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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, MARCH 22, 1932.

TWO KC

WAS HELD UP AS A KIND OF HERO.".

-BISHOP'S' COUNSEL..

FOR OF

"TERRIBLE CONSEQUENCES

IF CHARGED PROVED."'***

-RECTOR'S COUNSEL.

Arguments were heard in the Mr. H. Walter Samuel, R., for King's Bench Divisional Court on Mr Davidson, said the charge rules calling on the Rev. Harold against the rootor was that he au Francis Davidson, Rector of Stiff thorised the publication of the arti key, Norfolk, and the editors, ele in the Daily Herald. He gave printers and publishers of the an interview to a reporter about the Daily Herald "and the Empire possible whereabouts of Miss Ellis, Neur to show caso why they but he in no way authorised the should not be committed for con- appearance of the article in the tempt of court.

newspaper. So fh, as the Daily The rules were made absoluto Herald was concerned, he contend- ngainst all respondents. The Dailyed that the motion was misconcei- Ilerald was oned £50 and the ved because there had been no Empire News £100. All the respon-contempt,

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The matter a far as the article

A Consistory Court, sitting in in the Empire News was concerned, London next month, is to hear was entirely different,

charges made against the Rev. H.

"I admit," said Mr. Samuel,

F. Davidson, by the Bishop of Northat it would be unseemly on my wich (Dr. Pollock).

The rules had been obtained by the Bishop, who complained of the publication of an interview with Rose Elizabeth Ellis, who would be a witness at the Consistory Court, and of extracts from a letter which Mr. Davidson sent to the Arch bishop.

Mr. Norman Birkett, C., for

client's part to say that it is a proper thing for him to have done. In his affidavit, Mr. Davidson has sworn that he believed, after re- ceiving legal advice about other proceedings he himself desired to bring, that the appearance of the article would not be in contempt."

Mr. Samuel akkod their lord-

the Daily Herald, said that one of ships, if they decided that they had the charges made against the Rev.jurisdiction, to bear in mind the Harold Davidson was that he had considerable nervous strain. Mr. been guilty of immoral conduct with Miss Rose Elizabeth Ellis. $136cd February 4 the Daily Herald pablished a photograph of Miss 175)

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2.0.

The Article..

Davidson had been suffering aines these charges had been set on foot. OnNot only were they serious charges.

The article was hunded Woman"

own story in "ractor case; I made

in, themselves, but the consequences would be terrible to him if the Chancellor of the Consistory Court found them proved."

Ta'ae Statements."

On behalf of the Bishop of

charges when I was hard up. Be Norwich, Mr. Rowland Oliver, K.

is absolutely innocent of the charC... replied that, having regard to ges that have been made against the nature of the charges, it must thim."

have been obvious to the editors and, to Mr. Davidson that many, wit nesses would come from the poorest and least protected class of people.

When the rule was obtained it was submitted, said Mr. Birkett, that the printing of the article con atituted a contempt of the Consis tory Court of Norwich, and that it was an interference with the admi- nistration of justies in that it was calculated to interfere with the giv- ing of evidence before that court.

Mr. Birkett then read affidavits expressing regret for publication of the article from the printers, the aditor, and tho nasistant editor of the Daily Heráld.

This newspaper campaign," anid Mr. Olbert calculated to bring about an atmosphere in which the bishop's side was stigmatised by bribery, getting people drunk wid obtaining false statements; while on the other hand the Rev. H. F. Davidson was held up as a kind of

hero."

Those facts showed what a gros Darlow, assistant editor,contempt had been committed. stated that when he passed the article it did not occur to him that is publication could be regarded as contempt of court."

The First Time.

Li great public sympathy could be created on one'side and great public obloquy on the other, the people. who had to give evidence might he deterred from giving it, or might be induced to give, false evidence.

The principle was well established that the Divisional Court would protect an inferior court, such as the Consistory Court.

This was the first time, as far na he had been able to discover, said Mr. Birkeit, that it had been sought to attack a person for contempt cf a Consistory Court. That was a

"Called at Office."-" matter of considerable importance. It might he said in favour of the

Last November, aid Mr. Olivet defendants that at the time they a statement was taken from Miss might have supposed that whatever Ellis, who was said to have asso- might be said about the wisdom orciated with Mr. Davidson for 10 prudence of publishing this inter- ar. 11 years. Mr. Davidson wrote view they could not have considered to the Bishop of Norwich alleging that they were guilty of contempt that people had bribed Miss Ellis kof court.

and made her drunk so that they could get evidence from her against him.

Sir Patrick Hastings, K.C.. for the "Empire News," said that the article complained of was imilar to the one in the Daily Herald,

في يهود

The charges were served on Mr. Davidson in January, and ho mus Mr. Lawson, editor of the Em-have known that Miss Ellie would pire Mews, alated in an affidavit he a witness against him. On Feb- that when ho permitted publication ruary 3 he visited the Daily Herald of the article he believed that a offices and immediately afterwards Consistory Court, was more a court the newspaper interviewed the of morale than one of law.

d the article was. young woman and Bir Patrick Hastings said it was

published; plain that in the old days nobody

It must be quite obvious that Mr. 800 doubted the powers of a bishop to Davidson had deliberately embark- punish as vigorously ng the King'sed upon this campaign of discre- judges anybody who contravened diting the base against him and the powers of his Consistory Court crediting the case for himself.

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'said:

It looked as if it were recognised Lord Hewart, giving judgment, by statute that the ecclesiastica court always had and still had,ful power in matters of contempt within

its jurisdiction.

Pxcommunication.

Mr. Justice Mackinnon.-Do you suggest that the proper remedy is to excommunicate the editor.

Sir Patrick Hastings, replied that

None of us has any doubt that. this Court has jurisdiction. It in an inherent jurischelium, and just as this Court may correct an in- ferlor court like the Consistory Court, so also in proper circum ataneus itimus, protect that court.

"This was a gross contempt. Wo

he should be sorry to be driven to think the Bishop of Norwich ought communication had now been abolt- not to be called upon to pay any

sach, conclusions. The wrip, of ex-

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