Intelligence reached Hongkong on the 25th inst., of the sudden death at Swatow of Mr. H. Matheson Brown, agent at that rt for Messrs. Butterfield and Swire. "Phe deceased was attacked by cholera and died on the 24th. He had only lately been sent hence to take up the post at Swatow, and Mrs. Brown proceeded at the same time to Jupan for a short trip for the benefit of her health, and is now on her way back, Much sympathy is felt with the young widow in her unexpected
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