Although he would not be known personally to many in Shanghai to-day, the older China hands, and especially racing men, will be sorry to learn of the death of Mr. William ink, in his 82nd year. Since ing from Shanghai, he had lived in a suburb of Hamburg. He had been very ill for several mont past and his death occurred on Sept His old partner, jenbacher (father of Tiefenbacher, the present Meyerink & Ca. in Shang or of old were present Meyerink arrived in Skanghs n the late sixties and established his own firm. Later he was joined by Mr. Max Tiefenbacher and from teen Judie Loo, former Prenident of the Shengghal Provisional Court, and the present President, the litter was reported come to a secret understanding, with the Shanghai Bar Assvciation, that in return for fs support, he would comply with the wishes of the Axsvelution by disallowing the mone member lawyers to practise in the court: he was going to preside over. We take no responsibility for thin res port, But the Bar Association published an open letter in the local pers,—denouncing Judge Loos action, taking the side of the prevent President, Creating a Monepoly dust at the time the present Pre ident assumed his office, the Bar Association intrudueed the "bade to commence on October {ts members to wear in court, and at the same time applied to the Shanghai Provisional Court for an order excluding all non-member practitioners from attendance in court, thus depriving August, INT, they traded Meyerink & Ca, building up a very. successful business. Gutside his wflice, Mr. Meyerink hid but one pony racing—anid he was 0 keen on this that, even as late as WI, he could be ven in flannels, y sweaters, holding ar of his dogcart and runt along the outside roads in order to reduce his weight and keep in fit ndition for racing. He was a clever and very successful trainer and jockey and invariably rode his: own poni would get up in anyone else's colours, nor would he si of hix ponies on ay off-day also imposed a rigid ban on photographers, holding bad luck invariably came quickly to any pony whose photo graph was taken.
For many years her splendid property. in Bubb Well Road mow owned by Mr. Nardoon, and his old bungalow still standing in the grounds. At tone time he negotiated for the rrehase of the estate and he could had it for Tls. 10.000, but was something about the appear in court, though inch an order is momenta yweted, The result of the Associntion's wet is to create a monopoly in the legal profession, If the Pre~ eident were to act in the way the Association wants him, about 50 jawyers would be affected, and would be deprived of their means L.velihood, which would be a rear hardship on then The condition of the non-member ers would not be so serious if the Association would admit them into" the union, Notwithstanding. the fact all these non-member lay yere have been found qualified by the Ministry of Justice, and are Ilders of lawyers' Hieenees of both governments, Nanking-and Peking, the Association hus taken upon itself the duty of further looking into, their qualifications, and in any cases refuses to admit them, Fangtans of which he was doubtful, so he said he could not be bothered with the risk. At regular intervals he would take over a mob of 40 or 50 raw griffins, who would be hitched to the verandah rail outside his bedroom for his inspection. Then he would try the whole lot, select those which most appealed to him and put the rest up te auction It was natural that one with such opportunities should meet with considerable syeees the race course. His first classi on Voltigeur in the Maides He won the Derby only once, with Amphion in 100, and the Lezer with Damaskus in I
Amphion the following year. 1804 ¢autumn) he rode Morriss's Champions winner, Blackberry, the late Frank Dallas won the big race for him twice with Invader in 1895 (autumn) and 1896, (spring), and he won it for himself cruising discretion in the matter retirement in 1912 he still rode andi] effectively rode ana oe Driush trade in the theretofore went into notion on October 19 establishing credit kidnappers
closed Province of Hunan, It was nese rerehants being: Mr, Meyerink was of a very he who, while at Kiukiang, colla-in motor cars by armed retiring disposition, but he was very derating with three or four other Dandits, and another case reported popular. He was for a time pre-Central China officials, British and in which no compl
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