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GENERAL

CHIEF JUSTICE REVEALS HUMOUR OF LAW COURTS

Large Attendance At Rotary

Club's Ladies' Day

Yesterday was Ladies' Day at the Hong Kong. Rotary Club, and a large gathering ättended the weekly tifin held in the Hong Kong Hotel Roof Garden.

The speaker was Sir Atholl MacGregor, Chief Justice, who de- livered an interesting and illuminating address on Humour In the Law Courts.

Professor W. I. Gerrard presided and, in introducing the speak- er to the Rotarians and guests present.. remarked that Sir Atholl's magnetic force was obvious in the fact that so many ladies had turned up to hear him speak.

Among those present were: Lady MacGregor, Lady Pollock, Mr. Justice R, E. Lindsell, Mr. D. J. S108s and Mr. M. K. Lo.

At the conclusion of Sir Atholl's address, Sir Henry Pollock pro- posed a yote of thanks to the speaker.

Sir Atholl said:-

costs.

WHEN JUDGE ERRS

examined his back and said that gard the bar with the tolerant he had not. When asked why he contempt with which a Smithfeld said, "Well, he didn't complain butcher must regard Lent, while about his back and T never others, by constant interruption thought he would keep such an give counsel about the same real important thing as his back up his opportunity as a pickpocket would

have in a nudist colony......

sleeve."

I've given you one aspect of

The Kindliest I ever knew was, judicial ignorance: let's have a I think. Bucknil J. the father of look at another. You've all beard the present judge. A young coun- of the judge who asked "Who is sel once appeared before him and Charlie Chaplin?." or even more got no further than "My Lord, my remarkable-"What is whisky?" 1 unfortunate client." Three times have looked up a few of the things that a judge will admit to know ing, and here they are.

he uttered these words and then the judge with a smile said, "Please go on, Mr. So and So, so far the Court is with you."

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 20, 1938.-PAGE 3.

Enjoying some refreshment while they bask' in the sun at Shek-

O istam Photographer).

H.K. POLICE

RESERVE

CHINESE COMPANY ......“ Training Course-Part II: The [undermentioned members of the Chinese, Company will attend Chi- nese Company Headquarters for Fart II of Training Course on Tuesday, April 19th at 17.15 hours:

Constables R12 Fong Hing, Ra Stern Eo, 290 Tien Bui Tạng 34 Lau Hung Kam, RS1 Yu Shiu Tang, Rao Hung Woon Man, R75 J. Anthony Yim, and R93 Shlu Fung Yuen.

INDIAN COMPANY

and 223 Hakim All.

FLYING SQUAD Instructional Patrol;” An in-

out on Friday, April 29th 1938. All

Training Conse-Part I: The It has been solemnly laid down

undermention members of the m- that judges may take notice that Lord Carson once was sitting

dian Company will attend Indian there are thirty days in April, that with two notorious cross-examiners

Company Headquarters at 17.30 Oxford and Cambridge are nation in the House of Lords. Counsel

hours for Part of Training al institutions for the advance-was erideavouring to develop nis

Course on Tuesday, April 19th 1938 In his autobiography Leigh Hunt To this great rule there is only ment of learning and religion, and argument when Carson interposed.

under L S. R. 214 Channan Singh: tells us that when he was at one exception. A judge may, and that the value of money has and said, "Isn't this your point?"

-Constables 2048 M. Y. Khan, Christ's Hospital it was the prac-ofter. «does, display his Ignorance diminished since the days of "Yes," said Counsel, "but Your breeches in Scotland evidence of been asking you for anything?" R219 Nur Ahmed, R297 Karam sald Herschell "Oh Yes." said the Khan, R211 S. Aras, R215 Feroz tice for the various classes to be of his chosen subject with im- Richard I.

Lordship puts it much better than larceny In England."

The prize must go I think, to clerk, "they've been asking me whe-Khan, R223 Firdos Khan, R229 required to write essays on sub-punity. Despite the spoon-feeding

TWO GEMS

I could." "Perhaps so" replied Car-

inter Forbes' 18th century Scottish Re-ther we're going to take a putene MR. Malik, R270 Mir Walli Khan, jects chosen by themselves.

of counsel a judge never forgets

The two gema I think are a re-son "but then I waàzi'é

ports where, under “Justice of the judgeship, but I told them, thank Not infrequently 3 boy. not that to err is human. For his cent American one, "This Court rupted."

Peace." we got the startling request God we haven't fallen so low as glited with a vivid imagination, guidance there are serried ranks knows judicially that there is al- ALMOST CHESTNUTS

"see Fornication." Turning to that [that.” would apply to his classmates for of Appeal Courts which exist only ways a chance of losing in any Lord Campbell, who wrote the a suggestion, or, as it was tech-to put him right in his law.

kind of lawsuit and the head-lves of the Chancellors, med to Word for further enlightenment we When Bowen accepted a judge- nically termed "a thought;" the

note to Fay v. Prentice (14 LJ, declare that no book ought to have are rewarded with this curious in- ship his clerk is reported to have structional patrol for members of the usual form of request, accord-

But mark this nice touch! C.P. 298), "Held also that the the benent of the Copyright Acts formation. "A fine of a hundred said, "Our rolce is weak, and the the Flying Squad will be carried ing to Leigh Hunt, being "For when a judge errs he is put right Court will take judicial notice that unless it had a decent Index. I pounds Scots imposed by Justices of sooner we get on the bench the God's saka give me a thought."

by higher court free, gratis and rain falls"

have recently had occasion to re. the Peace on a beritor qua gentle- better." All clerks however have members will parade at Central Since Professor Middletoà Smith for nothing. He loses nic prestige. We seem to be going from bad fer to more than one index, and man conform to the Act 38 of the not regarded judicial preferment Police Station At 17.15 hours. Parliament 1881 for ante-nuptial with such equanimity. When Sir Dress-White Uniform, and Cap first asked me to speak to you no money, and, so far as I know, to worse but I am proud to say even from ̈ such an unpromising again and more especially since no sleep, and the lay client who the courts have not yet sunk so source one can extract. pleasure fornication restricted to ten pounds Horace Davey accepted a seat on with White Cover.

in respect the party denied he had the bench of the Court of Appeal only four weeks ago Sir Henry Invoked his ald has the doubtful, low as to admit to understanding and amusement,

EMERGENCY UNIT RESERVE Pellock entertained you with such privilege of paying two sets of what these detestable letters Some instances are almost chest-jans pretence to the title a gentle, his clerk shook his head sadly and

1st Aid Instructions: 'First Ald amusing anècdotes, I have been

"OK." mean.

nuts, such as "Disorderly house:man and had not the air or aspect sald, "I did think that Sir Orris

had a couple of years more work in Instructions will be given by In- racking my brains for a thought" In a Workmen's Compensation

That momentous point came up see Sunday." "Heaven; no stage of a gentleman."

The quintessence of professional him."

spector (R) W. V. Field at the and almost in vain." It is right case a few years ago the County for decision by the Privy Council plays there." and "Indecency: see |

jabsorption I take from MacQueen's

TWO SAYINGS

|EUR. Club on Friday, April 22nd that a cobbler should stick to his Court, Judge found for the work on an appeal from Rangoon in Macaulay T.B." last, ac I am going yet again to man, the Court of Appeal, three 1935. Lord Russell of Killowen But here are some that may be Reports of Scottish Cases in the

I have often thought that very at 17.30 hours All members are speak to you of personalities, in-deep, unanimously found for the rightly stigmatised these obtrusive new to you Halsbury Law of House of Lords. To his reports of promising subject for research requested to attend cidents and aspects of legal life. employers and the House of Lords, letters as a "commercial barbar- England bracket Editor with con- two well known cases Burtonshill would be the origin and the justi- I cannot hope to challenge com- by a majority of three to two, res-is" and the Times, which devot-tempt of Court and Criminal Libel, Coal Co v. Reid and the same dication for these two old sayings: parison with Sir Henry but I cantored the County Court Judge's ed a leading article to the case, whereas the Encyclopaedia Britan-McGuire he appends this note.

as a judge. Time will not permit of the ground that he so ably cared for all time by a minority given OK a leg up in the social geum in Rome the editor had a the same accident which though of my enlarging on the topic today. at least refrain from covering any decision. And so the law is de complained that the hearing bad nica reminds us that in the Colos. "Reld and McGuire were victims of "As drunk as a lord' and 'as zober

traversed

of four to five, and without irre- scale." Be that as it may I am seat in the Imperial box im-melancholy, has settled the law."

but here are three reminiscences BLUEJACKETS verence, one might say that "the fairly confident that the day has mediately to the right of the vestal BARRISTER AND CLERK KNOWLEDGE OF LAW

that tend to ahow that the sobriety batsman who went in Arst for the not yet come when I am likely virgins, doubtless as a tribute to We are all accustomed to of a judge related more to his dress CHEER THE DUKE · We all know that ignorance of

counsel's complete identification of than to his habits.

Forty British sailors aboard the " the law is no excuse. It must in- four was only a member of the to hear "OK. Chief" as a substi-his probity and high character.

tute for *II Your Lordship Another work contains this himself with his client, so that in Lord Hermand, an old Scottish battleship Malaya, anchored at the deed be heartening for a Chinese

pleases," MEDICAL STORY

beauty “Best. Mr. Justice; his great addressing the Court he instinctive-judge, was one of a Beach of three Golfe Juan, saluted and cheered seaman who speaks no English to

mind." Reference to the page in-ty says. "Our case is " It is per-which tried a man for murdering the Duke of Windsor recently, as think, if he ever thinks, that the While I am on the subject of moment he sets foot in London he Workmen's Compensation I think of bench and bar one might talk dicated disclosed that Best J. had haps not so well known that the his boot companion when both of he passed in a small yacht.

The yacht swung round, drew is presumed to have a thorough I might, in view of "your Prest-for hours, but I am going to say a great mind to commit the wit-same thing happens between the them were very drunk. The other

barrister and his clerk When two Judges seemed inclined to hold alongside, and for a few minutes knowledge of English law, which dent's profession, tell a little very little. All fudges graduate ness for prevarication."

SCOTTISH REPORTS Willes J. died Herschell, on reach- that there had been provocation the Duke talked with the sailors. consists of some two hundred medical story. The inevitable doc- from the bar. Many, all honour

Then be late for dinner," volumes of statutes, about half a tor called for the employers, gave to them, remember this obvious The almost inexhaustible source ing his chambers after the long and that the prisoner was guilty million reported

and I evidence that he found little or fact, and do all they can to help is Lewin's Crown Cages, from which vacation, asked his clerk what was of manslaughter only. This was he said, and went home to enter- should hate to tell you how many nothing the matter with the work-young and nervous counsel; others I take only one and that a very going on. "Nothing particular re-too much for Hermand, who broke tain Mr. Herman Rogers and Mr.

if he had by a masterly silence seem to re- cruel one "Possession: of, patr of ported the clerk. "But haven't they (Continued, on Page 7); Lloyd George.

text books...

cases

second eleven.

man. He was asked

NERVOUS COUNSEL

C. Champkin.

DSP. (R).

Hong Kong, April 19, 1938.

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