Judge Wanliss Retires

His Honour Chief Judge David Sydney Wanliss, of the Supreme Court of New Guinea, sat on the Bench at Rabaul for the last time at the end of August. He is due to arrive in Australia shortly and will go on long leave prior to retirement.

Born in 1864, he was a barrister of the Inner Temple, London, at 24. He rendered distinguished service with the A.I.F. in 1914-17 in Gallipoli.

Egypt, and France. He was made a Colonel, was mentioned in despatches, and received the C.M.G. in 1915. Colonel Wanliss was appointed Military Commandant of the Sixth Military District (Tas mania) in 1916 and remained there until 1921, when he received the Chief Justiceship of the Mandated Territory. Since then, he has been a notable and, in a social sense, a very popular figure in the Territory. He has been Deputy Administrator, and has acted as Administrator on many occasions.