It is urged on behalf of Mr. Kentwell that this registration was effected for the benefit of his client, Ghow Kwei-ching. It is admitted that Mr, Kentwell did effect the false vogistration and that it is a eas of grave impropriety, ut not a sufficient cause for striking the ame of a legal practitioner of the Court, bat that some term of suspension would meet the case. I is further urged that, at the time of the registration, the particular Con. sulate gave great facilities for the registration of persons to become its nationals and that Mr. Kentwell availed himeelf of these facilities for the benefit of his client; that the 'Spanish Consulate was ready to accept registrations without inguiry', that Chinese subjects are very! Aesirous of obtaining foreign rights and that the Spanish Consulate we: probably not deceived and a case Stewart (1808) LR. 2 Privy Council Appeals, p.88, is quoted.
In that case a false recital The Ground for Action The motion before the Court is that the right to practice granted to Lawrence Klindt Kentwell on Novem ber 80, 1916, be withdrawn, on the ground of misconduct, and that roll of legal practitioners of this Court be amended accordingly. The misconduct alleged by the Crovin Advocate is that Lawrence Klindt Kentwell falsely registered a Chinese subject, Chow Kwelching, as a Spanish subject. at the Spanish Con late in Shanghai, The facts placed Defore me ave as follows:—
A company called "the Shanghai Chinese Coal Produce & Stock Ex-the middle of the year 1921, was one among many companies dealing in exchange speculation at that time. A Chinese subject, Chow Kwei-ching, was interested in this! company, holding the majority of shares and having advanced money' to the extent of $39,900 in connex with the promotion of the company. Chow Kwei-ching endeavoured to get this company registered at Peking' as a Chinese company but was unable to obtain the registration. Chow Kwei-ching then got into communication with Mr, Kentwell and employed him as his Tegal adviser,
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