We regret to announce the sud: den death of Mr. John W. Schoenfeld, partner in the firm of Mess Schuh) & Schoenfeld, which took place on. Wednesday evening. Mr. Schoenfeld, who had appare been "good health during the taken ill suddenly about on Wednesday was removed to pital and died at about 8 p.m. death being due to heart failure, 'Mr. Schoenfeld about years of age was formerly in the United tes Navy, from w! hic retired some years ago with the rank of Lieutenant-Commander. He then took up the practice of ww, having received his law trai ing' at Columbia University, and admitted to the New York ' State Bar i 1916. On leaving the Navy he ted the firm of Messrs. Ross Lawrence, Manila, and about six years ago came to Shanghai where he joined Messrs. Fessenden and Holcomb whom he later left to go partnership Mr. J. Schuhl, forming the firm of Schuhl p Schoenfeld.
Mr. Schuhl at present in Tsingtao on vacation.
The late Mr. Schoenfeld was well known and" paular figure in a keen golfer, and a man Westfield, to mourn hi whom he 'He came from Y., and leaves a widow'
Amidst_as great ceremony way an American flag ron up palm flagpole, the Dutch coins replaced in the holy of holies by numerous pesos and' pesetas, and the entire island sworn to the allegiance of resident of the United States.
The and which had been re= discovered was the isle of Las Pal~ mas, which since has been the object considerable controversy between Holland and America and, if our memory serves us well, was recently. iceded to America.
Another interesting sidelight on the visit of Commander Schoenfeld. and his men to the isolated island is the absolute disregard for time there, Time on that island was reckoned only by the last "big wind"—for it is in this region that the big winds which affect our shipping along the China Coast start. These are wont to start at a moment's notice and seem to care not for the fishermen of Las Palmas.
As a result on the occasion of a "big wind" a great many of the male population of the island are caught in their out-riggers and After three days of feasting on the island the gunboat left. The Dutch flag, which had so long been' on the flagpole of the island chieftain, was carefully put away and at the next stop, Mindanao, it was presented to General Pershing, of World War fame, who, at that time, was Governor of Mindanao.
"The Re-Discovery of Las Palms Mr, Schoenfel's death brings to our mind a story which he cereally Tepeated to a member of the "North, Gkinn Daily Nowe" star not Too Gime ago, and which touches on the romantic part of his inter-
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life din the United States Ir one is to believe the Chinese press, as a result of Mr. Quo Tai chi's protest to the British Consul-General a month ago, and the hot oather, the British forces billeted near the Hungjao aerodrome have been withdrawn and posted elses where."
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