The London Correspondent of. the "'North-China Daily News" rote te report the death of Mrs.
.N. Truman which occurred on the Fleet Hospital after an operation place on June 26.
Mr, Truman was formerly sec: retary to the Kailan Mining Ad-but left ther rge of a number of rubber companies. They retired from Shanghai some eight years aig, and the year before last bought very pretty house at Flest. The Correspondent saw them there not Jong Mr. Truman had not peep very well and was obliged to be rather careful, but she looked in excellent health and- was charming as ever.
Mrs. Truman was most deservedly popular. She was very. pretty and extremely sweet and_ pleasant.
drive about Shanghai ina smart In the promotor days she' used to little Ralli Cart, in which he won prize at the last horse and pony show held in Shanghai, in 1000, She played lawn tennis very well, was a good golfer and she and her husband were original members of the "Hungjao" Golf Club." Her death will be sincerely regretted by many friends in England and the Principal thoroughfares, in, the Settlement, including Nanking. Road, Szechuen Road, Range Road, and 'Broadway, wended its to the French' Concession from where it proceeded to the Race Course in order to have a photo graph taken, Born in 1867 at Lungshan small town near Chenghaiy Chekiang, Mx. Vu came to Shanj hai from his'native district 50 years ago to become an apprentice of a dyestuf? hong. Years of hard work and public service have made him known as the "most Zamous man in China". "His name is mens tioned with all major events and hhis signature has been annexed to most of the documents settling Chinese and foreign disputes.
When 27 years old, Mr. Vu join" od a foreign firm asia compradore. He romained there for nine yours and then entered the banking bu: ness which he later gave up to become the leading Chinese shipping magnate by establishing the San Poh 8. N. Ca.
He holds the' honour of being the man to start an exhibition of Chinese products. In 1910, raised $360,000 to help the Imperial Government of the Manchu regime to spensor the big Nanyang Ex: hibition in_Nanking. He also won tive step in organizing a drill as ciation and establishing a. repre tion ground in Chapel, Members of the drill association' Later came members of the Chinese Company of the 8.V.C. For many years, hho thas been the chairman of the Chinese General Chamber of Conte merce of Shanghai and it was clu ing. the period that he was chairman of the Chinese Chamber chinese ratepayers of the ial Settlement succeed M. Abraham Laidrich News was received in Shanghai on July 13 of the death, which ocjeurred old and respected China band. keen interest in China affairs, came sed, who always took a
to this country when quite yoing to ein the firm of L. Vrard & Ca. in Shanghai and Hankow, ut, after learning the Chinese language, he entered the mineral business and iwas believed to be the first for-ignor to export any mineral from hina. For many years, he lived in Hankow and Changsha but he retired in 1924 to Geneva, when, on JJune 2, he passed away suddenly at the age of 70.
He leaves a widow in Geneva, a Jdaughter who is a dentist in Morges, /Switzerland, and a son, who is an engineer in Montreal,' Canada, to mourn hie loss, Shah-kong, Chinese res to Belgium, avrivfrom Europe.-on Friday and left for Nanking yester-leav, to confer with Government leaders regarding the political situation in Europe, Tue Chinese papers on July published the startling statemetit that there are at the present time me fewer then 100,000 unburied coffins in Shanghai and its environ view of the Tact that such a slate of affairs is Viable to result in ithe spread of disease, the City: Gov-Jernment of Greater Shanghai hes under consideration a plan to, lay lout a. cemetery in the Tsaohoching District, western Shanghai, which jeill cover. an area of more, than 1290 mow,
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