the burials and "he in turn was succeeded by the Right Rev. Bishop Boone, who flourished to put many an early Shanghailander below the sod and whose coming is shrouded in mystery. Was he called out to preside over the spiritual ministration of a corrupt town or did he come of his own volition to carry the word of God to Shanghai?
In any event his first burial was that of Ann Stone from "U, States" who died in her 20th year. "He also buried John Montague Sweet of Devonshire, in 1863 and 1 glimpse of the followers Sea rovers who can never be erased from our memory because of the immortal "Westward Ho!"
Then sharing the burials with the Right Rev. Bishop Boone was the Right Rev. Bishop Victoria who in April, 1863 laid at rest "E, 8. Dent wife of H, V. Dent."
Now came 2 busy time starting in 1863 when a third entrant entered the lists in the person of "Robt. Hamilton, Chaplain of the Forces who was to conduct the ceremonies over many an early resident of Shanghai.
His first burial was that of W.
Adams "Paymaster, of 3ist Regiment," then followed Robert Arnold, Clerk of Customs 29th year and H. Tudor Davies, Commissioner of "Customs at 47 years in July 1863, We cannot but wonder if' there anything unusual in the deaths of these two Customs employees and what the Customs system was then.
But hero is one conducted by that indefagitable "Robt. Hamilton Chaplain of the Forces Lydia Hobson, Hats. 67th Regt. in Chinese Town in her 16 7/12th year.
One that carries a name we have all heard is "Arthur Forbes Robertson, Captain 67th Regt. in Chinese Town at 28 years" and again does our friend Hamilton figure, From Gordon's Army Now here is one, the first of its kind for"which we have been looking, "Daniel London, Major in Gordon's force, Quinsan Town, 24 years" and after that "Harry Hawke, 23 years, mate of Charley Lamashire." A mate at 23 and a name that sounds like fiction, but it isn't, However Hamilton's services fade into significance compared to those of "Charles H. Butcher, Chaplain" who performs his first' service in November, 1864, and continues until 1878, In 1881 the book gets a new compiler and whoever he is we wish to thank him and congratulate him on his fine writing.
His work looks as though it was steel engravings.
ith beautiful flourishes and every-that we were shown as children and tried so hard to imitate, but never did.
Then on October 29, 1698, comes an entry "Walter Turner Rogers, 26 years, H. E. Hodges minister. N. B. This is the first interment in the New Cemetery at the Bubbling Well Road" and there the records stop.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.