COPY.
Enclosure to A.
a
112
Supreme Court,
Hongkong, January 27th., 1900.
Sir,
With reference to our interview this morn-
me.
ing when you came to see in the Chief Justice's room, I think it my duty, as Acting Chief Justice, to call your attention to what I think, on reflection, you will yourself consider the impropriety of your language. You told me you had heard a good deal at the Colonial Office about "that Cad Robinson", referring to Sir W. Robinson, the late Governor; and you stated that there was and had been "a conspiracy" against you here to mar your career, implying I presume from your tone and demeanour
that
was a party to such conspiracy. I suppose you were angry at the tire because of some arrangerent between Mr. Justice Wise and Mr. Sercombe Smith as to the latter again acting as Puisne Judge in Mr. Wise's place when he goes on
leave.
Allow me to repeat in writing what I told you today, viz:- that I was not in any way consulted in the matter by any one, nor did I hear of the arrangement till after it had been made. During the ten years that I have been Attor- ney-General of this Colony, my relations with all my brother officers as well as with other people, have been of the most friendly character, and I trust that your withdrawal of the language to which I have referred will put an end to this
somewhat unpleasant incident.
1 remain, &c., (Sa.) K. Weigh Goodman.
J. W. Norton Kyshe, Esq.,
Registrar of the Supreme Court.
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