November 17, 1902.1
SIR W. MEIGH GOODMAN'S
KNIGHTHOOD,
CONGRATULATIONS AT THE SUPREME COURT,
CHINA OVERLAND TRADE REPORT. and the Surrey Sessions. In 1883 he was making a few more appropriate remarks he appointed Attorney-General of British Hon-asked all present to charge their glasses and duras, and in 1886 Chief Justice. In 1886 he drink to the health of the Captain and Officers was appointed Sole Commissioner to revise and of the Kiautschou. This toast was received very consolidate the laws of the Colony, for which enthusiastically. After dinner a umber of pas- work he received tho thanks' of the Legislative sengers assembled in the smoke-room to again Council; and in 1889 he became Attorney drink the health of His Majesty King Edward General of Hongkong. From May, 1891, till VII, thus terminating a very pleasant evening. March, 1892, Mr. Goodma. acted as Colonial Secretary. He sat as Acting Chief Justice from March till August, 1895; January till May, 1896; and April, 1699, till February, 1:00. His appointment to the dignity of K.Č. came as a well-deserved tribute to his abilities, When in the early part of the present year, shortly after his return from leave in England, Mr. Goodman was appointed to the Chief Justiceship of Hongkong, in succession to Sir John W. Carrington, the appointment was hailed ou all hands as being a most suitable one: in the words of the then Acting Attorney-General. Mr. Wise, when he voiced the feeling of the legal profession on the occasion, "No better man could be appointed." Since his elevation to the premier judiciary position in the Colony, Mr. Justice Goodman has earned increasing admiration for the qualities of legal acumen, uprightness, and painstaking care which distinguish his hearing of and judgments in the various cases which come before him. His thorough knowledge of the Hongkong Ordinances is also highly appre ciated by the local, Bar. Apart from his professional pursuits, the Chief Justice takes a deep interest in the social advancement of the Colony, and his name is associated with numerous good works. At the time of the Coronation, he had an important and no light position to occupy as chairman of the Celebra- tions Committee, in which capacity a great deal of the credit devolved upon him for the success of the various functions connected therewith.
In common with all the residents of the Colony, we beg to congratulate Sir. W. Meigh Goodman most heartily upon his advancement.
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A CELEBRATION AT SEA. The H.A.L. Kiautschou, which arrived on the 12th inst. from Germany and ports in command of Capt. Luneschloss celebrated no less than three anniversaries on the way out, the first being the birthday of the Princess Empress of Germany, which took place on October 23rd on this occasion speeches were made and responded to with the heartiest enthusiasm. The second to take place was the birthday of the Emperor of Japan which occurred on November 3rd and on which occasion speeches were again made and met with good receptions. The third occasion was on Sunday last, November 9th, when ous of those pleasing functions took place which have done much to popularise the H.A.L. with the British travelling community. A special menu had been prepared as well as appropriate music. There were no toasts announced before. hand but during the progress of dinner one of the German passengers who, we understand, holds a very important position in the German navy, rose and made a speech in which he said that they had already celebrated two birthdays ou the way out but there was still another to be honoured and that was the 61st birthday of His Majesty King Edward the VII of England He went on further to say that the past twelve months had been marked by the great cordiality and good feeling shown between the two nations; not only was it noticeable as between the two great nations themselves, but evidences were not wanting as to the kindly feelings existing between the two nations on board the Kiautschou, and it was with infinite pleasure he 'asked all to rise and drink the health of His Majesty King Edward VII of England. The toast was drunk with the utmost enthusiasm. during which the band played the British National Anthem. After the lapse of a quarter of an hour an English passenger rose to make some remarks, during the course of which he said that he did not rise to respond to the toast of King Edward nor would he presume to do so seeing that the toast of Royalty oannot be responded to by others than members of the Royal Family, but he would embrace this opportunity of conveying to the Captain Luneschloss and officers of the Kiautschou on behalf of the British & passengers their keen appreciation | of what had been done for their pleasure and welfare during the present trip. After
Colony met in the Supreme Court on the The members of the legal profession in the
Honour the Chief Justice upon the honour of 13th inst. to offer their congratulations to His kinghthood conferred upon him by His Majesty King Edward VII. The Chief Justice was accompanied on the bench by His Honour the Paisne Judge (Mr. A. G. Wise). The members of the Bur present were the Hon. Sir Haury S. Berkeley, Attorney-General; Hon. Dr. Ho Kai, C.M.G.: Mr. H. E. Pollock, K.C.; Mr. E. H. Sharp, K.C.; Mr. M. W. Slade; Mr. F. A. Hazeland, Police Magistrate; Mr. T. Morgan Phillips, Mr. H. H. J. Gompertz; Mr. C. A. D. Melbourne, Chief Clerk at the Magistracy barristers; Mr. H. L. Denuys, Acting Crown Solictor; Messrs. M. J. D. Stephens, C. D. Wilkinson, V. II. Deacon, E. A. Bonnar, S. W. Tso, E. C. Pontifex, F. C. Barlow, H. K.
d'Almada e Castro, F. B. Deacon, K. W. Holmes, P. W. Goldring, J. Hays, Wei On, F.
Mounsey, H. W. Looker, J. S. Harston, E. J. Grist, F. P. Hett, H. F. R. Brayde, G. C C. Master, G. K. Hall Brutton, J. Hastings, and H. Hurst houss-solicitors; Mr. G. H. Wakeman, Land Officer; Mr. J. W. Norton Kyshe. | Registrar: Mr. A. Seth, Deputy Registrar ; Mr. L. d'Almada e Castro, Acting First Clerk Mr. C. J. Xavier, Acting Deputy Registrar: of Conrt and Clerk to the Chief Justice; Mr. A. B. Suffiad, Acting Second Clerk of Court; Mr. Li Hong Mi, Acting Chief Interpreter; Mr. Wong Kwok U, Court Translator: Mr. Un Kum Wa. Acting Assistant Interpreter Mr. F. Howell, Head Biliff; Messrs. J. Leonard, J. F. Rozario, Assistant Bailiffs; Mr. V. A. Sales, Clerk and Usher; Mr. Lung Tsan, Shroff; and Mr. G. Thomas, Librarian. Lady Goodman was also present.
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The gentlemen present having risen to their feet.
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The Attorney-General said --May it please you, my Lords, your Lordships have been aske:l to sit this morning in order that we may teuder to you, my Lord, the Chief Justice, the congra- tulations of the Bar of Hongkong upon the distinction which His Majesty the King has been pleased to cfufer upon you in recognition of your long and valued services as a Law Officer of the Crown in this Colony. The solicitors of the Supreme Court have asked me to tender to your Lordship their congratulations in addition to the congratulations which are offered you by the members of the Bar. My Lord, the honour of kuighthood has frequently in the past been conferred upon Law Officers of the Crown in various portions of His Majesty's dominions for services rendered; and though it is no doubt the case that in every instance the recipient was worthy of the honour bestowed upon him, yet I feel that in uo iustance has that diguity been more worthily bastowed than in the present (Applause.) My Lord, for the last twelve years your Lordship filled the responsible and laborious post of Attorney General of this Colony, and you have done work in connection with that office which is highly appreciated by those with whom you were brought into direct contact and which will in the fuluess of time bear fruit for the welfare of the Colony, My Lord, in the volume of well-considered legislation in which you have played a prin. cipal part durin the period to which I bave referred you have erected for yourself a monu- ment of industry with which your name shall always be honourably associated in this Colony. My Lord, it is the earnest hope of the members of the legal profession that your Lordship will long continue to preside over the administration of justice in this Colony, and we desire to add, to our congratulations an expression of our hope; that a long life of happiness may be before you. (Applause.)
The Chief Justice said-Mr. Attorney General. Allow me to thank you most sincerely
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for the kind words you have spoken and the congratulations you have offered me on this occasion, and to express my gratitude to the gentlemen of both branches of the legal profes sion for the honour they have done me by appearing here to-day. I can truly say that I have always received much consideration and kindness from the barristers and solicitors of Hongkong, and that my relations with them all, during the twelve years I was Attorney-General here. were always of the most friendly and cordial character. Sir John Smale was, I believe, the first Chief Justice of this Colony who was knighted. Since then, for more than a quarter of a century, it has been the custom to bestow that honour upon his successors, and, indeed, I remember that, as Attorney-General, I bad,
myself, the pleasure of congratulating in Court two of my predecessors, viz., Sir John Carrington and Sir Fielding Clarke, when knighthoods were conferred upon them. It is, doubtless, to that custom, which I consider condusive to the
maintenance of the dignity of the Supreme Court in this Colony, rather than to any per- soual merits of my own, that I owe the title I hare recently received. It is but natural that, when a man has been for more than 19 years in His Majesty's Colonial ervice, he should either an Attorney-General or a Chief Justice
highly appreciate a mark of Royal recognition that he has, at least, tried to do his duty accord- ing to the best of his ability. Allow me once more to thank you gentlemen for your attend- anca here to-day.
The company afterwards dispersed.
ATTACK ON AN EUROPEAN ON
THE WEST RIVER.
We have obtained the following further River pirates on Mr. Evans, coustable in the details about tɩe murderous attack by West
service of the British Consulate at Canton :-
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At 11.45 p.m. of the 12th inst., whilst the s.s. Kong Nam, Captain Austin, was en route from Hongkong to Canton, a little to the southward of Tiger Island siguals of distress from a trading junk were observed. The Kong Nam bore down on her, and ascertained that she had been pirated at 7.30 p. n., when off Cha Si, a villago near Tiger Island. The pirates, of whom there were about 20, first fired a volley in the air, apparently to frighten the junk's crew, and then they boarled the juuk, seized and bound all the crew, and on catching sight of a foreigner exclaimed,
Oh here's a foreigner; let's kill him, us he can fight ten of us i at the same time a shower of bullets was poured into him. After ransacking the junk from stem to stern, and taking everything of any value, even to a few live fowls, they began to depart in their dug-out, but not before some of the party suggested throwing the body of the sup- posed dead man overboard, which however they did not carry into effect, owing to the pleading of the people on the junk. About $1,000 in cash was stolen, bes des every- thing of value they could lay hands on. The junk was boarded by the chief officer, who was accompanied by the chief engineer, of the Kong Nam (the latter having a knowledge of the Chinese language), and they found out on enquiry that the wounded forsiguer was an Englishman named Evans, who was for many years the British Consul's constable at Canton, and has only recently retired on & pension. The Kong Num then steamed alongside of the junk and the wounded man was transferred to the steamer, where he was attend. ed to by the officers, and his sufferings allevia ed as far as it was possible for non-medical men to do. The steamer then proceeded at full speed to Canton, and on arrival there sent immediately for a doctor, who, on seeing the man, ordered his immediate removal to the hospital, which was promptly carried out, Mr. Evans was on pas-age to Hongkong with his wife (who is a native woman) and two children. The captain of the junk being a nephew of Mrs. Evans, accounts for her husband's presence there as a passenger.
Gen. Bell, U.S.A., has filed a libel suit against the Manila Libertas for some editorial remarks on him in its issue of the 27th ult. The complaint states that the accusations there- in were made with malicious intent to injure General Bell.
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