London, Aug. 5.
The death is announced of Dr.
Rees, Professor of Chinese at London University—Reuter.
'*The Rev. Dr. Hopkyn Rees was! for many" years a well-known missionary in China and during hhis residence in Shanghai was at jone time a Director of the North-
China Daily News and Herald, Ld. He was an intimate friend of President Yuan Shih-kai and at jone time tutor to the latter's son. Leaving for Home in 1921, he was appointed Professor of Chinese the London University,. a position for which he was well fitted owing to his excellent knowledge of Chinese language and literature. A month ago a Reuter' telegram "reported that he wa: dangerously ill, but no further: news has been received until the report of his death—Ed.
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