44 Years in the British Consular Service pir James William: Jamieson; fc.m.c, on January' 28. left home on the P. &-0. S. Mantua 1 well earned retirement after years' service in China, a riod thoughout which he earn. the affection and respect of jousands of his fellow nation-even more, perhaps, than James himself realizes. ° And it is permissible for the writer, has -only, mown' his sub ct for about a decade and a If: to add a personal note, it would other places then. Shanphats ae.
to record a period of courtesies
panied by that winning, smile hich made intrusion on his good ture something very much- more an asplensure. It was just over yeat'ago that. a tentative sug-stion to Sir James secured' a wholehearted ce-operation, which to: full facilities being: placed the-disposal of the writer within e'space of a brief hour or: so.- A nail thing, perhaps, but-ity is- in estimation of those small things at.the value of the bigger. aspect Sir James's work in China can best assessed. 'That courtesy dan unfailing memory, the: firs' chably predicating the: second, vormade Sir James a man to be membered, Possibly. that intimate nection with the old days in jinn—half of the history of' the reigner here—has done much to dear him to so many: undoubteded to that remark with which is article is finished.
It was only possible to touch on the "high lights" of Sir mes's work in China, and en. then only generally, for the very commencement, he pulated that no polities. should "discussed, and he only diverged from this, when he made the mark concerning the prospects of reigners in this country.
It was as a student interpreter, at Sir James came to Shanghai.in 88. after the usual: period: in. Peng.of two years, and: after stay-g-here for a'period of about, six months he went. to. Canton, where was-associated with Sir Chaloner abaster, one of the most disting-shed of the British' Consuls. in nny a direct connection with the! (tics. From Canton, mut, to Tientsin, coming. I pen where he was elo ated with the life of the port.
ing-the early nineties. Tt might ing that it as during his spell in Shanghai at he secured the introduction of Ik oil into China, Up. to that ne, oil had only been imported into jina in cases, and when it was eposed yo arrange for the import. jon of the oil in bulk, a fidod paganda was let loose which' joged that creeks and rivers would fouled and crops ruined. Get un interests: endeavoured for two ars to: secure permission to ime vt bulk oil, but it was not un interests were: involved, the rgo: having been brought here in ship, that Mr. Jamieson; ho: then was, did in a fow-hours nat complicated: negotiations: for years had failed to secure. A hour' talk with the" Chinese thorities in the native city secureil important privilege for off im-
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