CO129-259 - Governor Sir Robinson - 1893 [5-8] — Page 92

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Mr Mende

I met Sir Edward O'Malley the other day and upon being asked of him what was being done about a new attorney general, said the place had been so long filled, and that Logan was acting as such. He said that the candidates thereupon remarked that Innes Logan would head the list. He was half inclined to appoint him.

He said he knew him well, having had experience of him as solicitor general when Resident Councillor at Penang, and found it hopeless to induce him to act on behalf of the Government when such appointment might infringe or affect the interests of any important commercial houses.

J... not by legal practice pure and simple, but mixed up with finance and commerce, and he seemed to have signed largely in insolvencies and liquidations in which he had abandoned life long friends.

I then sent for Mr. N. Crowell and asked him about Logan. Although my informant was not a lawyer, he has the leisure of an idler and is no duffer. As to his parentage, he is the son of a pseudo Oriental Ethnologist who used to deal with Chinese and Malay Amulets.

...and his mother was a Eurasian woman, and it is doubtful whether he was born...

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88 Mr Mende I met Sir Edward O'Malley the other day and upon being asked of him what was being done about a new attorney general, said the place had been so long filled, and that Logan was acting as such. He said that the candidates thereupon remarked that Innes Logan would head the list. He was half inclined to appoint him. He said he knew him well, having had experience of him as solicitor general when Resident Councillor at Penang, and found it hopeless to induce him to act on behalf of the Government when such appointment might infringe or affect the interests of any important commercial houses. J... not by legal practice pure and simple, but mixed up with finance and commerce, and he seemed to have signed largely in insolvencies and liquidations in which he had abandoned life long friends. I then sent for Mr. N. Crowell and asked him about Logan. Although my informant was not a lawyer, he has the leisure of an idler and is no duffer. As to his parentage, he is the son of a pseudo Oriental Ethnologist who used to deal with Chinese and Malay Amulets. ...and his mother was a Eurasian woman, and it is doubtful whether he was born...
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88

Mr Mende

I met Sir Edwned O'Malley the War day

and upon bring ached of him what was. bing tone ahut a new attomey fenceal, sand test the place had such hon filled, and

thest to Logan was accurry the candidates the

thereupon remacher that In Logan would hea

:.

do. He was half

A

notice and

inextricably

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Find

heim what be tempt of tw Logan. He

sand test he tengah he www havde

as Altorny fencul. He had had experince

ghim as solicitur feneral when Recident

solicitufeneral

Concillo at Penary, and forend it hopeless

kinduce him.

to me on Whalf of the

Gut when such nearmenti med infring

affect the intent of any

important

mixed up with the intents of important

hathies. J.

not

byal practitince pone

and simple, hot and mixed up with

finance and commerce, and be remed to

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him to han sigme barty in insimes bankruptcies and liquidations in which

be had abband life loin.

ad

Amusel.

I than sent hn M. Noxwall and wrted

arhed

Nation. Although my

dean, he has the

lezüich of an

lazings

Chintal and is no diaftiman.

As whis parentage, he is

thee on of

pesti Oriental Ethredogist who aned to

Aim with Chinese and Malay Amber.

and his nesten

A

(kina woman,

and it is dustful whether he was bo

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