Mr, McCaslin was the original representative of Messrs, Getz of! of the great oil company until his ament upon pension some years ago.
Tm 1925 Mr, and Mrs. MeCaslin settled at Tsingtao, where he re~ mained until his death, He married Mrs, McCaslin (nee Amy Louise Maybury) in 1920, and the marriage }was one of happiness and comrade ship despite the disparity in age.
Of a frank, happy, and humorous disposition, Charles' McCaslin was one of those fortunate men who, it may confidently be said in his ease, go through life without a single enemy, and his sterling quali ties made him the counsellor of those who sought his advice: and they were many. His good heart, his sound common sense, freedom from all pettyness and' rancour, made him the adornment gf every company or gathering, and his change of residence from Newchwang to Tsingtao was as great 'a Toss to the former town resi dents as it was a gain to the latter.
The sincere sympathy of numbers of people will go out to Mr. Caslin's widow in her bereavement. So passeth the old order of the pioneers in China.
The Funeral The funeral service, conducted by the Rev. Mr. Hunter, took place fon August 20 at the foreign cemetery Mortuary Chapel, Tsingtao, a large attendance of mourn:
ind-after cremation the ashes were consigned to the grave August 31, TeeoraMs have been addressed to Nanking urging that the embargo placed on salt shipments to Hunan and Hupeh should be raised, as there ig a salt shortage in those two. pro-
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