Who's Who in the Far East/SMITH, Hon. Thomas Sercombe
SMITH, Hon. Thomas Sercombe (HONGKONG) B.A., LL.B.; Acting Colonial Secretary; b. Feb. 4, 1859. Entered the service as a cadet in 1882, and passed in 1886. Held appointments of acting Registrar General and acting Police Magistrate; was called to the bar at the Middle Temple in Nov., 1893; appointed acting Police Magistrate in 1895r and acting Puisne Judge in 1896: acting Colonial Treasurer, 1897; acting Colonial Secretary in 1898; Police Magistrate from July, 1898; held positions of acting Puisne Judge, Acting Colonial Secretary, during 1899 and 1901; resumed duty as Police Magistrate in 1908, and was appointed Puisne Judge in 1904, which position he held until 1904; is at present Acting Colonial Secretary. Recreations: Cricket; frequently played in Interport Mateches. Club: Hongkong. Address: Peak, Hongkong.