Ezra, Mr, and Mrs. E. 0. Cumming, Mr. and Mrs. H. P. Wilkinson, Mr. and Mrs, E. Jenner Hogg, Mr. and Mrs. W. 8. Jackson, Mr. and Mrs. G. R. Wingrove, Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Canning, Mr. and Mrs. M. O. Springfield, Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Shaw, Mr. and Mrs.
E. Shadgett, Major and Mrs. Hilton Johnston, Mr. and Mrs, H. Martin Littl, Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Mackie, Mr. and Mrs. P. Gulland, Mr. and Mrs, G. E. Tucker, "Alma and Robin," Mr. and Mrs, James Quin, Mr. and Mrs, John Teesdale, Mr. and Mrs. A.W. Burkill, Mr. and Mrs. Percy Liddell, Mrs.'A. 8. Breuiner, Mr. and Mrs. ©. R. Burkill, Miss Lennox, Messrs. R. Macgregor, L. Bridou, E. 8. Hine, S. W. Pratt, L. J. Cubitt, Henry Lester, Takuhashi, E. Brook, R. Mee Dalgliesh, T. N. Alexander, and Major Robert I. Fearon, the Shanghai Tug & Lighter Ca. Ld., Messrs. Wheelock & Ca., the masters and engineers of the Company's Tugs, St. George's Society, the Pacific Mail Steamship Ca., the Book Office of Wheelock & Ca., the Glen Line Eastern Agencies, Ld., the native staff of the Shanghai Tug Lighter Ca., Ld., the Committee and Members of the Country Club, Liddell Bros. & Ca., Yuen Ghong (compradore of Wheelock Ca.), Sung Foo-hing and A Sing. curred very suddenly at the Palace Hotel on Tuesday evening, presumably from heart failure. Mr. Home, who had been in failing health for several months past, was last seen alive about 6.30 p.m. on Tuesday and it was not until 8.30 p.m, that he was found dead in the bathroom adjoining his bedroom.
The late Mr. Home was a Bachelor of Arts and a Doctor of Laws and was admitted to practise in Shanghai on October 4, 1905. December, 1907, he entered into partnership with the late Mr. J. E. Douglas, and they practised under the firm name of Douglas Home. In August, 1908, the partnership was dissolved. Mr, Douglas taking over the business.in Shanghai, while Mr. Home returned to England to resume practise at the Bar. In October, 1911, Mr. Home returned to Shanghai, but was unable to practise here, owing to certain conditions of his agreement of dissolution of partnership with Mr. Douglas, and again went Home. About three years ago he again came back to Shanghai and since then has carried on his profession, having offices at 21 Yuen-ming-yuen Road.
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