The sudden death of Mr. Hector William Sassoon was announced by cable on Tuesday the message stating that he died in London whilst undergoing an operation. The news came as a very great shock to his many friends in Shanghai, being entirely unexpected, The deceased, who was a young man with a promising career before him, being only 34 years of age, was the second son of Sir William Sassoon, Bart., and was a director of Messrs. E. D, Sassoon & Ca., Ld, and Messrs. Arvhold & Ca., Ld. During the war, he served as a Captain in the Grenadier Guards, and he came out to Hongkong in 1920. In the late summer of the following year he was married. Amongst business men and in sporting circles, Mr. Sassoon was exceedingly popular, and he was a keen racing man. In the spring of flits year he won the Hongkong Champions with Roman Republic, and in Shanghai he was in racing partnership with Messrs. H. E. and C. H. Arnhold. The Race Club flag was flown at half-mast on Tuesday as a mark of sympathy.
It was only a few months ago that Mr. Sassoon left Hongkong on Home leave. He was then apparently in the est of health, and the arrangement was that he should visit India in December and return later to Hongkong.
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