The Archive · 1927

Dr. Anderson's Address

After a selection, "Butterfies," bby the girls' glee club, Dr. Clam Anderson, principal of the school, made the presentation to the class, in which he said that it was with' mixed joy and sorrow that he saw the class, one of the largest the school's history, leave. All Were deserving of the honours which the school had seen fit to confer on them. Mr. A. R. Hager, chairman of the board. of Shanghai is regarded as of importance, because the Japanese Government is showing concern over the boycott movement which is developing in Nationalist territory, particularly in Chekiang. Ningpo seems to be particularly affected by the various boycott movements, there being a strong anti-British and anti japanese tendency there. Posters depicting foreigners in the most atrocious postures are pasted on the walls and slogans are used which recall the violence of the Communists. It is believed that Mr. Yada is returning to Japan to give his Government first hand information on this subject, A humble character who well might have achieved fame had he been born in different circumstances, and whose death at least will be greatly regretted by every official fu H. MIN. Supreme Court, has passed away in the person of Mr. Wong Ling-ziang, the Judge's tinghai, Mr. Wong was in every way a most delightful person and had, Such a thorough knowledge of the Court procedure that it was a surprise to learn that he was well Under 40 years and that he had been in the Court only for six yeats, He was a picture of hess and cleanliness, was gifted with a very distinct cense of humour and had intelligence and politeness in a marked degree, Perhaps most noticeable about him was that, whereas any other tin jehol can' manage to fall asleep within 20 minutes of the start of any case, while even legal practitioners and Court zeport-Jers occasionally doze in the middle of protracted and uninteresting hearings, Mr. Wong, ensconced below the' Judge, always remained. wide awake throughout four hours for more of the driest procedure, During a learned dissertation, Counsel would remark:—"I_ refer your Lordship to Higgins and Filabeg in the King's Bench." Without a sign from anyone, Mr. Wong quietly would fade out of Court and ina minute return with the volume, very often open at the right page. 'There also was the famous ocean sion, referred to before, when it happened that, at the conclusion of 'a case, no officials were in Court, Dut, as the Judge rose, Mr, Wong jumped to his feet and' in a stentorian voice, strangely foreign to him, roared:—""Court" so that the courtesies duly should be observed, Mr, Wong was a rare character and will be greatly miss-

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