The death is announced of Sir Issac Bayley Balfour, ¥..s., formerly Regius Keepor of the Royal Botamie Garden, Edinburgh, and Emeritus Professor of Botany, Edinburgh University. He was one of the most distinguished botanists of his time, and rendered great service to the cause of botanical science in Scotland. Early in his career he spent a winter in the exploration of Socotra, in the Indian Ocean, and published a monumental work on the "Botany of Socotra." A great traveller, he visited China and Japan. His daughter, Senga Marion, is married to Sir F. A. Aglen, Sir Robert Hart's successor in the Chinese Customs Service.
Ar the Three Arts Bal] held in London last month, at which some 1,600 people were present, Mrs. W. S. Nathan of Tientsin was awarded a prize for her costume, which was that of a Chiiese princess.
News has been received of the death in England of Mr. J. A. Marston. a former editor of the "Nagasaki Press" Mr. "Marston came to the Far East while serving in the British Army about 23 years ago and afterwards joined the Hongkong Police. From Hongkong he went to Nagasaki, and in 1909 was acting editor of the "Nagacaki Press'' for six months. He en taught English at the City Commercial School and in 1911 was appointed Shipping Clerk at the British Consulate, afterwards being transferred to the Shimonoseki Con sulate. In July, 1918, he resigned to become editor of the "Nagasaki Press," but was compelled to retire about 18 months later owing t continued ill-health. Last May he returned to England, crossing tive Council the Pacific by sailing ship. passed.
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