the Japanese paddle steamer Maru, which hae ost changed hands, few, will recog. higo one of the well-known Clyde Pockets of some five-end-twenty years ago. She was originally the Windsor Castle, waa built at Southampton to' run a pleasure service from Bournemouth, and
nage of nearly 800 ani Shen che came out with her ton; knots she waa considered. She wan bought, by' the Glaagow, wonderful ship. Five years later
re, and Campbeltown Com: pany, and placed on the run that their' name suggests, proving herself remarkably popular by her fae sud comforts even those wit Castle, and ISG wan Foch Castle, when she was transferred to excursion work on the upper part of the Firth, Within afew months, however, she was. sold the Russian-Chinese Eastern Railway, who took her out to Port Arthur. When they evacuate Da} 'y blew her up in fonder to prevent the Japanese 1 use of her as x despatch vase, but some yours. after, the victors repaired" her, and. have Seen "using her ever apace on the 5 untinication between the Jpaness islands is maintain: though there may real ground for such suspicion.. The practice might oven ead to briefs being delivered to the barrister, because it was be-Hioved that his client would have an. unfair advantage over his opponent.
A MeCOONIZeD RESTRAINT, The Council are of opinion that in future it should be recognized Rule of the Profession that no barrister should habitually practise in any County Court of which his father or any near rolative is the Judge.
'The Council cited an analogous aso some years ago in the Chan-cory Courts, in which a Q.C., having at first' selected as the Court in' which he would practice the Court of which his father-in-law was Judge, afterwards changed his Court in deference to the ion of the Bar.
Quarter Sessions and other loos! courts of criminal jurisdiction the objection to sons practising before their fathers or other near rela tions is not s0 serious,
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