Personalities Of Old Hongkong
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 2, 1938.
HONGKONG LAWYER WHO BECAME AMBASSADOR TO WASHINGTON
SIR JULIAN PAUNCEFOTE
LIGHT ON GIRL WIFE WIFE OF SHELLEY
AN
Colony Was Stepping-Stone To High Office
By T. Paul Gregory
of
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N appointment to the Hongkong Civil Service has zuw on Frequences of 845 k.e's,
been an important stepping-stone in the career many an official in His Majesty's diplomatic service.
It may be truly said that almost every civil servant stationed here has been promoted to posts of equal or superior rank in other parts of the Empire, or has secured emolument and recognition for his successful career that have enabled him to settle down in well-carned retirement at home.
Few, however, have come to the Colony on "their own" and, through sheer ability alone, obtained appointments which carry. them as for or even farther than those who have made the civil service their career from their schooldays.
There was one interesting personality who, during the 'sixties of the last century, forged for himself a memorable career whilst à resident here. He was Sir Julia'n Pauncefote, who rose from a struggling practice in the courts of the Colony to become Attorney-General, Chief Justice, and ultimately British Ambasen- dor at Washington.
dral.
His Boy Friends and Lea
12.30 Carroll Gibbons (Plano) and Allen (Baritone).
At
I Was Anything But Sentimental (film Take My Tip'); To-morrow Is Another Day (film A Day at the Races)
Carroll Gibbons and His Buy Friends, Moonbeams Dance (Gibbons); Bubbling Over (Gibbons) Carroll Gibbons (Piano), A Melody From The Sley (film The Trail of the Lonesome Fine'); The Close Of A Long Day (Moll and Marvin)... Les Allen and His Canadian Bachelors with Novelty Accomp. Breakin' In A Pair Shoes (S. H. Stept); Sugar Rose (Walter). It's An Old Southern Sir Julian Pauncefote was | Office, and that sheer merit had more | Čustom (Alm 'George White's
than Scandals of 1935')
bons and Its Boy Friends.
1.0 Time and Weather. 1.03 The Ballybooligans and Mills Brothers.
Choo-
Sir Julian's health
vain."
Ruest had
inen,
Carroll Gib-
The Mills
born on September 13, 1828 at to do with ultimate success
political "pull.” Preston Court, Gloucestershire, On December 2, 1873, a compli- although some accounts state mentory dinner was given by some that his birthplace was Munich,seventy of his friends and admirers
in the City Hall on the occasion of Chinn Bavaria.
Boy Quick-Step; Jaf impending departure. The Choo-Quick-Step ... The Bally- He was educated at Marl Governor, Sir Arthur E. Kennedy, hooligans Put On Your Old Grey
occupied the chair and in proposing Bonnet (Murphy and Wenrich). borough College and later was.
said 11 sent by his father to Paris and "Hongkong though a young Colony. Ing-Fox-Trot) Tiger Rag-Fox- The Mills Brothers. Bugle Call Geneva in order to finish his and the last of them
cininent had sent forth many
now was a Trot. The Ballyhooligans. Sleepy education. The young man Chief Justice and this was not on 1ted (From 'Spy 13'); Jungle Fever early decided upon the law as honour lightly bestowed and judging Brothers. Favourite Favourites No. 2
(From 'Spy 13') his profession and at the age of from the numbers here to-night-Fox-Trut Medley.. The Bally-- New material about Shelley's second wife, who ran twenty-four was called to the
not laboured hooligans, away with him at the age of 16 and was married shortly Bar at the Inner Temple.
1.30 Reuter and Rugby Press; after his first wife drowned herself in the Serpentine, will | Shortly after receiving his appoint- Earlier on the same day the Legis- Weather and Announcements.
Council ment he served as Secretary to Sirlative be included in a life of Mary Shelley by Mrs. Geoffreywilliam Molesworth, mill the lat-thanks for his valuable
1.40 New Variety. Orch.-Ida, Sweet As. Apple Cider Mander, wife of the Liberal M.P. for Wolverhampton E. ter's death in October, 1855. During to that body, and on December 1. (Leonard); Sonny Boy (De Sylva- Harry Buy's tised law in London, but finding bis
Tiger-Ragamullins. Mrs. Mander found profession
SERIES OF PROMOTIONS neither congenial nor
Ich Ihr Komplimento Gemacht; O lucrative, decided to came out lo From thence onward, the record Min Bella Napoli! (both from "Venus Silk Stolz-Grunwald-Herzer) Hongkong, where he arrived early in of his career is a steady series of in 1860.
promotions; for after his return to.. Richard Tauber England in 1874, he became appoint-. Violin-Song Ofenor). Organ Of Paradise (King); ed legal advisor to the Colonial Serenade (Moussorgsky)... Reginald Hongkong
In those days was in Office and, concurrently in 1870, act-Foort at the BBC Theatre organ and every way the "Seventh Heaven"
ed in the same capacity understood for an enterprising lawyer: for the Foreign Ofce.
for the Alfredo Campoli (Violin). Duettists "Fundamentally, she
That Old Feeling (from 'Vogues Shelley, and on the whole they, were
Colony literally seethed with litiga-
of 1938'); Afraid To Dream (Allm happy together.
tion, and the inbajitants were wont At length, in 1802, he was You Can't Have Everything') to settle thele disputes in Court nominated Permanent Under-Seere-Molly and Marie. Dance Orch. "After his death she was very i inuich. more than they do now,tary of State and in 1885, served as Green
pussed a vole of assistance
Most of the new materini covers the 20 years after the death the next six or seven years he prae-he sailed for the Leeward Islands. Brown-Henderson). Erst Hah!
of Shelley, a period in Mary's life which particularly interesting.
"I definitely hold a brief for Mary," she said, "Some of Shelley's friends, particularly Trelawney, thought she was con- ventional and worried him, but I think she made him as happy as anyone could have done.'
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was
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BUSY LIFE
munities relained their standing national Commission. counsels and some of these, like Sir, John Smale, made a regular "gold mine" out of such a fortuitous "cir- eumstance.
The
Victor
and His Ballroom Orchestra.
2.15' Close' down. 1809, when he was designated by His greatest appointment came in
0.0-7.0 Chinese Programme. 7.0 New Mayfair Orchestra. Lord Salisbury as British Minister
Hieland Laddle (Carruthers), Tunes to Washington. For his efforts in Of Not-So-Long Ago-1923-4. Dicky Pauncefote prospered in his prae- setting the Bering Sea Oshery dis- Bird Hop (Gourley); The Clock Is Mrs. Mander, who was a scholar lice here and speedily became known pute with the United States, Queen Playing (Blaaw). Hide And Seek' of Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford, and ns one of the shrewdest members of Victoria bestowed upon him the Selection (Vivian Ellis). took her degree in Modern Greats, the legal profession. At length, on
Grand Cross of the Bath.
London Relay Take Your Liberal candidate
7.25 for May 13, 1805, he was appointed by Reading, but now prefers to help the then Governor, Sir R. G. Mac- tions in regard to the question of the A Weekly Entertainment Feature
Later, in the momentous negotla-Choice'. her husband in his constituency.
Donnell
as acting Attorney-General
by William MacLurg. and Asked for her opinion on the Counell.
a member of the Legislative Venezuelan boundary, which brought presented
England and the United States to IntroductionThe Singers with the The Cabinet meets on January 17 statement that she
appointment had achieved temporary, but so well did he carry,
The Strange Adventures Was the verge of war owing to the belli- Orchestra. at Pretoria, and all members are distinction at Oxford in "the con- likely to attend. General Hertzog, tradictory spheres of poetry and July 21, 1806, he was designated as himself.
out the duties of the office that on Sir Julian was to further distinguish
cose attitude of President Clevelanit, of Hemlock Shears by the Mellulsh Brothers No. 2 The Disappearing the Prime Minister, who has practi-
Bob'
Songs
Remember' cally recovered from his recent dentullies," and that marriage having a permanent appointee.
robbed her of her political carcer
Each week a well-known artist from History treatment, will presidic,
she had turned to literature, slic
records
successful the stage or music-hulls will come settlement of the dispute, and much to the microphone to sing for you. Among the matters to be decided pointed out that Mr. A, P. Herbert
Pati are: The appointment of a commis-had done bls best to reconelle poetry
and courteous attitude did -The House on the Marsh'. An ad- sion to inquire into the alleged rise in and politics by reading his own
venture serial by Franklyn Kelsey, the cost of living, the request of verses in the House of Commons, public servants for Immediate com-
introducing Jim Travers and his friends, Terrence O'Molicy and Jeremiah and the sinister character. Mr. Sitani. 'Yours Sincerely' The Orchestra.
7.55 New Dance Records. Slow
Fox-Trot My Secret Love Affair (film 'Lovely to Look at: Quickstep I'll Write A Love Song (from 'It's in the Bag')....Victor Silvester & Is Ballroom Orchestra. 8.00 Time, Weather and Announce- ments.
pensation for the rise in the cost of
living, the date of election, and the training scheme
the"
DID NOT HIT IT OFF In his capacity
the
General, it must be said that Paunce- calm
us Attorney-credit is due to Sir Jullan, whose The Spinner of Death' Episode 9 foto did not get along any too well much to avert an open breach be- with the Chief Justice, As for marriage and politics, she Smale. The reasons were obvious. ing nations.
Sir John tween the two great English speak- insisted that she had plenty of work Sir John Sinate was adamant in his general
crat to do in her husband's constituency stat
DOYEN OF CORPS stand against gambling opium and] national physical and that the book had been written drafted by Mr. In time snatched from that work. Pirow, Minister of Defence, and Mr. The book was to be published on
Minister of Hofmeyr,
Education, January 20 by the Oxford University which is 1kely to cost £150,000 | Press. annually.
INDIA
DOGS' PAW PRINTS TAKEN POLICE SEARCH FOR KILLERS
was
vlce, and was especially
opposed
In 1993, when the British Legation to the frst named, which he rightly of Washington
raised to the considered as the "hand-maiden of status of an Embassy, Sir Julian be- every conceivable brand of crime." came Ambassador Extraordinary and However,
regardless of Smale's Plenipotentiary to the United States. efforts, gambling WYOB formally His age (he was sixty-five at the licenced by the Hongkong Govern-time) made him the doyen of the ment in 1867, and it is probably true Diplomatic Corps. that much of the success in pussing
8.55
Or-
MOCK WARFARE IN
this bit of legislation was due in no diplomat were rewarded in 1889, by tions.
The eminent services of the aging 0.03 Closing local Stock Quota- BOMBAY
small measure to the efforts of Sk Her Majesty, who raised him to the Bombay.
Julian Pauncefole, who was "stand-
8,05 London Relay-The Private Bombay is in the middle of a mock
ing counsel to the licensees of the rage, creating him Baron Paunee-Soidler. A talk by Ian Ilay.
fote of Preston. war, intended to test its defences.
gambling establishments."
8.20 Studio Trio: Prue Lewis This morning thousands of the in- Plaster casts of the paw prints left
Sir Julian did not long enjoy his (Violin), Ettore Fellegalli ('Cello) and Sir Julian, however, was diploma- title, and saddened by the passing Lindsay A. Lafford playing a Trio by habitants
of in the mud by two sheep killing dogs tie enough not to permit his stond of the great Queen whom he had Zanella. stage saw every "deadly gas" attack when the mill-have been taken by the police at on this question to injure him polti served so faithfully during the quar- tury authorities staged an anti-gas Blacktown, New South Wales. Acally, and whilst Sir John Smale did ter century of his diplomatic carcer,
Songs by Gigli (Tenor). demonstration in the central bizanra. squad has been hunting for them for not mince matters when it came to he did not long survive her, dying A Surriento
Mattinain (Leoncavallo); Torna Brilish and Indinn officers gave some time.
(Ernesto de Curlis); Many dogs in the district have been tion to licensed gambling, the two running commentaries in English and
expressing himself upon his opposlat Washington, May 28, 1002.
Serenain Venezlana (8)m Lullaby' Urdu. With planes zooming and tested with the casts, states Austral men, after their preliminary bout of be justly nald:
Thus
passed one of whom it can Zulberti-Melichar). smoke-shells bursting, there was an News, but none of the prints match-splenetic disagreement was over, let who made our tiny island the first chestra and Luclenme Boyer. (86-
"Here was a man 0.05 Leslie Jeffries S Ha excellent imitation of real attacks, ext. and it fulfiled its purpose of giving
the matter rest and it may be sald stepping-stone to a career of meri prano). the civilan population some idea of
that their co-operation in office was torious public service."
Havini's Serenado (Ravin!); what might be expected in wartime. | speeches of the political leaders.
on the whole quite harmonious,
Automne (Chaininade)....Orchestra It also demonstrated the necessity | Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, President
Lo Tango Dex Filles (Deletico. & for volding panle.
of the Indian National Congress, has
Dayle); L'Hotel Du Clair De Lune, Decontamination squads, the fire recognised Uie Mostem League of
Valso (Simonot & card).... brigades, extra police and Red Cross which Mr. Jinnah Is president
Lucienne Boyer; Springtime Sere units all did their work quietly and body which he has hitherto "scorned" effelently.
(Jonny Heykena); The Balkan Prin- --and announces that he will resume Enemy planes also "attacked" the conversations for a lindu
Cess-Valse (Paul A. Rubens); Le Moslem
Cygne
Evensong (Saint-Saena); dock early to-day. Fust chemy Fact.
(Easthope Martin)....Orchestra. motor torpedo-boats, launched from War on Tuberculosis-The sum of in the Colony was fated shortly to Coutending that Dd a mug was
0.20
A talk on the last "black-out" vessels out at ren, attacked the Port £75,000 has been received in res terrainnte with his appointment as too high for beer and that the by Col. Irwin. Trust and the naval dockyard, while ponse to the appeal of the Mar-Chief Justice to the Leeward Triands, mugs were too small, road and tim 8.30 London Relay~~~Tho News. other enemy parties endeavoured to chioness of Linlithgow, wife of the His nomination to
this
post was her workers and residents at land,
9.50 Musical Comedy. Viceroy,
911 behalf of the King the first judicial appointment made Urbenville, Sydney, have declared
C. B. Cochran Medley... Hindu-Moslemn Talks-A remark- Emperor's Anti-Tuberculosis Fund. under the Leoward Islands Act of able and apparently spontaneous
Cochran (Compore) Assisted by Scientists Honoured. The honor 1871, and was justly regarded by his beer strike. Although the tomat Joye, Elizabeth Welch, Edward change has recently come over the ary degree of Doctor of Law has been colleagues in the legal fraternity as perature has been 100 degrees for Cooper and Ray Noble & 11ls Orches- relations between Mohammedans and conferred upon 11 of the overseas an extremely important one; for it some days they are remaining tra. IndusIt is shown in a striking delegates attending the Indian Science meant that. Itongkong men were be- adamant in their demands, Bays 10.00 London Relay-Stop Dana- modification of the tone in the Congress,Heater."
ing looked up to by the Colonial Austral News.
BECAME CHIEF JUSTICE
On October 7, 1872, Sir Julan was pointed acting Chief Justlee. of the Supreme Court, and would in dûe course have been sinted to assume the once permanently,
had it not been for the fact that slay
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PAINTER'S HAND CRUSHED
Wah Bonk Company, of Pak Tal A printer employed by the Chung Street, Kowloon, suffered crushed fingers yesterday, when his hand was caught in -a - printing machine. He was sent to the Kowloon Hospita).
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