The death is announced with re-beret of Captain William George Buchanan, which occurred at the General Hospital on October 19.
The late Captain Buchanan was lone of the veteran shipping captains of Shanghai and was in his eightieth veer. He had lived 58 years in Shanghai and had seen the Settlement develop from almost nothing to the metropolitan extent witnessed to-day, while his shipping exper= fences were unique, Coming to Shanghai as a young man in 1872 when clipper ships were is|still_ a big factor in the transport of China's trade, Captain Buchanan joined Ruseell and Company, which ater was to be known as the China Merchants Steam Navigation (Company, Captain Buchanan was train" ed in sailing ships and for many years he was to be associated with them until sail finally gave way to steam, He was connected with this company in coastal work until the lend of the eighties when he became 'a pilot and was one of the joint owners of the pilot schooner No. 3, the Syren, tintil 1890. when the Shanghai Pilots Association was. formed and he merged his interests. with the Association, During his connection with pilotage he principal pilot for the Blue Line, and one of the outstanding achievements of his career was his salvage work on the P, & 0. str. Bokhara, which was wrecked off the Pescadores with the Hongkong inter port team on board in 1893, Captain Buchanan continued his ac= tive connection with the pilot ser= ice until 1909 when he retired, He is survived by a widow and three daughters, who are Mrs, E. F. Bateman, Mrs,'A. E, Pearson and Mrs. F.'W. Mackie, all of whom are in England. There are also five grandchildren and one great grandson, The funeral will be held at 5 p-m.y to-day at Bubbling Well Cemetery. It is especially requested that no flowers be sent. Friends so wishing are requested to send donations to the Mission to Seamen or. to. the Masonic Charity. Fond.
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