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Personalities Of Old Hongkong

Mr. Francis Snowden, Puisne Judge

By T. Paul Gregory

No public servant of the was a well-remembered one to

learned

ing or waxing the body and cleaning Colony during the 'seventies and the residents of that day inas- Wie window with WHIZ WHITE TIRE COATING.more cordially esteemed by the Court minus

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During his judicial carcer of}* for "to professional abilities of

nine years in Hongkong, Mr. a very high order he add-

Snowden proved himself an ex- ed an exemplary

tremely capable occupant of the patience that

Bench, and contemporary was most unlawyer- like, the

counts state that no more pains- graceful courtesy of culture and

taking judge ever refinement,

dispensed justice, and although he seldom und the still rarer quality of a heart over-flowing

erred on the side of leniency, ex- with sympathy towards his less for- he made very few serious mis- cepting in dealing with debtors, tunate fellow-nien."

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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 24, 1938.

REGULATING ENTHUSIASM

ac-

malefactors in the

Although he was appointed to the Puisne Judgeship, he never-

theless served on two occasions as Acting Chief Justice, once in

GRIN AND BEAR IT

By Lichty

TINE

"Cadwell, make up models 397, 398, 481; 473, and 512-my in- laws are coming to i pend the week-end."

A Young Peer asks

What About

My Career?

By MICHAEL

KILLANIN

I had cards with any proper name- printed on them, so I handed him one. "Perhaps you would take this In to Lady X," I said. A smile crossed his face and he laughed "Lord knows who" as he read the card, und slammed the door in my face.

takes. He was, however, a firm Mr. Francis Snowden was believer in the efficacy of the born in England in the year public whipping-post for the 1827. He was the scion of a curbing of crime, and it is diffi- comparatively wealthy family, cult to believe that a man of his who had him eduented at Rugby, alleged tender heart could not, the school made famous by the see some other more humane author of "Tom Brown's School method of dealing with the days." Subsequently upon numerous It may be that a portion of leaving this well-known institu- Colony. the community will feel that the tion, he entered University Col- lege, Oxford, where he graduat instructions given to the Hong-ed M.A, at the age of 24. A few kong police, with respect to weeks later he was called to the preventing the unauthorised English Bar, and commenced to 1878 during Sir John Smale's TAM in private like a peer. collection of money for

the practice on the western circuit

leave of absence and again in. Recently I spoke to and at the Bristol, Bath and Chinese Government, are a little

a life peer, which Salisbury

1881 when that dauntless sep-whose father is too severe.

borough Most will hold that After eight years of labour in sessions.

tuagenarian finally retired pend- means the title will die with him. That father holds a position which any member of the public may this field, he was fortunate in

ing the arrival of a

successor, enables him to receive a viscounty at five money to any cause desired; being appointed counsel for the Governor, Sir John Pope Hen- the chief reason why he has not be- Sir George Phillippo. The any moment should he so destre, but and the contention will not be j Treasury at the Salisbury ses-

Shortly afterwards I joined The denied. The regulations which sions and six years later in 1868 nessy was so fully convinced of come an hereditary peer is because

he is considering the welfare of his Daily Mail as Michael Kiilanin. It merits that he Mr. Snowden's the police propose to enforce, a supernumerary revising bar-

has made all the difference. rister. He also acted

sought to have him confirmed in

This son, who is a couple of years there is no fuss about my tille. In- the post of Chief Justice, but younger than 1, is working for the

stead I am regarded as a reporter some time, when he availed him- to do with as he pleased, to give self of the opportunity of enter that seniority alone should be a relises, however, that should he die. Recently I had a letter from a

State for the Colonies decided name

Jimself. The father who is doing his job like the others. or throw away, or hoard or spend {ing Her Majesty's colonial ser deciding factor in the noming, and his son succeed to a title his Jady in Berkshire, saying that I had

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axiom that a man's wealth is his

with recklessness. There are still vice. His first colonial appoint. tion of one avenues through which local con-ment, however, was dated No-

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chances of being a successful bar- to fill the Chief rister are immediately diminished.

It is hard for a young peer or titled

Why? Because anything a

cecded.

Looking For Work

Career.

My Double Life

HATE that butler, but he taught me the greatest lesson in my

that Michael (not Lord) Klilanin was From that day. I decided

to be my name in future...

Now when I am in "the Street"

taken the name of a peer as my non de plume.

"Killanin is a place name," the Indy wrote, "and I understand that man who would be very cross if he peer young Lord Killanin. is a nice young

knew you were using his name in such a fashion."

amount of writing for under-

I wrote back that I was fully aware of and knew well the peer la ques- tion. I know he did not mind.

I heard no more, but that letter gave me pleasure, for it showed that I had successfully separated my pro- fcaslonul from my real self.

To my mind, the Army is, perhaps, the only place where a title is not at

disadvantage to the young man. directorships

Elsewhere you may get sleeping which believe that the name of a of small companies

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tributions to China's cause can vember 1871, in which year he Justiceship. find their way into the coffers of came to the Straits Settlements Undoubtedly, Mr. Snowden person at the Bar to obtain briefs. as senior magistrate. In 1873, would have had an excellent op does is labelled by the public as the the Central Government, and he was promoted to the position portunity to advance further in work of an amateur, there is no reason why head- of Senior Puisne Judge, and in the service of the Crown had TARGEÉELENZEN quarters for a more or less per March of the following year he not his health failed him, and a large fortune is not attached to the To inherit a peerage, especially if manent Donations Depot should was appointed to Hongkong to although he had been ailing for inheritance, is a curse. I know that not be established here. What serve in a like capacity as the some time, it was thought that well, for I was only 12 when I suc- the police do object to and in colleague of the veteran Chief he might be able to return to this they will have the sympathy Justice, Sir John Smale. England in order to recruit his

It was my title which stopped me from going to the Bar-my family and support of all well-meaning Mr. Snowden arrived in the

wasted strength. However, just

profession. persons-is the disturbance of

Colony on May 12, and three

as arrangements had been do- the peace of this neutral Colony for the first time. The occasion

days later sat upon the Bench finitely made for his departure That neutrality must be guarded.

from the Colony on sick leave, he died at his residence at Caine A Cambridge I did a certain Hongkong's doors have been

Road, on April 1, 1883, and was graduate papers and thought that open to refugees ever since the

Neither the Chinese nor the buried in the Protestant Ceme-Journalism appeared to be my even Sino-Japanese war began; and

foreign population of Hongkong tery at Happy Valley.

tual profession. I was just coming will encourage business and induce peer on the board lends a tone that Hongkong money, in large sums, Thus far, the record of the regretted and

would want that

down when I decided seriously to people to invest money in the con- to happen.

His sudden death was greatly look for a position. has gone to the various organi-

I set off. all hastened to sations which

A London newspaper mannger told care for

You might get a job as a motor-car Colony's naturally pro-Chinese pay tributes to the

his memory, me that he did not want me til I salesman. wounded and the destitute, the masses in the matter of conduct Amongst the many eulogies was had learned my job. So on the note

paper of the Varsity Journal that I victims of the invasion gener-

has been exemplary. But there Court by

The only thing you get for certain the one uttered in the Supreme then edited I wrote off to provincial is the right to use a coronet and to ally. But enthusiasms in war-

were seeds of trouble. in

Mr. Edward L. Gully and weekly newspapers all over be called "my land."

the country, Wherever I went for time

O'Malley, the Attorney-General, Interviews editors fought shy. How of Lords, someone comments. are dangerous in

But you have a seat, in the House- said: "We all know silly it was for a peer to be looking I have, and I attend regularly, but Yes, combatant state. If they are might have yielded bitter fruit. that in this Court we have for a job to write about village fetes there are few of my contemporaries allowed to thrive uncontrolled,

The regulations governing future lost a Judge whose character for newspapers, and anyhow he could by the older and better men who He could not seriously want to write there, for they are frightened away And it was this very lack of collections must not be con-reflects credit-the best kind of not be used to hard work.

sft 'there. prompted the

being anything but a

credit on our profession. But I In despoir I wrote to a friend who If I were not 'a 'peer I could have authorities to step in during the means of protecting the good think I may add that we shall paper and now stood for the House of Commons and "Give Gold" campaign.

Could I see him and could gained political knowledge by sheer all feel that we have lost some-he advise me? He did: and purely experience as a professional politician Im-name of the community, of con- thing more, that we have lost through influence I found myself earning £000 a year. promptu parades, speech-making, trolling the activities, but not a friend, a friend who was dear lonin was employed as a learner at

with letter stating that Lord KII my title I am denied that right.

Because of and inflammatory

the feelings, of the people, and to us, and who was a good, kind, £5 a week.

A pécrage is a great disadvantage- appeals, the beating of drums of safeguarding all those who simple, honest gentleman. He

I hold the job for six months, the House of Lords you will never to a young man in politics. From and gongs and the display of

look upon British law as a bul-never said an unkind word or when I first arrived I was regarded become Prime Minister in these days, posters calculated to stir the

with the greatest suspicion. harboured an unkind thought of|was I doing there? I did not know great name for yourself. wark against indignity and

What and it is twice as hard to make a people are all

insult. The generosity of the

the work, and, anyhow, they thought very well in

I could never learn, for I must be Chinese cities. But on neutral

Chinese hawkers and guilds and soil they have other significance.

of the general public in contri- of all were the words of the They may get out of hand; and buting so largely to a cause with 1883: "Of Mr. Snowden it can |Hongkong Telegraph of April 8, demonstrations have an ugly is recognised and applauded. public men can claim-that he which they feel deep sympathy, be truthfully said what few habit of degenerating into really It is only the means employed to lived in peace and honour and "Her ladyship will not see any re have known me as "Michael Killanin, "Could I see Lady X?" I asked. the cat out of the bag. You who But there it is, and now I have lot dangerous, thoughtless and encourage such donations which loft none but friends behind ing round like this, anyhow," he Forget it for foar you think. harmful displays of feeling, authority must regulate.*--

porters. You have got a check call-reporter" now know my double life, replied.

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