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Legal Profession Welcomes HK'S New Chief Justice

TODAY'S CEREMONY AT THE

SUPREME COURT

A warm welcome was accorded His Honour, Sir Chief Leslie Gibson, KC, the newly-appointed

His Justice, in the Supreme Court this morning. Lordship was accompanied on the Bench by Mr Justice T. J. Gould (Puisne Judge) and Mr Justice J. Reynolds (Temporary Additional Judge). Speeches of welcome were made by the Acting Attorney-General (Hon. G. E. Strickland), Mr H. G. Sheldon, KC, and Mr A el Arculli,

In his reply, Sir Leslie spoke of the high traditions it known of the legal profession in Ilongkong and made that he would always welcome suggestions from barristers and solicitors for the improvement of the administration of justice.

(A-G'S WELCOME Mr G. Strickland, the acting Attorney-General said;

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almost entitled to feel that in the law ono meets an oasis of justice and wisdom ki a desert of folly and "Egression.

arise, the great banking and ship ping companies, the great merchant

down houses,

to the humblest Individua man. My Lord, we are gathered here to trader and the day to welcome you and to cor- know there is, in this Court, a Judge

and gratulate you on your appointment with learning with the one

and as Chief Justice of this Colony. It desire,

diapassionately. to do effe between

mon and 1s, My Lord, no sinecure, and

who will, without fear or formidable list awaits you particu larly

the civil akde. Wo favour, decide the matter in accor-

and the proach to it should be the dance with the practice therefore much comforted by

precepts of our law. With this proc- reputation for hard work that Your Lordship has gained for yourself in ice and with these precepts, You other Colonies. It was, I feel, con-

Lordship

op, bo engaged. Bistent with that reputallon that in busily will from now

havo

on

are

ur

order to arrive sooner in the Colony

Your

no doubt that Your Lordship has foregone part of fore you lies an arduous time, nor,

of Lordship quile appreciates that bo your well earned leave. My probably, would you wish it other- however, My Lord, that 14 having come to our cars that Your Lordship wise. The Bar hopes, and believes, wan born in Coventry only eight that your tenure of office, however miles from the acknowledged heart arduous, may be equally happy. At and centre of England we expected any rate, we will do everything we no less of you and we shall for the can to make it so." same reason expect great things of you in the future.

LAW SOCIETY'S WELCOME

Mr A. el Arculli, President of the Hongkong Law Society suirl;

This hope of great things is also

On behalf of the Junior members engendered by Your Lordship's dis- tinguished career. After serving

of the legal profession I respect- with the R.A.F. In World War I and fully associate myself with the nd-

and congratula graduating at London University as dress of welcome

Bachelor of Law,

Your Lordship on which have been made by the and tha went Malaya as a Cadet. You Acting Attorney General were there from 1920 to 1940 during learned senior member of the Bar.

J'all served

out to

which time

as Crown Counsel, Legal Adviser, Kedah, Dis- trict Judge and finally Solicitor Gen- eral. Meanwhile in 1930 you had been called to the Bar at Grey's lan and it surely was no coincidence that Your Lordship married in the same

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TRINIDAD A.G.

Your Lordship has come from

troubled land to a more peaceful one, but I venture to say that yes have come to a much place.

nkirt busy

As the learned senior member will have before you a very arduous the Bar has slated Your Lordship

time, but with the able assistance of your eminent, brother judges und learned counsel, your task will ho much lichter.

Casure

From 1940-1044, Your Lord- ship held the post of Attorney General, Trinidad, when Your Lord- On behalf of the members of the ship accepted, what was then, the solicitors branch I

Your most dincult post in the whole of Lordship that we will do all our the Colonial Legal service, namely, best to assist you in your heavy

TA Attorney General, Palestine, in task. which capacity you

you served with the

date ended on May 14 of this

011

The members of the legal profes- greatest distinction until the Mansion in this Colony are composed of of many races and During this time Your Lordship members acted as High Commissioner and nationalities but there is one thing about them: they are very jealous as the British representative the

with and appreciative of the positions as Trusteeship Council charged the duty of drawing up the statute officers of this Court and I can assure Your Lordship that at all times you International regime in Jeru- for the

will find they are ready and willing salem. My Lord, the misfortunes of Palestine have been our good fortune to render assistance in the adminis as I feel sure oven that distinguished tration of Justice in this Colony. Solicitor who once said that nothing CHIEF JUSTICE REPLIES good come out of Palestine except

Replying to the

nddresses, the The Attorney General and he was Chief Justice said: referring to the substantive holder of that office would now agree.

on behalf of my My Lord, colleagues at the Bar and in the Colonial Legal Service, I congratu- lato you on your appointment and welcome you to Hongkong.

much

scene

for and

I think also we should have all very clearly in one's mid that the Inst is not merely n practising academic exercise for the lawyers, but it is also a public service everybody in the community because of that aspect it Is ab-

tiint solutely essential

our 113)- practicnt and we should make every effort to improve the Courts from time to time as a publle service.

SPEEDY JUSTICE

1 would like to feel, perhaps it is co already, that the ordinary man in the street in this territory feola con- fident that when he takes his troubles before a court and when he has been taken before a court for something which he has done, he can expect justice and Justice which s free Irom any suspicion of any form i corruption and which is free from any danger of prejudice based on either vace or politics.

I think also that every man in the street feels that he can obtain justice speedily and that its administration is a practical thing.

Now, in the tasks that ile ahead, enough has been shid already to satisfy me that I can expect the Cullest collaboration from the bar- risters and solicitors of this territory. I had very little doubt before I came here that that was the position be- cause the reputation of Hongkong has spread to many other countries which I have had the honour serve.

respect

to

mc

There is one other point. I want you to feel that you can give

when your collaboration,, not only you appear before me in Court In the actual conduct of cases in which I would most welcome It, I want you to feel also that I can get your collaborailon outside VA of

problems affecting the administre- tion of justice In this Colony You have a Law Society, of considerable standing and have, I understand, recently formed

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Court, that is in my Chambers, on NO CURRENCY Illegally

undersland REFORM YET Carried

you

a Bar Association in Hongkong. I Shanghai, Aug. 6.-Local financial want you to feel that through that circles-expressed the belief today. Association and through that Society that no immediate currency reform the new you are free at any time to make will take place under

which

I contact with me in my Chambers or economic control progra discussed

an

by correspondence and give me your is reported to have been vlewa

any problems affect- and approved at an Executive Yuan the general administra- meeting in Nanking yesterday.

ADVICE WELCOME

I thank you very sincerely for the ing welcome which you have given me than of Justice in this Colony, this morning. In fact this which is taking pince in this Court is typical of the friendliness and

I cannot, of course, promise to ne courtesy which already in my short stay in Hongkong. I have come to cept your advice and the decision expect front all classes of the com- must be mine, but your advice will munity. I think I may say, it re- nonetheless be welcome to me and minds me also of the traditions and am quite certain that it will be help

I

A prominent banker remarked there was nothing. new in the econo- mic control plan as reported in the press. He asserted that what the Government was trying to do is to work out a set of definite mensure to co-ordinate the use of American aid supplies so that ECA can achieve better results.

He added the reported curency re-

structure.

Passengers

Ship's Master Fined

'The master of the Chinese regis- tered motor vessel, Shun Fung, was fined a total of $400 by Mr Calmns at the Marine Court this morning for carrying passengers when the for clearance stated 14 crew only, falling to state the number of pas- HAPPY RELATIONS

sengers, and for failing to stop when called upon to do so. Speaking as senior member of the

Sub-Inspector Nippard reported Bar, Mr H. G. Sheldon, KC, sald: of happy days which I personally ful. I want you, in other words, to "May I, on behalf of the practising spent in Singapore and other parts feel that you share my responsibility form will depend on the result of the that the vessel had been sighted by off Taing I members of the Bar, support the of Malaya, where I met a community and the responsibility of my brother forthcoming Government action in No. 4 Police Launch

for the administration of stabilising commodity prices and Island going in a westerly direction. learned Attorney-General in exlead-in some ways similar to the one I judges

justice in this Colony at least to some streamlining the country's financial The launch signalled with flag and Ing to Your Lordship a genuinely am meeting in Hongkong.

It may, I think, interest you to extent.

siren to the vessel to stop on three regret welcome. warm that the leader of the Bar, Mr Elcon know that when I first joined His

Another banker sald that during occasions but it falled to do so, and There is one other thing. I wish is not here to welcome Your Majesty's service after the last war, Potter

force. On Inspection it was found as the to say that I believe that in Hong- his talk with local financial leaders eventually had to be stopped b fellcitous as what was then known Lordship with those

Eastern Cadet, there were

three kong the traditions of your profes-last week, President Chiang Kai-shek

did phrases peculiar to himself. I know

not mention the question of that the master had cleared with 14 crew and stated there were no pas- that disappointe he will be

Your choices of territory open to me, sion which have been built up after

currency reform.

The talk, he asserted, was`centred i Aengers. Actually there, were nine coincide namely Hongkong, Malaya and Cey all amongst very intelligent men Lordship's arrival with his absence, but perhaps when lon. At that stage I was an English- through many centuries are valued

I believe that around the general economie situa- extra persona on board. I tell Your Lordship that he

is man who had not wandered far from and are preserved. busily and happily engaged in the my native land but had friends in through these traditions we can tion in Shanghai--Reuter. pursuit of salmon in Canada, you the Far East and I had books avail- obtain very considerable, happiness will accept this as reasonable able and without hesitation I put in the actual practice of our pro- excuse for his non-appearance Hongkong first as my cholec. Un- fession which can always be ob- fortunately at that time no suitable tained by less luckler people who

In this territory practise other professions. My Lord, we are, all of us, happy vacancy occurred

to and so my acquaintance with the

However that may

want bo I to see you. Nene, I venture

to assure you that for those tradi- state, more than Mr Justice Gould, people of Hongkong has had to be

for postponed for some 20 years, that lons I myself always have the who, quile unperturbed, has

time past been engaged in postponement maker it nonetheless greatest respect.

The Court will now adjourn and doing at least two men's work with welcome to me.

any of you who cares to make my the courtesy and consideration to-

nequaintance in Chambers from a wards the practitioners of this Court

less formal love will be welcome. that he has always shown.

THOSE PRESENT

today.

Bome

The

courtesy and consideration shown by

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Death Of Olde

Resident

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The death occurred at St Teresa's mistresses Hospital this morning, after a long illness, of Mrs Illda Maria Guterres, a well known member of the Portugueso community."

to

Defendant pleaded that the pas- sengers were members of the crew's family. Regarding the third charge, he stated he did not hear the signals, Obstruction To Navigation

The Acting

of mistress Cinas JI carzo boat and the

of two other

sim!- lar craft were each fined $15 or Hcences, and a further $10 or two three days for failing to produce days for causing an obstruction Aged 65 years, she was the wife navigation by being moored in the

fairway

between the southern en- A lot has been sald about the

of Mr J. C. Guterres, formerly of weight of the task that lies ahead of

the China Provident, Loan and Liort trance of the Yaumati typhoon shel- the Bench to the Bar has, in this me, tome rather flattering remarks

gage Co., Ltd. She had six sons and ter and the wharves on the eastern Colony, been so unvented, but, have deen oude on my past record. Scated at Counsel's table were the four daughters, among whom are Dr side of the shelter.

fear, for granted, but, I had at one time hoped when Acting Attorney General (the Hon. A. P. Guterres, Mr G. A. Guterres, First and third defendants pleaded

had gone however that may be, I can assure myself was an attorney or occupying G. E. Strickland), Mr H. G. Sheldon, of the Asiatic Petroleum Co., Ltd, that the owners had where tho Your

Lordship that in a period of other positions in the Government KC, the Hon. Lee d'Almada, KC, Mr and Mr J. A. Guterres, of the Jockey and they did not know

Ucences were kept Second do-- well

over 20 years,

had ona single instance not recollect service. Just occasionally when I A. Lonsdale, Mr C. d'Almada (Act- Club,

of unpleasant thought I got on the bench I should ing Registrar), M Brook A. The funeral will take place this fendent said that the master

a haven of peace and repose. Bernacchi, Mr C. E. Loseby and Mr evening at the Roman

Catholic RC

taken the licence to the Marine De- ness, or even a suggestion of un-

Sub-Inspector Nippard pleasantness, between the Bench and I am happy to tell you that when- A. el Arcull! (President of the Hong- Cemetery, Happy Valley, the cortege portment.

advocates,

ever I was tempted to yield to those kong Law. Society). whether sollellors or

ns is natural in human

plied Counsel present Included Messrs passing The Monument at 0.30 pm pointed out that these cargo boats within the Harbour Umits and barristers, who practise in these feelings,

nature, sooner or later something Itin-slung Lo, W. N. Thomas Tam, I think that is a truly Courts.

therefore the licences should have remarkable record and I have no else drove me on to take on whatever A. Hootan, A. 3. Clifford, D. A. L.

been on board all the time.

There task les ahead and develop

taking doubt that such a happy state will thusiasm about it. I think life with-

en-Wright, J, R. Jones, V. d'Alton and

was no question of

out clearances. H. Y. Poon.

All pleaded that they Your Lordship's out enthusiasm in any walk is a dull continue under

did not know they were causing an Among the sellators attending Jurisdiction.

thing.

were: Dr B. W. Ts'o, Messrs W. A.

obstruction to navigation. IMPORTANT HIGH OFFICE Enough has been said about the Blair-Kerr, R. A. Wadeson, D. I d'Almada at Central this moming,

past, As regards the future, I do Strellett,

the

find

IL

Stole Umbrella

askora

Ki Wai, 24, unemployed, was charged with unlawful possession of a woman's umbrella before Mr M. H. Turner, F. X,

Defendant pleaded guilty but at "My Lord, I have sometimes re- want to say one thing here and now, d'Almada, F. 1. Zimmern, H. Cap-

the request of the prosecution, he -fected how important Is the high that as the years slipped past' dur- silek, F, G, Nigel, A., S. K. Lau, was remanded for 48 hours in Police

Good Coal Exports associated C. Lee, D. B. Evans, E. 8. C. Brooks, custody. office which you now fill. This is oing which I have been

FA Inspector Moran said defendant London, Aug. 4-Britain's coat px- port, one of the greatest in the with the law, my respect of the D. H. Blake, J. C. Stewart, world, to and from which men and system of law which we know, has Vine, M. A. da Silva, M. W. Lo, admitted having stolen the um- ports were over 750,000 tons ahead

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steadily grown for the principles of a. 8. Ford, A. M.

F.B. Soares,

Chinese of scheduls in the first 20 weeks of p nations come and

Hbrella from an unknown Transactions of all kinds, sometimes the law destined to preserve human Losoby, W. C. Hung, J. T. Frlor, J. Indy who was waiting for a ferry at this year.

Exports for this period exceeded is M. d'Almada Remedios, A. 6. Go the Vehicular Ferry Wharf. many, complexities, often of great liberties and to see that Justice of m

into. fairly, and strongly administered. 1 Comber, Alfred Y. Hon, F..H. Kwok, Any claimant for the umbrella 8,000,000 tons, The export target for value, art dally entered.

about - 18,000,000 - tons.— Nothing, I think can be more vital, think, having regard to the general F. D. Hammond, K.F. Wong and should apply at Central Charge 1948 is

Reuter. that, if differences and disputes do! state of the world today, that ons le P. C.. Woo and P. La Lom.

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