June 15.
The Provisional Court has, not unnaturally, been under rather close observation since it was. established, not always of the most complimentary nature. In recent months criticism has passed from the Court itself to outside quarters, whose cooperation is indispensable if the Court is to become that efficient instrument which its present judges wish it should be. But there are other directions, not connected with the Chinese, in which there is something to be done. We refer to the police prosecuting department of the Municipal Council, which at the present time is numerically far too weak for all the work that has to be done, It is in the recollection of everybody that Mr. Maitland, the former prosecuting solicitor, left the Council's service a few months ago and very shortly afterwards came the regretted death of Mr. Goldring, his colleague, Mr. R. 'T. Bryan was appointed with effect from the Ist instant. The selection was universally approved, Mr. Bryan
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