Baronetcy for Former Judge of the Supreme Court in Shanghai still who great ability and his outstanding personality will be glad to note that the name of Sir Havilland de Sausmarez has its place in the Birthday Honours Li Sir Havilland has not been seen in Shanghai since 1920 when he went Home on leave, and retired at the and of that year, but none of those who knew him in those days, has in any way forgotten him, One of Shanghai's ablest judges at HM, Supreme Court for China, Sir Havilland was in office here fo the long veried of 16 years, and during this time he was responsible for several very important additions to King's Regulations governing the status of the British subjects in China, During the Great War Sir Havilland had a very difficult role to fill, but his personality and unfailing tact made him successful, Apart from his work, Sir Havil-Jand showed his ability and hoonness of interest, in many sides of Shanghai life. He was President of St. George's Society, President of the Shanghai Golf Club, and a regular attendant of the Holy Trinity Cathedral, where he "frequently read the Lessons at the Sunday morning services, For many years ho presided annually at the Ratepayers Meeting and hero his stron character made him a particularly able chairman, and he was invari" ably master of any situation that could possibly arise. He also did a tremendous amount of work in presiding at the meetings of the Jocal charitable organizations and other societies, and, in short, there were few interests in this city with which he did not identity himself, In 1920 his leave fell due, and Sir Havilland left Shanghai, for good as it proved, taking up residence in Guernsey, where ho holds the position of Bailiff. Sir Mavilland de Sausmarez is the hereditary Cup Bearer of Guernsey, and, when H, MIN. King George visited there three or four years ago, he was called upon to under take the duties attaching to the office A forehead of Sir Havilland, it interesting to note, in the 1 lof Lieut, de Sausmarez saw service in the China Sea about the end of the 18th century, as commander of a frigate, Sir Havilland, who received hia knighthood in 1905, was educated at Westminster, and Trinity College, Cambri Inner Temple went on the South Eastern Circuit, and then, after being in private practice in Lagos for some yea came Assistant Judge in if, Mf Consular Court for Z In 1897 he was made Assistant, Judge in the Ottoman Dominions, and Sudge of the Supreme Court 1903-05 in Constantinople. Then, as has been said, he came to China, where he acted as Judge at Shanghai for 1G years.
Sevetat Chinese papers have apparently regarded a' route march bythe Japanese Marines in tke Sessfchd" mill area asa form of Fntimidation, and publish a' report that employees of" the. Japane toned. mills have petitioned. their inployers. to demand. from the eke authorities that the *roopa Could be withdvaven, The Nationalist Government has rade a posthumous grant of $8,000 fo the family of the late Gen. Sun Yueh, a mani of the Government dnd Who Counc. by wok Formerly commander' of the. 3n Kuominchan Armies and Tupan, of Chibli, Gen, Sun died in Shanghai facweek ayo. Gen. Li Lich-ehuny chairman of the War Council, come from Nanking to offer his condolences to the family and Gen. Chang Ting-fan, Mayor of Greater Shanghai, has been ordered represent the Government at the [funeral services.
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