To the Editor of the "snow tu-CHINA Dairy News."
—In the interesting article he records of Shanghai ceme~' teries, by Alfred Batson, it is state!
that the first burial in the Shan-, fung Road cemetery took place in' 1841, There would appear to. be, some mistake here, As no foreign fers were living at Shanghai in 1841, itis unlikely. that, one would die: and be buried here in that year. Tt was in 1843 that foreigners arrived! te take up residence, after the Nane king Treaty.
'A. cemetery company was, forme: ed in 1844, and its first piece: of. Jand was part of the site now. oe. cupied. by the Custom House. BE ore this could be used for the me tended purpose, it was exchanged for the Shanting Road cemetery, site, T suggest that the 1841 entry, is a mistake for 1844—whieh seems very likely when it is seen that the next, entry was in 1845.
Of those who officiated at funeral: ceremonies in early days, the "one 3. Hobsor" mentioned by Mr. Bat son, was. the Rev, John Hobson, Whose grave may be seen on the left of the entrance: to the litle church, He was for a time British Chaplain and Pastor of "Trinity, Church, end he established a largo: Donrding-school for' Chinese. The one Ds. Bridgman" was the first American missionary to China, have ing arrived at Canton in 1830, "He was a man of rare ability, tinguished sinologue, and years editor hose Repository." He was Royal \Asiatie Society heve. His grave. is to be seen in Shantang Rong, near to, Boone, whose com says, "is shrouded:
The Rev. W. J. Boone: was also a Doctor of Medicine, who: Dejan his. missionary work among Chinese at Batavia, in 1837. subsequently lived at Macao, and, Amoy. He was consecrated Bishop 1844, and came to Shanghai soon efter, He shared in the translation the Scriptures, and in the work the American Church Mission;, hhis name is associated "with the) founding of St. John's University, and with the old church in Broads, way, which was pulled down about a dozen years ago, A road in. the Settlement is named efter him, He died in 1864.
Tam, ete, 1. Mason. Shangh
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