A New Honour

A Singular honour has been done to Dr. James Williams, LL.M. (N.2.) Ph.D. (Camb.), by Cambridge University, in conferring on him an honorary Doctorate of Laws.

This rare award will be given to him at a special ceremony in that the recipient of a degree is presented by the Public Orator, who makes an oration in Latin, setting forth the recipient's qualifications for the degree. This ceremony has special interest for Dr. Williams, who took the degree of Doctor of Philosophy at Cambridge.

Before his appointment as Principal, Dr. Williams was Challis Professor of Law and Dean of the Faculty of Law at Sydney University, and Professor of English and New Zealand Ltw at victoria. He is the author of several excellent books on law.