NEW AUSTRALIAN JUDGES

Taranaki Daily News, 22 December 1930, Page 8

NEW AUSTRALIAN JUDGES

UNFAVOURABLE COMMENT. MADE. “CAREER SPEAKS FOR ITSELF.” By Telegraph—Pre»« Aasn.—-Copyright. ; Melbourne, Dec. 20. Australia; .he thought, had too many judges; said the acting-prime Minister : Mr. J. \E» Fenton; to-day. . There were Federal courts, State courts and public service arbitratoris. It was ridiculous. Mr. Fenton made these remarks after referring to the appointment of Dr. H. V. Evatt, K.C., and Mr. Al E. McTiernari, a former Attorney-General of NewSouth Wales, to the; .-Australian High ; Court Bench. Their published careers spoke for themselves, said Mr. Fenton. REPERCUSSIONS,UPON CREDIT. • • ' ' > : ’-V ———— , ’.l ’•K/'lyJp ALARM EXPRESSED IN BRITAIN.. . -7 ■■ < ; ’ ?'■■ ■ ■.;■??'. ' Rec. 0.5: p.m.' London, Dec. 19.: In connection with the appointment ■. of Dr. Evatt aud Mr. McTiernan to the High Court bF Australia, Mr. H. L. Boyce, Australian member of the House of Commons'and a contemporary of Dr. Evatt in Australia, comments: “It is a shock, to Australians in public life here. Australia can little realise the magnitude or the seriousness of the repercussions upon its credit .at the very morn-.;; ent when credit is more-embarrassed in ; Britain and’ the world at large than for the past 35 years. , . “It is unpleasant reading for the House of Commons at rising for -the Christmas adjournment following on .a succession of reports of : Australian conditions' which have. made, it extremely difficult for us, "whose main object as members of the mother of Parliaments y is to safeguard at'all-.costs' and en- , hance wherever, possible the prestige of the goods of their own country.”