It is with regret we have to am nounce the passing away, after a short illness, of another old China hand.
The late Mr. James Ferguson was: born at Stornoway, Isle of Lewi Scotland, on March 1, 1854. the death of his father, while yet quite young, he went to sea, spend-about 20 adventurous years in the old sailing, vessels, visiting Australia during the gold rush, also an experience st "Cockatoo" farming. Ta'the early' eighties he landed in Japan dnd after serving for w short while on the Japan coast, assisted in training Japanece apprentices, some of whom are to-day tonier
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