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John Joseph Francis, Q.C. is Hongkong's leading counsel and one of its most prominent citizens. He served with distinction in the Army, and having acquired a taste for the Bar whilst serving Her Majesty, elected to serve behind it, and by sheer hard work and natural ability succeeded beyond his most sanguine expectations. It is popularly supposed that to have Francis on your side means a winning case with the special or exclusive order of Hongkong jurymen. He is a warm-hearted man and in his own fashion has done a lot of good for a certain class in Hongkong.
Andrew John Leach, acting Attorney-General (late of Drummond and Leach, Shanghai) is a good all-round cricketer, a sportsman and painstaking lawyer, a stickler for emoluments and chiefly known and appreciated here by his services to the Colony in connection with the Law Revision Committee. He has been a useful and valuable stop-gap to the Government when the appointments of Magistrate, Attorney-General and Puisne Judge were vacant.
The Hon. Mr. Ho Kai is a lawyer as well as a Bachelor of Medicine and is a member of the Legislative Council. He passed creditable examinations in England and Scotland; married an English lady whose premature death prompted the founding of the Alice Memorial Hospital. A keen supporter of the Gambling Ordinance and Anti-Share Bill, a clever, shrewd and capable lawyer, a gentleman, scholar, philanthropist and good man.
Edward Robinson is patient and painstaking. On one occasion whilst acting Magistrate he fined the Editor of the Hongkong Telegraph $10 for refusing to answer an impudent question but was afterwards amenable to the voice of reason. A plodding lawyer who is gradually making headway against difficulties, a capital lightweight boxer, and a good all-round sportsman, Mr. Robinson has a future before him in the Colony.
Henry Edward Pollock is a great nephew of the famous Chief Baron of that name whom he resembles in style and delivery, slow and ponderous. It is said that Mr. Pollock's written opinion on cases involving intricate points of law is the most valuable in the Colony.
George Jerkyl Phillippa, with the prestige and reputation of his worthy Uncle's name behind him, is chiefly remarkable for his fortunate investments in a well-known Philippine Island enterprise, now alas, under a cloud in Hongkong. Mr. Phillippo has plenty of natural ability and for a comparatively young man, has a fairly comprehensive knowledge of legal matters. As an after-dinner speaker he is an undoubted success.
Wel Piu is the youngest of the horsehair wig division and one of the cleverest. He does not practice his profession although a member of the local Bar. He is well off, wears spectacles, could play football in his school days and although the wearer of a queue is very much an Englishman in ideas and modes of thought.
Arthur Bulmer Johnson, Crown Solicitor is a tall and austere man, head of the firm of Johnson, Stokes and Master.
Alfred Parker Stokes, Acting Crown Solicitor is another partner in the firm of Johnson, Stokes and Master. He was caught with the Company mania last year, and is a director of several local limited liability companies, especially in connection with British North Borneo. He was once a good athlete.
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John Joseph Francis, Q.C. is Hongkong's leading counsel and one of its most prominent citizens. Her served with distinc- tion in the Army, and having acquired a taste for the Bar whilst serving Her Majesty, elected to serve behind it, and by sheer hard work and natural ability succeeded beyond his most san- guine expectations. It is popularly supposed that to have Francis on your side means a winning case with the special or exclusive order of Hongkong jurymen. He is a warm-hearted man in his own fashion has done a lot of good for a certain class in Hongkong.
Andrew John Leach, acting Attorney-General (late of Drummond and Leach, Shanghai) is a good all-round cricketer a sportsman and painstaking lawyer a stickler for emoluments and chiefly known and appreciated here by his servicer to the Colony in connection with the law Revision Committee. He has been a useful and valuable stop-gap to the Government when the sppointments of Magistrate, Attorney-General and Fuisne Judge were vacant.
The Hon. Mr. Ho Kai is a lawyer as well as a bachelor of Medicine and is a member of the Legislative Council. He passed creditable examinations in England and Scotland; married an English lady whose premature death prompted the founding of the Alice Memorial Hospital. A keen supporter of the Gambling Ordinance and Anti-Share Bill a clever shrewd and capable lawyer a gentleman scholar philanthropist and good man.
Edward Robinson is patient and painstaking.
On one
occasion whilst acting Magistrate he fined the Editor of the Hongkong Telegraph $10 for refusing to answer an impudent question but was afterwards amenable to the voice of reason. A plodding lawyer who is gradually making headway against difficulties,
a capital lightweight boxer, and a good all round sportsman, Mr. Robinson has a future before him in the Colony.
Henry Edward Pollock is a great nephew of the famous Chief Baron of that name whom he resembles in style and delivery slow and ponderous. It is said that Mr. Pollock's written -opinion on cases involving intricate points of law is he most
valuable in the Colony.
George Jerkyl Phillippa, with the prestige and reputa- tion of his worthy Uncle's name behind him, is chiefly remar- kable for his fortunate investments in a well-known Phillipine Island enterprise, now alas, under a cloud in Hongkong. Mr. Phillippo has plenty of natural ability and for a comparatively yound man, has a fairly comprehensive knowledge of legal mat- ters. As an after dinner speaker he is an undoubted success.
Wel Piu is the youngest of the horsehair wig division and one of the celverest. He does not practice his profession although a member of the local Bar. He is well off, wears spectacles, could play football in his school days and although the wearer of a queue is very much an Englishman in ideas and modes of thought.
Arthur Bulmer Johnson' Corwn Solicitor is a tall and austere man, head of the firm of Johnson, Stokes and Master.
Alfred Parker Stokes, Acting Grown Solicitor is another partner in the firg of Johnson, Stokes and Master.
He was caught with the Company mania last year, and is a director of several local limited liability companies espeically in con- nection with British Horth Borneo. He was once a good athlete.
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