Shanghai will learn with deep re-Sfary's Hospital of M. Cyprien rot of the death on Sunday at St. Buy, who for many years has been one of the best known and_ most popular members of the French community here. M. Buy first came to Shanghai in 1907 as a representative of the French silk firm of Messrs. Cambefort & Ca., of Lyons. In 1915 he entered into partnership with M. 1. Wegelin with offices in Shanghai at Messrs. Probst, Hanbury & Co.'s.
M. Buy was Honorary Secretary of the French Club, and a promoter of the Cercle Sportif Francais, his influence, during the eight years in which he' was associated with the latter, being most actively felt in all the schemes for its improvement which have been carried out. He also belonged to the Shanghai Club and the Race Club. M. Buy was the committee of the French Cham-her of Commerce. He had been for a long time a most enthusiastic member of the Volunteer Fire Brigade, which company will be present at. the funeral ceremony.
M. Buy's last illness was of very short duration. Summoning a doctor only on Thursday morning lost week, he was afterwards removed to hospital where he passed away two and a half days later,
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