Many of the large crowd who were down on. the Customs Jetty Jon April 21 were present to bid far well to Judge G. W. King and King, who were leaving for Home on board the P. & 0. 8, Rajputana, Before leaving, Judge' King reticent about his plans. "He wa: indefinite whether he would return to China or not, pointing out that hho was due for retirement, though not exactly anxious to drop out of the active sphere in which he has, for so many years, played a Ainguished part, It is an open s cet, also, that Mrs. King' Tooks with favour upon the idea of a quiet life in England: and. bearing this in mind, some of the rowd who were down to say goodbye did
minds that it may be Judge King's the regret in the back of thei Koodbye to China for good, he is dryly recorded in the Foreign King, Giltert Walter, as Otice list, has for many years ocjeupied positions of great responsibility and has' earned. the esteem of the whole of the community of is fellow nationals, not only as a luminary' on the local bench, but also for his social activities, He has been one of the leading spirits in the local horticultural society' for some years, holding the preside ency of that body for some time, And. his charm of manner has endeared him to many. who. have come in contact with him daring his long career in the British: Court, first as "Assistant Clerk, later as Ghiet Clerk, then Regist Custodian of Enemy Property China, Assistant Judge, and since February 27, 1029, Acting Judge of M, Supreme Court and the High Court, of Weihaiwei, Old hands in the Police fo become expansive when reminiscing about, the when Judge King was. Registrar: his, affability, his accessibility, his strictness on' the bench: Judge King might be surprised and flattered to read his biography as com-Piled from some of these stories.
'Judge King was born on June #0, 1871, "His career has been a stu ing example of how it is possible to get on with hard work combined with native ability. He is a solieifor (honours) and a Lt.p. of Lone don University, and was' awarded a first class and a. certificate of honour at the Bar Final Examination, which he took in, 1914, made his bow to Shanghai as, As:
iatant Clerk in the Supreme Court here in April, 1908, and in ber of the same year ree civil" service" certificate, Exactly three years after he joined the star of the Court he was appointed Chief Clerk, succeeding to the positions of Acting Registrar and Cor-joner a month or 80 afterwards, year Inter he was confirmed in the post of Registrar of the Supreme Court' for China and Korea, as it then was, In 1917 Judge King became Custorian of Enemy Property and dur ing the closing months of the suez ceeding year and the beginning of 1919, "while at Home, he was tem= ployed' in the Foreign Office. It is testimony to. his application and Ability that during all these varying appointments he. never. slackened study of the law, and, after eat-his dinners, he! was called to [the bar at Gray's Inn on July 2. 1919." Tu 1925 he was decorated for his distinguished services, and since then his career as Acting Judge and Assistant Judge is well known, One of Judge King's interesting hobbies was the study of naval history, especially about the time of the "Napoleonic wars, There is a story of how he once met a report-jer after the court and said: "Oh. by the way, are. you any relation of Sir, William—, who was one of Nelson's captains in the Mediterranean?" On the reporter's blushing acknowledgment of the charge, Judge gave him, an outline of yneestor's. career most new to, the reporter, who might have been supposed to know: something about it but did not.
Judge King: has been in in differ.. ent health for some time past, and affect his decision when or will not retire. Should the British community in China will have lost a valuable personality, and there are many who hone that with rest and the bracing ait of England ho' will soon. feel fit and resolve to return to thi grown to. kno Jed that the Social, Bureau secure the reinstatement of all former employees,
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