We have been courteously informed. by the Secretary and General Manager of the Shanghai Mutual Telephone Company that with the kind assistance of Mr. F, Anderson, aided by Messrs. Preece and Cardew, Consulting -E1 gineers to the Municipal Cinnei Company has suepeeted in engaging engineer Mr. Philip H.
will sail from England on Tu his early days at work Mr. Cole had three years' training in general electrical and mechanical Engineering.
ince then he has had twelve years of Telephone work with the Nation Telephone Ca., inclu electrician to the City District, with tire charge of outside construction and maintenance, as well as inside exchange construction and maintenance. During that time he was, be sides, instructor to the Company's Telephone, Class, comprising 1.500 students, "and during four winter p to the first week i hankow for Kuling. few days after his arrival at the sanaium, he was taken seriously ij) of the sane mission: hut efforts he breathed his lust on Sunday, the 21st.
A memorial service was held on the verandah of Dr. Hodge's bungalow at Yelock on Sunday evening, large number of the Wesleyan ini aries and members of other miss The service was conduct ed by the Rev. T. E. North, Monday morning the funeral took place in the little cemetery at Kuling. half-past seven a large amber of people gathered to pay their last tribute of respect. and affection to the memory of one who held a premier place amongst Revs. T. E. North and Arnold Foster. The body was carried to the grave by members of the Wesleyan Mission and by medical representatives of other societies.
Dr. Hodge first received his call to, medical mission work in China through the influence of the late Rev. David Hill, For many years the medical work of the Wesleyan Mission in Hankow lund been at a standstill, owing to the lack of workers. During' Mr, Hill's furlough in England he pleaded for Volunteers for this work, and Dr. Hodge, who was then " student at the Wesleyan Theslogical College at Richmond, responded to the appeal., He at once for a full China, arriving at Hankow in April 1887. His first work was done in the dispensary; at the same time he super intended the erection of the Women's Hospital at Hankow.—This being opened, he turned his attention to the establishuneut of the Men's Hospital, and lad the satisfaction of tion. He worked lad ax one of the leading medical men of that great centre. He was ill when he left for England, but Carlsbad restored "him and I ical missions on the home platters ith enthusiasm and vigour. He returned tachina in 1899, bringing with him ax a colleague the Rev. Dr. R.. Booth, who now succeeds him at Hankow. Tu 1902 a new wing was added to the hospital and. then was ceompletesl one of the best built hospitals in Central China. Dr. Hodge went nnd in 1904 and after a busy fu uch returned at the end of 1905.
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