'Mr, Holland, who recently' returned from leave, was taken ill Armoured Car Ca. Defeated by the S.C.C. Who Now Top the League suddenly on Saturday and entered the German Hospital. An oreration was performed but Mr. Holland failed to -rally and passed away yesterday.—Reuter.
Mr, Holland was born in Cork on July 6, 1878, and joined "the [Chinese Maritime Customs in March, 1899, as an Assistant, the first port of his Customs career being Wahu. Me was married in July, 1910.
Mr. Holland's career in the Customs was mainly passed in Shanghai, Canton, and Peking." Amongst his friends in Shanghai he is well remembered as being in charge of the Duty Memo Desk, which he organized to the extent that this particular desk eventually developed {into the present Appraising Depart.
After a long spell of enforced inaction on account of rain, a full Saturday afternoon's cricket was much a inted by everybody ce cerned, and a further cause for satis~ faction was the return of-real sum~ mer-like weather.
Low scores were the order of the day—a surprising feature in view of the easy the wi lokets that prevailed—b cricket, for the most part, was of the' bright: and attract ive variety with] several notable performances.
Chief interest centred in_ the league mat teh between the S. C. C. an id the "Gunners" on the former's sund, a fascinating struggle ending Must now be regarded as the pro-Tnonotrs to the Club. side who}
Bable champions of the tournament.
"The results may be seen at ment, of which it may be said that laid the foundations. He was #3" appointed a Commissioner in March, 1923, and assumed the responsible position of Staff Secretary under the then Inspector-General, Sir Francis Aglen, a position which he held at the moment of his death, under Mr. Edwardes, the officiating Inspector-General.
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