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21 JA. 10
Government House,
Hongkong, 17th. December, 1908.
In confirmation of my telegram of
the 10th. instant, I have the honour to transmit to Your
Lordship the enclosed copy of letter from Mr. H. H. J.
Gompertz dated the 9th. instant.
2.
In the event of Mr. Wise retiring
from Government service, I strongly recommend that Mr. T.
Sercombe Smith, at present Puisne Judge in the Straits
Settlements, should be transferred to the vacant post of
Puisne Judge in this Colony.
Should, however, Mr. Smith
not be a candidate for the vacancy, I venture to urge upon
Your Lordship the claims of Mr. Gompertz whose qualifica-
tions are fully set out in my confidential despatch of the
1st. of last October.
It is very desirable that the
Puisne Judge in this Colony should possess a knowledge of
the Chinese language.
In the event of Your Lordship's
selection of Mr. T. Sercombe Smith to succeed Mr. Wise, THE RIGHT HONOURABLE
THE EARL OF CREWE,
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