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The Scottish Law

FOUNDATIONS OF ITS SUCCESS.

EMMINENT LAWYERS ON THEIR PROFESSION

(Special Air-Mail Servicey.

The British Governnient have come to a decision on the now audient controversy of Waterloo" Bridge, and have notified the appropriate Committee of the L.C.O. that the structure is not to be rebuilt bat reconditioned. It is to be presum- ed that the Council will accept the ruling of the Ministry of Transport,

EDINBUROн, Feb. 3. He happened to notion the other Bich is recommended by the pro- Mr. Arthur P. Duffes, K.O., day that in one of the Greek Repub-

»to contribute 60 per cent. of speaking last night at the annual

lica there was a law passed to the tha cost. Furthermore, no ather dinner of the Glasgow University scheme is feasible in present circum-Law Society, observed that it was stances, and the unly alternative to the common sense of the Scottish reconditioning is to leave things as aystem of law which had often say-neck and anyone objecting to the

ey are, which would be both ined oven the law of England from convenient and risky. Ministerial extraordinary absurdities

suggestion that the bridge should

be corbelled out," so as to carry

four lines of traffic, suggests to the eye of imagination & grotesque de- Arture from the Romair lines of Reanie's design.

The achievements of the Scottish Beach and Bar during the past 40 years were referred to at the annual Law Society, which was held in the dinner of the Glasgow University

University Union.

Development of Law Faculty.

effect that any legislator proposing a new law should go into the mar ket place with a halter round his legislation proposed to be passed should have the right to pull the halter. (Laughter

Continuing, Lord Hunter said he did not propose to say whether it was advisable or inadvisable to have Judges maintained their numbers, a great number of appeals. The

ho added, and the numbers of Jud ges of the Court of Session were not to be diminished in spite of what was reported in the newspa

per.

Tradition of Fairness.

That question, however, is to ba referred to the Royal Fine Arts Commission, in whose hands we may be content to leave it, but with the lingering doubt whether to

Principal Sir Robert S. Rait, double the lines of traffic will not said that the University had a also double, instead of relieve, the great tradition in law. Speaking congestion. The cost of the work as a layman, he was informed that Professor John Girvan, propos- is estimated at £895,000, which is Glasgow University produced the ing the toast of "The Bar," said something very much less than the first Lord Stair, the greatest of all that in view of the multifurious expense of a new bridge, and that Scottish lawyers. Although burlegialative measures which were be to be sure, is a consideration in founding of the Faculty of Law ing passed at present it was very these hard times. Whether the sub was coeval with the founding of ssential there should be a strong sidence is the result, of an ancient the University, the Faculty did not Bar and a strong Beach. Scotland ravine in the river bed, or some at first develop. The pious bone had been blessed with a strong Bar, tother, cause, to make it- good can factor then gave bonefactions to and it was still the most influentind harly be beyond the power af mo the Faculty of Arts, but he thought body, in the country. Ever since dern engineering. The real conflict the lawyers could look after them the Union of the Crowns and the is between those who love new things.selves and he made no benefaction Union of Parliaments the Bar in and those who love old. Both to the Faculty of Law. The result, Scotland had been the chief centre points of view have their merits; was that in the early days of the of Scottish national life. Parlia 17 but for ourselves we may confess University here was only a rudiment House had been the reflection that, having looked so long upon mentary Faculty of Law, and it was of the thoughts and aspirations of 013519 the old bridge, we should be sorry. not until about the time of Stair the country....

to see it ga-London Morning Post, that the University set forth in the distinguished career in the real of law which produced not only Lord Stair but a thinker like Professor Miller, whose books were still re- membered.

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Hong Kong Observatory, March 8,

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WHAMPOA DOCK:

DEVELOPMENT

Commander Cheung Chi Ying of the Clinton naval forces of the lab | Group Army is taking steps for the reopening of the former Whampoa 4 p.m. Dockyard,

which he hopes to develop into an extensive ship-build- ing yard. The services of a German expert are being procured for the project, which it is hoped is to be Binanced jointly by the 1st Group army and the Provincial Govern

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Bighest open-air Temperature, 2 61 Tho engagement is announced of Lowest open-air Temperature, 3:58 Mr. Edward McLaren to Miss Joan B-Blue sky; -Cloudy, D- Bidwell of Tientsin. Mr. McLaren Drizale; F-Fog; L-Lightning; is a resident of Taikoo House. Ha M-Mist; O-Overcast, PePassing intends going to Hankow, where the Showers; Q-Squalis; R-Rain; T-marriage will be held.

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Judges and Work.

Practically all the great men in Scotland for the past 200 or 300 years-in literature and arts, a well as law-had been connected with the Bar. The Bar still car- ried on ita traditions, of fairness and impartiality, and retained the gifts of learning, but nowadays the members would appear to confine themselves more or less to their vocation itself

English Bachelor Judges,

Lord Hunter, responding to the toast of The Bench which was proposed by Professor. W. M. Glong, K.C., recalled that Profes sor Gloag and he joined the Faculty of Advocates on the same day. He

Mr. Arthur P. Duffes, C., p (the speaker) now found himself a sponding, humorously, opozzed that, bachelor judge in the anomalous in England there was a surprising position of being father of the large number of bachelor Judges Scottish Bench. There was a great who were constantly telling what deal of discussion going on as to they knew about Indies hats, or whether Judges were overworked or how to manage a wife. (Laughter.) underworked, but he was not going On the Beach in Scotland they had to enter into that controversy. So had an extraordinary variety far as work was concerned, it was among bachelor Tudges telling perfectly true that most of their counsel what they know of Indies time was taken up in explaining bats, or having the presuaption La Acts that had been passed.

toll married members of the B how to

manage a wife. Ou bachelor, Judges, Mr. Duffes said amidet laughter, expect us to know bhat

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In the 400 years and more of the history of the Scottish Bar and Bonoh, Mr., Duffes said, they had great inen from time to time.

They must have been great men or they would not have given Scot- and the greatest system of law und procedure the world had ever known, There was criticism of procedure from time to time bat, in his opinion, it was mostly conceiv ed in ignorance and was usually still-born. (Applause.)

He considored there were two foundations or the greatness of their system. Their law was based on common sense, agd, secondly, they were devoted to what might be called the system of relevancy. It was the common sense of the Scot tish system, which had often saved even the law of England from ex- traordinary absurdities,

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Hypnotiam by telephone was of Harley-street and Westminster Hospital, in a lecture to the boys mentioned by Dr. Hildred Carlil), of Dulwich College.

"I have a patient," he said, who has hod to be hypnotised:so many times and has come so many tanes under my sway, that he will do anything I tell him. The man has become so saturated with my dominance, and so easily amenable: to my suggestions, that there is no need for him to be in the room.

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