Show TURKISH JUSTICE 1 A feature in the th local press pross tor for months past Is n a dally list of Judicial functionaries dismissed or placed on cn trial for tor official Irregularities It would appear pp ar that the present minister of or Justice ju appreciates tho the advantage of or oran an honest administration and l Is III bent upon eliminating undesirable elements from tho the branch of at public service under his authority Turkish Judges are aro perhaps tho the most corrupt body bod in tn inthe inthe the tho world and the tho administration of or Justice has come cOllie to be regarded as a amere mere meie question of or money the tho suitor actor sill tor who pays tho the greatest bribe being sure auro to win the tho case caRO It is II stated that In tho time course of ot tho the of ot a n case In lu one of ot the Stamboul courts court the th president nt addressing tho the defendants lawyer asked him what tho the time tine was WS Tho The lat lot latter latter lotter ter looking nt at his watch said It was waa wasa a IL quarter to 4 whereupon the president consulted his own timepiece and Ind do de declared cloned it was only minutes past three A discussion en ensued ensued ensued sued as ns to whoso whose watch was WIlS right and It was WM eventually decided that the ad ml advocates watch was In advance by fit fiC fifteen teen minutes which meant In other words that the tho accused would only on bo be acquitted If It time the Judge j dl were paid pal 16 15 |