A telegram was "received in Shanghai on Saturday to the effect that Mr. Michael R, Healy missing from the N.Y.K.S. Nagasaki Maru while on a voyage to Japan. Mr. Healy, who was well-known in Shanghai, had embarked on the Nagasaki Maru on Thursday, his intention being to proceed to Unzen. for a holiday, and it would appear that he must have fallen overboard while the ship was at sea. The state of his health supports this belief, as not only was he very short-sighted but latterly had_been subject to severe attacks of" gid-dines, and it seems only too likely that the accident happened during 'W. one of these, Mr. Healy was born in Ireland, but went to America at a very early age and it is believed became naturalized. This probably took place a considerable time after wards, for it is said that on ona occasion he was nominated as representative in Congress for thi District of Alaska, but could not accept on account of his nationality, So popular was hix nomination, that the opposing candidate was on the point of withdrawing when the facts of the ease were made public. ft was the great gold rush of which ed Mr, Healy to Alaska, like the majority of those who took part in it he did not emerge with any considerable portion of the wealth of that country, In 1900 Mr. Healy made his first visit to the Far East, securing a position in the Philippines, but in 1907 he again returned' to Alaska, being appointed U. S, Commissioner Chitina, and this appointment held until 1918, when he returned to the United States, From there came to Shanghai, and for a time was connected with the firm Eisler, Reeves & Murphy. Thereafter he was employed by American Foreign Insurance Association, but owing to ill health had not taken a very active part in business recently.
Mr. Healy was a member of the Shanghai and American Clubs.
During the week-end a joint meeting of representatives from the Amalgamated Association of Street Unions of the French Concession, the French Concession Chinese Rate: payers' Association, and the Me chants Self Defence Corrs was held in the French Concession when the' following resolutions were carried: That a preparatory committee be convened after the Dragon Boat Festival; that a letter be sent to the French Municipal Council for permission to hold a meeting in the French Park; that a list of names of candidates for election as Chinese representatives on the French Municipal Council be drawn up and submitted to the Investigation Committee for approval; that the regulations of the Merchants Self-Defence Corps be submitted to the chie€ of the French Police for coa-sideration; that a letter be sent to Dr, ©. T. Wang congratulating him on his appointment as Minister of Foreign Affairs; that a letter be soup to the French Police requesting: them to open all the iron gates along the eastern section of Boule-yard des Deux Republiques in order to facilitate traffic; that a telegram bye sent to the Nationalist Govern-iment congratulating them on the completion "of the _anti-Northern expedition and asking them convene a citizens conference in order to solve many important problems now confronting the government.
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