Owine to its proximity to HM, Congulate and, Supreme Court, Peking Road has for many years been the ocation. of most of the British law firms. here, "including "Hansons_ and Platt, White-Cooper and. Company. The latter removed their amices 40 Szechuen Road. some. time ago, considerably depleting the number Tomislav Seizure Investigated Nov. 4: of British law firms Toft in "Lawyers!
"The Glen Line for years has housed the offices of H. M. Crown Advocate. The ollices of not only Mr. McNelli Dut this predecessor, and the Crown Advocate before him. were. situated inthe Glen Line "Building. The Dullding which for years has, been One of the Important landmarks on PBs, Bund" changed "ownership. some Following the lead established by the "British law rms a number of Chinese legal. practitioners for years elected offices in Peking Road as the ideal location for their practice, the Chinese law offices were locat~ €d_ between' Szechuen Road and Kiangse Road. 'The demolition of a arge building on this block and construction in its. place ofa newer building' saw a number" of Chinese Tegal practitioners shifting, to. other quarters in various parts of the dow town district. "Prom. then Peking Road began to lose much of its forme er prestige as the home of many of the' city's law firms.
The passing of Peking Road as a judicial centre has" been consonant with the removal in recent years. of Several well-known British law Arms to other places.
was learned that Mr. John formerly legal' ad-Bt, Embassy in Tokyo who. was admitted to practice here Yesterday by Judge Sir Allan /Mossop in H. Mi, Supreme Court, will be associated in law practice "with Mr, John MeNelll at his new address on the Bund.
The Japanese naval authorities here" yesterday" were. investigutin the velzure of the Yugoslavian vessel Tomistav by the Ttalian marines and officers and a number of crew mem~ Bors of the Conte Verde. A. report Ghat all Mahan armed forces aboard the ship had been withdrawn at. the request of the Japanese authorities could not be confirmed. The report Went on tovstate that the Japanese brad declared that they were follow= ing a steadfast policy of keeping the European embroilment out of the Far Bast Commenting on Italian claims that they had purchased the vessel, Chiese legal and other circles pointed Out. that. this mes no more than a Contentious submission as the trans-for of the veesol to the Italians had Hot been. legally effected as far
fe change tothe Italian fag ha reel authorities were concerned, not been Fogistered, it was stated.
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