Mr. Hughes Honoured

Thames Star, Volume LII, Issue 13931, 9 July 1919, Page 3

Mr. Hughes Honoured

; (A. mm iS.Z Cable.) LOIN DON ■ July 8. i Mr Hughes was the centre of 4 uimique ceramooiy at Gray's i&in. aind. j the Law Courts, when, for the first. ■ time om record, a maa* was pttissed through, tfce various gradeß and adlhatlted to the Bar wrtihdn> one hour. At Gray's hm Ma- Hughes donned the gaa'b of a etudeinti i'ofr ttwo miu--1 iiites, itiheiL the bai'ristiea-'s rioibe for j&va mLiiiutes, anid finally fine sipoaidngi eilk I The Lord ChaTiciedlor. with tihe 1 meanjbe)"s of the Bench, reoeived Mr Hughes in,, tihe pensioni room 1- The Ohamtoellor Biaiid tihatb acoording to 'special- orders fnoimi the Bench; he ■had ioaHeid Mr Hughes (to the Bar. Ixwd j Birkeinihead added . .tjx'ati it .■was uhe i King-'a deeiire tia nualke Mr Hugihes a ' King's Coiuinsei, buib there were diifficultiies. Though; Ma' Hug'hes was a homotr'airy mcanher of ithe Beiich of Grtyy's Itun he had not beem, admiiibted to tihe English Bar. Ho'Weveir, by gjood j will and ingeiruuiity n way ouib had betein found and Mr Hjisghiesl wae-noiw ai baifristtea", and sipetikitig 1, • for' oither b^incih.eisi he ((Loird ■ Birkeiiihcad) ex--5 pressed gratliitoidte' fcxr the signal serj vices Mr Hughe® had! rteirideired *(■■ the Allies', cans© and paid© with which h.a weiloonred him 1 an &, "member otf the B.ar. -.. ;. • Mr Hu.gihetg then' proceeded to tihe Law Omirts. where Lord Readiing, ph'iief. ; Jtiffrticie.;. hara^ ■» ;ajnd wihere itihe oajtihi wais:'.•■adTnii-nistoreidi tio\ him.