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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY

1930.

DEATH OF SIR HENRY NAVY YARD WORKER'S

GOMPERTZ.

HONGKONG SERVICE RECALLED.

DEATH.

COOLIE BATS POISONED BREAD INTENDED FÖR RATS

Shanghai, Feb: 0. A message from Alassio (Italy) A sensations! story was told to announces that the death occur the Coroner (Mr. Hamilton) by red; on February 4, of Sir Henry Mr. Robert Taylor, of the Naval Yard, at the Costral Magistracy Gompertz-Reuter.

The late Sir Henry Hessey John-yesterday afternoon, when he des ston Gompertz was formerly Pulsne cribed how he put arsenic in a Judge of Hongkong, and in 1926 plece of bread and butter, Interde was promoted to the position of ing to use it to destroy rats which Chief Justice of the Federated were in his office, but which he left Malay States. When he left here on his desk, and whilst he was he severed a connexion with Höng-away for half an hour, his Chinese kong which had lasted for more boy came in and ate it afterwards than 28 years. On all hands, hedonying that he had done so, and received hearty congratulations on asserting, after close interroga tion, that he had thrown it, away. his well-deserved promotion,

The career of Sir Hoary Gom- The man died the following day, porta was one of steady rise to a land a subsequent examination by high position. Born on August 31, the Public Analyst showed that his 1867, he was educated at Bedford organs, contained no less that 20.5 and later at Exeter College, Oxford, gins of arsenic, Two and a half at which he gained 2nd Class Litgrains are sufficient to kill a per- Hum., taking his degree of B.A. [800.

The jury returned a verdict of death by misadventure.

BLAZE ON LINER.

In 1890. In September of that The inquiry was held by Mr. year he was appointed as Cadet to Hamilton, yesterday, when he sat the Straits Settlements, and on his with a jury of three, with Mr. arrival in Singapore he was attach-Herbert Burson as foronan. ed to the Colonial Secretary's Office. Early in 1892 he was sent to Swatow to study the Tle-Chiu Chin- ese dialect and passed his final examination in that language in December of the following year. On his return to Singapore, he was annointed Acting Second Assistant Protector of Chinese at Penang, later in the year becoming Acting Third Magistrate. In 1895 ho

Tokyo, Feb. 6. passed his final examination in

The N.'Y. K. seventeen thousand Cantonese (under the Bonus ton motorship, Tatauta Maru. Scheme) and two years later pass-which was due to start on ed his final examination in Hok-maiden trip ahortly, has been kien, thus being the holder of final seriously damaged by a fire which certificates in three Chinese dis- broke out while she was complet Jects-Tie-Chiu, Hok-kien anding equipment in the Nagasaki distinction. dockyard.

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DISASTER TO THE" TATSUTA MARU.

her

Meanwhile he had been Acting De- The damage done in estimated at puty Registrar of the Supreme a million yen Court at Penang, and in 1897 was

Twenty-four cabins were gutted; appointed Second Assistant Protec-and four workmen were burned to tor of Chinese.

Arrival in Hongkong.

death-Router.

The damaged, liner was one of the new motorching which, with It was in August 1897, that Mr. the Asama Mari (already on the Gompertz,

then was, run) and Chichibu Maru (due to he 2139 Grst came to Hongkong, arriving make its maiden voyage) are in- here to take up the post of Assis-uurating a new luxury service tant Registrar General (now known across the Pacific.]

is Assistant Secretary of Chinese Affairs). Studying law, Mr. Gom-|"

Many Tributes.

periz was called to the Bar at the tor at the annual exhibitions of close of the Easter Term, 1899, and the Hongkong Art Club, She lator hold the posts of Acting had promineally identified her- Police Magistrate, Assistant Colon-self with Charitable work inl Secretary and Clerk of Councils, and Member of the Land Court (New Territories) being made President of the Land Court in 1902. For several years following, Mr. Gompertz was mainly employ ed as Police Magistrate, and was appointed Acting Attorney General for a while in 1906.

Sir Henry Gompertz, who was elected an official Justice of the Peace in 1903, was the first Pre- aident of the Hongkong Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, first President of the In 1907 he' was made Acting Hongkong Angling Society, an Puiane Judge, and later in the original member and a Past Pro following year was given the sub- sident of the Hongkong Horticul stantive appointment of Police tural Society, and the first Pre- Magistrate and Coroner. In March,sident of the Hongkong Sheiety 1908, he was appointed Acting of St. George. There was scarce- Puiine Judge and Chairman of ly any social activity of impor- Squatters Board, this appointment being made a permanent one in the following year.

tance with which he was not iden- tified, and it would indeed be a comprehensive list. If mention Puisne Judge 17-Years. were made of all the societies and Thus, for nearly 17 years, he held clubs with which he was connect- that office. On very many occaed. It was he who presided over slons he acted as Chief Justice, the original meeting of Peak re- the first being, as far back 45 sidents out of which was formed :October, 1909. For the long the Peak Residents Association.

period of 15 years, he edited the Hongkong Law Reports.

On November 17, 1925, Mr. Gom. perts' (as he then was) was given Of a patient and painstaking a memorable farewell in the disposition, Sir Henry Gompertz Supreme Court, by both branches earned for himself the admiration of the local legal profession, when and respect of the whole legal glowing tributes were paid him. profession here. His demeanour. He was later given a tiffin by Chi- in Court and his kindly considera- nese merchants. The previous tion for the more unfortunate day, he had been the guest of hon- litigants or defendants who came our at a tin in the "Hongkong before him were worthy of the Hotel given by the beads of de highest standards of British partments of the Civil Service, courts of Justice, though he was cadets of ten years standing, and Justifiably stern in his dealings the General Committee and the with Chinese criminals of the legal Committee of the Chamber

of Commerce. He sailed on No worst type.

vember 18.

In the social life of Hongkong, he and his wife played a promin- The late Sir Henry Gompertz ent part. For many years Lady was knighted in 1926, and retired Gompertz performed yeoman ser- from Malaya only last year, after vice as Hon. Secretary of the four years of notable service Hongkong Benevolent Society and Chief Justied.,

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