The following report, appearing in a London contemporary, gives the story of death by drown-j ing of a well-known local man, Mr.
Frank Burns, the Australian} boxer, effected a gallant rescue from the Thames on ''hursday-evening (June 1).
R. Hunter (now at Home) had spent a considerable time in China with the firm of Messrs. Butterfield Swire. He was a well-known in Shanghai, and in sporting circles will be remembered as an enthusias-tie roving man. During the war jhe left China to join H.M. forces, ud was subsequently connected i with the Chinese Labour Corps.
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