ANCIENT CEREMONY.

Auckland Star, Volume LXX, Issue 173, 25 July 1939, Page 8

ANCIENT CEREMONY.

NEW KING'S COUNSEL. | CALLED WITHIX THE BAR. ; (Br Telegraph.—Press Association.) CHRISTCHT-RGH. this day. | For the first time in Christchtireh since ' ; pre-war days the ancient and interest- > | iIJ -- /eremouy of calling a newlv . appointed King's Counsel within the Ba- ; wa* performed in the Supreme Court , to-day. when Mr. W. J. Sim'.* LetterPatent of his appointment were race'ved .by Mr. Justice Callan. Mr. .Justice ■■ X.irthoroft was with Mr. Justice Callan : "ii the Bench. Mr. Frederick YVildin- | wa* the only other K.C. present, but ; I there was a big gathering ~f the le™.il fraternity. i After the Patent has been presented by the Registrar on Mr. ! Justice Callan. the judge invited Mr. ! Sim to make the prescribed declaration. On the judge's invitation Mr. Sim i walked into the front row of eoun-e;'-: i tables and bowed to the judges and : . Mr. Wilding, who returned the l--\\. The new K.C. then turned and bowed - • junior counsel in the row behind an! in the body of the court. aF juniors rising and returning his bow. He then took his seat and the judge asked: "Mr. ■Sim. ao you move?" Mr. Sim reinied by oowing, and then retired.