It is with much regret that we record the, death of Mr. Edward Evans, of! the firm of Edward Evans & Ca, Shanghai, who passed away at Mokanshan on Friday, the 2ist instant, at the advanced age of 82.
The deceased was born at Liver pool on April 5, 1841, and in due course established a business there. After a time he went to Canada, taking up his residence in Montreal and engaging in business as a public accountant and official assignee. He has a son and daughter still resident there, Mrs. Gardner, and Dr. David J. Evans, late Professor at McGill University. Mr. Evans eventually abandoned his profession and came to China with the intention of taking up missionary work, landing at Shanghai in September, 1889, but at the age he had then reached he found the necessary study of Chinese too great a task and so turned his endeavours towards being of assistance to the missionaries themselves. He took over management of the Missionary Home, and for very many years this hostel was -conducted by Mrs. Evans and himself with great success, being much used and appreciated by missionaries passing through Shanghai. Three years ago, the work of the hostel was taken over by Miss Edith Spurling, who had long been associated with Mr. Evans at the hostel.
During this time, Mr. Evans established a book and stationery store, now known as Edward Evans & Sons, Ld., which business hag grown to considerable dimensions and takes a leading part in the publication of school text books. The deceased was chair-" man of the board of directors up to the time of his death. Early in the summer he left Shanghai on his usual vacation to Mokanshan, where, by the way, he was the first foreigner to purchase land and build a house; and it was here that he passed away quietly on Friday night. Mr. aries will Jong be remembered. It is interesting to recall that on the occasion of the celebration of his silver wedding they presented him with a very handsome silver salver, and such was the number of subscribers that each one was required to contribute only 20 cents.
The deceased is survived by his wife, who was with him at the time of his death, and two sons, Prof. Edward Evans, of Hangchow College, Zakow, and Mr. Joseph J. Evans, the present managing director of the firm.
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