Mr, Fowkes was a man of: the most likeable kind, lively, capable Jand: kind-hearted- and never in anything but the gayest of moods. He had been in Shanghai only a few] years, as director of the Compagnie Franco-Afrieaine. He held a commission during the war and lost a leg in the fighting. On arriving here ho joined the machine-gun. section of the Light Horse. Yachting was his principal hobby. He was one of the group who fostered the idea of a one-design class and which led to the building of the Byrne boats and he had a half-share in the Sprite besides owning the Seagull. He was a capable and careful sailor and it was his habit invariably to take inge parties }with him and coach the novices, which gave him the name of "the Professor," whilst he also wrote on yachting topics in a most entertairing style. He was on the committes of the club and had been selected jas one of the skippers to represent England in the international series, He was a member of the Shanghai Club, the Cercle Sportif and the Race Club.
'The Commodore (Mr. E. T. Byrne) and the members of the Yacht Club, express their cordial thanks to Mrs. Cunningham, Mr. Cunningham, JUN., the wrecking crew of the 'Tungshin, Mr. Kella, the River Police, many unknown' Chinese and others whos put themselves to s0|M% much trouble in most unpleasant, conditions in attempting to find Mr. Fowkes and his Inodah and inj assisting the other yachtsmen who were in distress.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.