Shanghai lost on Thursday ove of its most prominent residents, Mr. E. A. Hewett, for the past year El of its Municipal Council." There are few indeed who are found willing to sacrifice their leisure and devote their energies to public interest and general welfare, and among those few Mr. Hewett is notable, He came out to East in September, 1880, and by time in this gent interest in our affairs can have failed to observe' the purchasing by the Council of land not only in the Settlement, but cat side. With all this Mr, Hewett has very heartily agreed, as tending to make
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our Model Settlement for the city It is impossible to overlook Mr. Hewett's on the Chamber of Commerce, and connection the assistance he has given in the matter of the Hi ogpu Con-Servaney. again, has been among those n have interested him Tt was while on a private visit to Peking that he endeavoured to help matters forward by conferring with the Ministers there, and it was a well-deserved honour that the Chamber of Commerce paid him when they selected him as their representative on the Conservancy Commission at Peking. It was a happy coincidence, too, that saw the signing of the Peace Protocol—which included the con-Mr. Hewett bad worked the 7th the very before, he part Of th spent in Shanghai. His first =pell here IS88. Then he spent some y power of the and Hongkong, returning fo Shang!
1d he hss dischanyed 1895 to remain until Thursday Mr. Hewett began his connection with Wednes-the Connell after the so-called wheel In the row riots in 1897, and it is with his career time of stress and trouble last year, when all since then that we ate chiefly concerned. the Council worked so well for our safety. For the has been an the Japanese were desirous of forming a sparing no pains, Volunteer Company. There were certain working often very hard but always cheer diffcultics in the way, and Mr. Hewett fully, giving of his best to the service of was approached. He threw himself heart the community. The last of these four and soul into the task of removing those years has found him an excellent Chia difficulties, and so well did he succeed that man, broad-minded and impartial. There the Japanese Company, 8.V.C., was form:
of course, been one or two matters ed, " splendid addition' to our force. The in which Mr. Hewett has taken a special Company were grateful to Mr. Hewett, interest, and it is by the light of these yesterday they expressed themselves that we best see his work. Take for by the sending of a splendid silver bowl, instance the New Gaol, Tt is three or four on which was inscribed years since Mr. Hewett perstiaded the
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