b'When a copy of Ansons Law of Contracts was smuggled into Kuching prisoner of war camp in Malaya, the lawyers and law students in the camp established a makeshift law school to raise their spirits. Alan Loxtonwas among them. A second copy was typed in case the first was confiscated. The prisoners used a portable typewriter which they hid in a box disguised as a draughts board. The copy was produced using scraps of canvas, biscuit packets and cigarette paper and enabled Loxton and fellow prisoners to continue their studies.Lieutenant Alan Loxton, 1940.Thirteen men from Arthur Robinson & Co enlisted amongRobinson, unable to enlist for health reasons, continued the them, articled clerks Zelman Cowen (later Sir Zelman)Australian Red Cross work he began in the First World War. and Ninian Stephen (later Sir Ninian). Sir Zelman, believed to be the first Jewish articled clerk at Arthur Robinson &At the Brisbane firm, Feez Ruthning & Co, senior partners, Co, spent one day in articles at the firm before he left toAdolph Feez (age eighty-f our) and Bert Rthning (age serve in the navy. After the war he studied at Oxford on asixty- eight) retired, leaving the firm in the hands of Bill Rhodes Scholarship and as a fellow of Oriel College beforeRowland and Vince McCarthy. During the war, Rowland returning to Australia in 1951 to become dean of the lawand McCarthy also managed the firm Kinsey Bennet & faculty at the University of Melbourne. He would later beGill, whose staff were overseas in the armed forces. The appointed governor- general of Australia. Sir Ninian joinedfirm faced additional challenges when their building was the Australian Imperial Force and served in New Guinea,requisitioned at short notice for use by the US Army. New Bougainville, Borneo and Wewak before returning to theoffices were quickly rented but were less than ideal the firm to complete his articles. He stayed with the firm untilfirms people were outnumbered by rats who ate their way 1952, when he was called to the bar. Sir Ninian served as athrough the files. judge of the High Court of Australia from 1972 to 1982 and was appointed governor- general of Australia, taking over from Sir Zelman. The firms workload during the war, though smaller, was heavy for those who remained. Sir Arthur 115'