The Archive · 1929

Posthumous Eulogy to Mr

Dent." A rough translation fol: low The presence of good personages shows no national demareation. The kindness of the present Westerner has the power to improve the world during an hour that has been spoiled by vices and evils, With the sunshine of Spring: lingering on his face the old gentleman stood forth, Being a Fesident in Shanghai for a con: siderable number of yea braces many kinds of charitable works and the old man spared no effort in giving his assistance thereto. Inquiring where from comes valuable help, like a thirsty person who when he obtains a hearty draught always. tries. to find out the source of the spun, we cannot help remembering the aged man whose assistance came to the poor as food to the hungry, as a rescuing hand to the drowning. From what place came the monstrous wind that swept away the life of this kind-hearted gentleman the unfortunately got fractured leg and crushed hand in a recent motor-bus beyond the power medicine to remove. The features of the great personage disappear and the voice of our patron dies, With our hearty tears, we make this eulogy to express our bitter pain that nearly handicaps us to phrase this verse.

Testimonial sealed and signed Mr. Wong I-ding, ex-Chairman of City Chamber of Commerce; Dak

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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