at this rally, but the police were powerless to arrest him. They managed to arrest him a couple of days later, but a writ of habeas corpus was served and the case was called before a bench of three Supreme Court judges presided over by Chief Justice Sir Sidney Abrahams. The brilliant H.V. Perera, the county's leading civil lawyer, volunteered his services free on behalf of Bracegirdle; he was made a King's Counsel (KC) on the day that Bracegirdle appeared in court. On 18 May order was made that he could not be deported for exercising his right to free speech, and Bracegirdle was a free man. Stubbs retired shortly afterwards. Retirement A year after his retirement, Stubbs became the vice-chairman of West India Royal Commission (until 1939) and Chairman of Northern Division Appellate Tribunal for Conscientious Objectors from 1941 to 1947. Personal life Stubbs married Marjory Stubbs in 1909. The couple had two sons and one daughter. He died on 7 December 1947. Honours CMG, 1914 KCMG, 1919 GCMG, 1928 Honorary Fellow, Corpus Christi College, 1926 Hon. LL.D., University of Hong Kong, 1926 Recognition Stubbs Road in the eastern Mid-Levels on Hong Kong Island was named after him. The Sri Lankan boxing award, the Stubbs Shield, is named after him. See also History of Hong Kong Sri Lanka Independence Struggle References Governors of British Ceylon Governors of Hong Kong Governors of Jamaica 1876 births 1947 deaths Knights Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George Alumni of Corpus Christi College, Oxford People educated at Radley College People from Oxford Ceylonese Companions of the Order of St Michael and St George 20th-century Hong Kong people 20th-century British politicians Chief Secretaries of Ceylon