Mr, Brewer set down that was for four years in the Hongkong office of Messrs. Butterfield & Swire, Eater he was in charge of Messrs. Brewer & Ca. (his father's firm) and then left for England there to remain for three years during which time he was called to the Bax, He was, according to hi tatement, in active practice Hongkong for two-ani and then left for Am Yived for one year, Returning to Hongkong, alter © marrying rica, he served for more than jars with the Instone Banking Corporation, Ltd, of which corpora tion he was the founder, His statement made to this paper follows:
"T early observed a trait in my character which I consider to be a hatred of injustice (though infrequently persons call it unwarranted intermeddling or worse) which impels, me strenuously to uphold the put upon' side. To a this is apt to be a handicap, but in a lawyer it is likely to be inted by his clients. while the clients duly rallied and provided me with a large practice in a remarkably short time, yet it was necessary to tread on several tender toes on their behalf.
"When L commenced practice in Hongkong the law as to barristers and solicitors was somewhat akin'to that now ruling in Shanghai. A Daxrister was entitled to interview his client direct without' being "briefed" by a solicitor and could appear for him in all criminal or summary matters without any solicitor. Now the law is changed ju Hongkong. A client may now only engage a barrister by briefing him through a solicitor with resultant double expense, The Ordinance effecting this passed toward the end of 1925 during my Visit to the United States. The motivation was so openly expressed that. it is even now referred to as the Ordinance for the Suppression of Brewer."
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