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MR. M. AKBAR

PUISNE JUDGE'S CLERK TO "RETINË" SHONTLY

After 40 years in the service of the Crown, Mr. Mohamed Akbar, Clerk to the Pulsne Judge of the Supreme Court, is vacating the Colony to re- turn to the land of his, birth.

Now sixty years of age, Mr. Akbar has reached the age limit of service. Ile was born in Jullundur Punjal where he still has fields and property to accommodate his wife and family In retirement.

"I feel that I have been neglecting my property. he told a South China Morning Post representative sadly and added that he had only visited it twice in three decades.

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JAPAN'S OBJECTIONS.

BRITISH TROOPS DRILL· OUTSIDE GREAT WALL

An crdinary housefly plays a part

London, July 20.jp in "Lady for a Day" the Damon Runyon story, which comes to the House of Commons to-day, raised Mr. Gooffroy Mandor, in the King's Theatre next und Now the question of British troops at only plays a part, but in the seconds he is shown on the screen ho Shanhaikwan training outside the dominates all the human actors. Great Wall and the objections the Dave the Dude," leading man of the Japancas had been reported as picture, played by Warren Willam, having made in this regard. She, 100, wil The Greek, another mont would do something to resist is a gambler who'll bot on anything, He asked if the British Govern- gambler. They place lumps of mugur on top of overturned glasses in a cafe the continuous Japanese encroach- scene, and Dave Wagers $1,500 a fly will light on his lump before one doen

ments,

on the Greek's. And the story calls Sent, said he did not ace why the Capt. Anthony Eden, Lord Priyy for the Dude to lose tho’bet.” Warren

During the sixteen years in which William is starred in "Lady For Amatter should not be satisfactorily Mr. Akbar has maintained the balance | Day." Others featured in this settled.Reuter.

of power in the summary court, he Columbia picture, are May Robson, has built up a reputation for atten- Glenda Farrell, Guy Kibbee, Nod tion to detail and for spoed in-swear- || Sparks, Jean Parker, Walter Connolly Ing-in witnossos. His guinces was und Barry Norton.

a cloak for a kindly sense of humour and, in his many harassed moments, ho was apt to turn nijoko back upon the author.

Press "Suppressed.”

A bright young reporter who was once Saflicting on Mr. Akbar his views of a Judge who was prone to exercise his judicial authority by keeping the court (and the Prem) waiting, was Clerk to make his pinint to the Judge himself. "Certainly, I will see him," sald (the port young man,

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Without more ado, Mr. Akbar knocked at the door of the sacred room, flung it open, and in malicious accents announced that one required audience. The door was open, the Judge was wailing, and in the hapless reporter had to go.

Perhaps it was kindness more than courtesy that prompted Mr. Akbar. to close the door on the embarrassing scene which, followed, but when, a few minutes later, a blushing · rag dripped from the sacred room, he was able to pursue his work unhindered. Early in life, Mr. Akbar joined the Indian Army as a regimental school master of the 33rd Punjab Infantry later going to Singapord as a mem- ber of the 5th Company of the Hong kong and Shanghai Battalion of the Royal Artillery. Three years later, In 1901, he came to Hongkong as Battalion school master at the head. quarters of the Brigade.

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A transfer to the teaching staff of the Anglo-Indian School, while Hon. Mr. E. D. C. Wolfe was spector of Schools, saw Mr. Akbar bid Anal good-bye to the army 1907, Mr. Akbar was in charge of the school, now situated at Sookun- poo under the new name

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year. Inter another transfer him working in the money

AW department of the General Post Office, order From there to a six year apoll as Probate Clock, and Mr. Akbar mount ed the seat which was to be the peak point of his career.

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personally from a crowd of artists bych the screen opens to lay at the filled by popular vote but ratified by Monty Banks who afterwards ques-lhan.bra Theatre, entitled "Man of a splendid cast the Court, and since 1914 ho has been loned them as to their particular jobs the Forest." With a trustee of the Mohammedan Mosque, life. There were ex-boxers, ex-

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