The Archive · 1933

DEPARTURE OF CHIEF JUDGE Sir Peter Grain Leavies Shanghai on Retirement

Record for Service, with British Judiciary

"Probably no man who has served

impression on the Communi Shanghei has made short a time, as Sir Peter Grain, who on retirement from the Chief Judgeship of HM, Supreme Court, left on May 16, in the P. & 0. st. fasthage atier a residence here'

jelve years. Sir Peter was ap-

East Afri and only a month later. Assistant Judge of H.M, Court for Zanzibar, Nine months afterwards he seconded from the British service with the title of Legal Member of Council and Attorney-General to the Government of Zanzibar. The Sultan was mere and iv was the CounedL figurehead who govern-

Joy a special clause, and all judgments were held to be binding. -To }go a little farther, one cannot help Doasting that all foreigners other than British were no little annoyed that it was so easy to secure a settlement where Britons were con. Jeerned, whereas. they could Go nothing." All their Judges. were. con: Sula officials and so their hands the British jad separate entity.

"Judge Grain was allowed very \ittle'Fest after Snishing' with Tur ey, for, on May 31, 1621, he was appointed" Assistant Judge "in for. China." During a considerable Shanghai of HM. Supreme. Court

portion of the subsequent he has been acting Judge and, since Gctober 28, 1925, Judge of the High Court of Weihaiwei was in 1027 that he was pro-motel Judge of

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