The Gazette 1921-25

[JUNE, 1923

The Gazette of the incorporated Law Society of Ireland.

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A Dinner was held in the evening, at which over fifty members attended, presided over by Mr. Basil Thompson. A very large entry was received for the Cup presented by the Council of the Incor porated Law Society of Ireland, to be played for by match play. The following is the result of the draw :— B. Thompson v. J. B. Brown v. G. Grove White v. C. St. G. Orpen v. J. J. L. Murphy v. ]. J. Bolger v. F. E. Bermingham v. R. G. Warren v. G. W. Beaumont v. H. Horan v. W. J. Molloy v. S. A. French v. A. Reddy v. W. S. Collis v. E. W. Mooney v. J. A. Denning v. J. T. Hamerton v. E. A. Ryan v. D. Sullivan v. J. R. Cresswell v. M. Good v. G. M. Porter v. J. A. McArevey v. M. .Dwyer v. G. P. Cussen v. P. J. Byrne v. W. Byrne v. P Kenney v. B. R. W. Doran. F. D. Darley. E. S. Lowe. A. D. Orr. S. Kerr. W. E. O'Reilly. C. O'Brien. J. W. Flynn. G. Byrne. F. Fottrell. T. Hayes. P. M. Seales. T. Early. W. T. Sheridan. H. Lemass. J. Moore. A. E. Walker. A. G. Joyce. W. V. Seddall. J. Sheil. C. Magwood. \V. J. Girvin. C. J. Rutherford. J. J. Gaynor. H. Bonass. B. Colling T. F. Crozier. A. E, Prentice. Intermediate Examination. The July Intermediate Examination will be held on Monday, the second day of July, 1923, at 10 o'clock, a.m., in the Royal College of Surgeons, Stephen's Green, Dublin. Notices should be lodged in the Secretary's Office, 33 Molesworth Street, Dublin, before Tuesday, 26th June. ALL communications connected with THE GAZETTI; (other than advertisements) should be addressed to the Secretary of the Society, 33 Molesworth Street, Dublin.

Appointment of Peace Commissioners. The Adaptation of Enactments Act, 1922, Section 6, deprived Justices of the Peace of the power of exercising their legal functions. The Minister of Home Affairs, acting under Section 4 of the District Justices (Temporary Provisions) Act, 1923, has appointed Peace Commissioners throughout the Irish Free State. The powers and authorities of a Peace Commissioner consist of (a) signing sum monses ; (b) signing warrants; (c) admin istering oaths, and taking declarations, affirmations and informations; (d) com mitting dangerous lunatics and idiots to lunatic asylums, under Section 10 of the Lunacy (Ireland) Act, 1867; (e) signing certificates for the admission of lunatics and idiots to lunatic asylums; (/) signing the certificates required by Section 2 of the Registration of Clubs (Ireland) Act, 1904. Irish Solicitors' Golflng Society. The above Society held its annual Com petition for the Challenge Cup at Dollymount, on May 17th ; fifty-eight members took part. The result being :—T. Early, 81 ; A. Lloyd- Blood, 81 ; Plunket Kenney, 82 ; P. J. Byrne, 83 ; and J. T. Hamerton, 83. In the replay, A. Lloyd-Blood won. The prize for best gross score was won by P. Kenney, 91. In the afternoon the sweepstake foursomes were won by Messrs. C. St. G. Orpen and A. D. Orr, with Messrs. English and Horan second. The Annual General Meeting of the Society- was held in the Club House, and the following officers were elected for the ensuing year :— President— The President of the Incor porated Law Society of Ireland. Captain— Basil Thompson. Committee— Messrs. R. G. Warren. J. B. Moore, G. P. Cussen, M. J. Dwyer, and J. T. Hamerton. Secretary— Hugh Horan.