
1st
Leave Shanghai
Arrive Tsingtao
H
27th 29th
6th
Sept. 2nd
Leave Tsingtao
29th
Arrive Weibaiwei
300
3rd
19
30th
3rd
30th
31st
Ang. int
4th
Leave Waibarwai Arrive Chefoo Leave Chefoo Arriva Peking) Taku Bar (for
Tientsin Love Taka Bar Lеато Arrive Chingwangtae
Leave Chingangtao
Arrive Dairen Leava Dairen Arrivo Taku Bar Leave Taku Bar Amite Weihaiwei Am Weihrive Arrive LEATE
Arrive Tsingtao
Tsingtao
Arrive Shanghai. Lears Shanghai Arrive Hong Kong
10th
15th 16th 18th
Aug. 11th
19th
10th
19th
11th
22nd
20th
13th
31st
25th
and
20th
Oct 1st
98th
23rd
gist
For Further Particulars, Apply to
In sentencing the youthful de fendants, Judge Purdy intimated
After calling at Peel, Isle of) that it was a very difficult matter Man, and Fleetwood, the intention for him and that these men were of was to proceed direct to Gibraltar. use to the American Navy and pro. When Bardsey Island was reached bably in all circumstances would it was blowing a strong gale and make good American citizens. pump trouble was again experienc
The Court could not tira themed, so the vessel put back to Holy- back to the navy as they had been head. found guilty and he did not deem A start was again made on it wise that they should remain in November 17th and a strong`gale | Shanghai for a short gaol term. It and high seas were encountered, an would be better for them if the
a call was made at Milford Haven, Court should send them to prison in where further repairs were carried America, where upon their dis-out and the vessel bunkered. ·
Five days after leaving Milford charge, they would be among friends and under circumstances Haven, with the crew of 14 and a with which they were familiar. black cat, it was found necessary one of the socused stated that he to put into Lisbon. Matters" do understood that if they pleaded not move very quickly there with guilty, they would be sentenced to the Portuguem and this vessel did Front rank. But after Lordix months imprisonment but bis not get clear until 25 days later. Carson went to the Lords the front Honour sentenced him along with rank consisted of Simon and Hogg the others af stated.
Exit the Black Gals. The complament had then bean- Where once kere were Duke,
It will be recalled that on May increased. by an additional bläck Finlay, Clarke, and Rufus Isaacs, 3rd, in the Public gardens "at cat, but, as the lack did not change,. there are now comparatively few outstanding figures at the Bar. Silva were approached by four and
night, B. A da Orus nåd J. da 'both cats were discharged at Malta, two canaries were bought Edward Marshall-Hall was the last sailors. Some conversation follow instead. They sang all the way, of the great Old Bailey heroes. Heed and an argument, after which but did not change the luck.
as any man the three accused took some money
While at Lisbon the crew ex- in England. He once boasted to
from them. Mr. Max. Hirsch, a perienced now and also an earth- me that in
no single restaurant was he offered a numbered ticket
special constable, passing by sum quake. Snow had not been known. for his coat and hat. This is fame moned assistance by blowing his there for years. indeed...
whistle and the men were arrested. Lisbon they had an uneventful trip
to Gibraltar, where they bunkeredercantile Bank A. &B. nom. Forth China Daily News.
and left the following day. Bad weather was then experienced and Practice at the Junior Bar. His the vessel made for Bona," in great quality is that he has the¦ Algeria.
Calls, at Malta and Port Said Unda Inrarance...1278) bay, 250 sel. courage of the arena," and, like seeing him come into a pocked the Peninsular soldier, does not followed, and Aden was then reach-Yangtze Insurance... se nom court in the Lyle Samuel libelknow when he is beaten.
ed. From there to Colombo was Chias Fire Iastrance....410 bay.
the vessel had.
Kong Fire Las.......50 pou
was as well · known
Lord Carson, -But even be with his magnificent appearance did not create the im pression in court that Sir Edward I well remember
Carson made.
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305 nom.
Canton Insuzanca
China: Underwriters North Chins ips.
action in 1918. He wore an old He and Mr. Pritt, who are both the longest rur tattered gown, and a crazy old wig by the way, members of the Labour The distance, 2,100 miles, occupied perched on the top of his head,
Party, have, by taking silk, re311 hours. The chief difficulty was Hong
420 sel. ....Bu note
...Tls, 123 bay.
be
Tug
and every person in court seemed leased a great amount of work for the vessel's coal capacity of onlyado China (Prof.),
to dwindle and grow insignificat da comparison with this domina: ||
ing personality...
When Sir Douglas Hogg took office there was a great gap to be filled in the silks beach, and it has remained to a large extent empty. Mr. Norman Birkett, Mr. William Jowitt, and Mr. Stuart Bevan have all assumed a very leading but not "a dominating position.
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the Junior Bar-Who will profit 80 tons. She could have steamed by this Among the younger men, much faster, but it was necessary "Mr. "Walter Monckton will go far. to conserve the coal between the
He is a person of wide interests. ports... He is a fize.cricketer and a keen With light hearts the crew head-
..$1.70 bay. Kailan Mining A......10 bay. horseman, and was President of the the vessel for. Wanganui, but Langkata (combined). Oxford Union. His practice is ran into bad weather at the start, La. (single) correspondingly general in interest. and they only got as far as-Wil-Shanghai Loans
Explorations On his table peerage claims jostle, loughby Lighthouse, Kangaroo Baube with libel and commercial disputes. Island, when the tug started to Tanah Mines Perhaps He is a fine political speaker, but advisable to run back 20 miles to H&W. Docka....
ship heavy sens. It was deemed HK. & K. Wharts
Hal Caspians. Mr. Bevan is the most attractive is at present keeping out of poli- Eastern Cove for shelter, of all present-day advocates in tica. manner. He has a courteous, sen- Another very successful young, sitive face, and one feels, looking barrister is Mr. Donald Somervell.
Another start was made and a Hongkow enced with a high south-westerly H.K.& 8. Het strong southerly wind was experi-
New Engineeriga. Shanghai Bocks well. Nothing further happened Kenda
at and listening to him, that it is He practises chiefly in the Com-and the vessel steamed still something to be a great gentle-mercial Court.
Had he cared for politics man. he would have been an adornment to the Treasury bench. One hopes that what the Treasury bench has lost the King's Bench may gain; but zumour has it that he does not desire judicial promotion.
-
Romantic Austerity.
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Tim. 147 bay.
Tia, 5t nem.
$6.90
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114
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Wanganui..
Tarritoriala When the tug left Glasgow there Humphreys Rotates. were hundreds of new-Zealand. Hural lands of make the trip to.
willing to Prince Baikung.... $89 nom.
travel to the South Pole, they said, as Cottona (old)...The. bil sol. They were out of work and would wo Lotions non Th, 7.35 nom. if they could get a job.
Orientals
bay. Bhanghas Do Ubina tasch H.K. Tramway
The King's Bench Judge. There can be few positions greater dignity than that of King's Beach judge. He has the power of life and death, imposing robes of office, and, after the toil of the Bar, comparative ease. On circuit, he is treated with the cere mony usually accorded to royalty,
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WITH THEM.
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Mr. Jowitt is one of the hand somest men at the Bar. He looks like a post who decided to reject the Muse for Law, and has done
pensate for the financial sacrifice Whon the Duke of Connaught.in- so very thoroughly. There is which many prominent "leaders "pected the at Highland Light In- romantic austerity about his face make when they go on the Bench.fantry, at Aldershot, he showed China Lughts(comb)..........) $12.90 bay,
In the eighteenth century, when great interest in the battalion's 15. which accords ill with the at £5,000 was fixed as a judges salary, year-old triplets, Bandboys Percival, mosphere of the commercial court it was a princely one, but with the Leonard and Ernest High. in which be so largely engages: " decrease in the value of money and
These boys, who hold the recordChins Providents ......day kuya
Constructions
í...$1.30 sol Probably Mr. Birkett's practice Present income tax it is not so as being the only triplets in one
unit of the British Army, were intro Der A Wing
Dairy Farm.................... excites most envy among his con.
duced to the Duke, who smilingly
10 nom. temporaries. He lives in a con-
questioned them.
Macao Electrics 37.buy. tinual
Percival, who is a few minutes H.K. Hope (old) atmosphere of causes
generous.
What are the qualities most to be treasured in a judge! I do not think brilliance or eloquence or wit
c
Feelebret. De ce a particular or even profound learning-would older than his brother neted as UK3
put by experienced Patience is the spential ingredient to the judicial
temperament. Few can guess the strain of listening
spokesman and told the Duke that | Lane beautiful, and expressive voice.
they liked the Army very much.
Mackintosh.... One feels if he asked one to take
It is 34 years since the Duke of Bintures......... shares in a company it would be
Connaught inspected the battalion United Asbestos to the same sort of witnesses, and as their Colonel-in-Chief, owing to Watsons (old) dificult to refuse. This is sup the very same counsel conducting the fact that it has been stationed Wm. Powells pose, the "Special Jury gift. the same sort of cases year in and abroad.
Telephones Is that Mr. Birkett " said robust health were almost essential officers mess, bera the Duke-
year out; and it would seem that Over the mantelpiece in the buybuyers; beautiful young lady to the one day to ensure patience.
lunched, bang the war-stained
noma
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3,30 nom nemacllery/asaules
LECLERC'S in
in court "How "charming he is! It is not always the mdat auccess colours which, presented in 1784, JVER HALF A CENTURY, BOKSTÄDON I had to listen to him, because he's fal advocate who makes the best were lost after the Peninsular War. OR
judge. Lord Blackbura had only The Duke was greatly interested.
against me in my” own case,”.
“Mr. J.-B. Melvillo, who took silk the other Lay, orond in a dan gerous competitor in the front row, He probably had the best all-round (Continued on next Column.).
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The pan by Landtog Guadam, der Fon-Drin Fade, Kartkamo MED, OR, HATHBOOK 14-H,W,
an insignificant practice, and the story of their recovery in 1021 would, it is said, gladly have ac- in a Limerick pawnshop. couted a County Court Judgeship How the colours found their way he became one of the greatest to the pop shop in Limerick is Victorian times-Evening Stand Pollok-Morris, if not-the-greatest-of-judges of mystery said Lieut.-Col
the Commanding ard,
Officer.
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