The death occurred in Shanghai on Saturday of Captain Alexander Russell, for over a score of years 'a resident of the port and one well-known on the China Coast. The deceased, who lived at No, 51 Range Road, was a native of Aberdeen, and had been at sea all his life. At one time he commanded the John Williams, the well-known missionary schooner which sailed between various ports of the South Sea Islands. Coming to Shanghai had been in command at various times of well-known coasting vessels, and as such was well-known. He was 66 years of age.
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