Deaths of Two Well Known Residents From Our Own Correspondent Nanking, Aug. 4.
Residents or at least those who have remained here and braved the hot weather have been experiencing a most trying time with the oppress sive heat. Many of the older residents have stated that such heat has not been experienced for many yenrs. With the temperature re-Bistering daily well in the 90's and on some days near the 100 mark, it was only natural to expect that there would be cases of heat prostration, Although we have an electric light station it does not work during the day, the current being only turned at 7 p.m.
Mr. Bertier or tHe Customs.
Two cases of heat prostration recurred mong the foreign con munity, both ending atally. The first one was that of Mr. H. Butler, of the outdoor staff of the Customs service. He was at work as usual on Friday (July 30) apparently in good health. But on returning in the evening to his quarters, he complained of feeling out of sorts. As he gradually grew worse medical assistance was obtained, but although everything was done for him, he died about 8 o'clock the same evening. His sudden death came as a great shock to his confreres in the service. The funeral which was attended by the Commissioner, the Indoor and Outdoor staffs and other friends, was held in the foreign cemetery on Saturday evening. July 31, the service being conducted by the Rev. John Magee. cie Exp or Mr. Norrnoorr.
Before the community had time to recover from the shock of Mr. Butler's death, the heat which was intense on Sunday claimed another victim in the person of Mr. George T. Northcott of the International Export Ca. Ld. He had been down to the business premises of the firm in the forenoon, had tiffin as usual with some of the staff, and was in the best of health. He returned to his room in the staff quarters in the city about 4.30 p.m. and after instructing his servant to call him at 7 p.m. (the dinner hour of the mess), went to bed, having previously locked his room door.
Nothing further was heard of him by those ili the quarters until 7 y-m. when his servant, on entering his room to call him' and finding him breathing very heavily, summoned the No. 1 boy of the quarters, who, on seeing Mr. Northeott's condition, rushed into the dining room and asked Mr. Jackson, the mess president, to come quickly as Mr. Northeott looked very sick. On going into the room Mr. Jackson found him breathing very heavily and tried to rouse him. As Mr. Northeott's body was prac-
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