The Archive · 1937

Bishop of Lahore in Shanghai

Preaches at Mattins in Holy Trinity Cathedral 'The Bishop of Lahore (Rt. Rev. G. D. Borne) who preached at the Holy' Trinity 'Cathedral on" Aprit 18, "had arrived in the Empress of Japan with Mrs. Borne only a few hours before. 'Ths' Bishop and his wife are on their way Home for a six months' respite from India After leaving Hongkong the Bishop received'a wireless message from Dean 'Trivett' asking whether he could prench at matting in the Cathedral it the ship arrived. in' time, The Bishop, who is young as Bishops go eid even younger than his $8 years Would suggest, was not perturbed in spite of the exceedingly short stay Ukely to be open to him in Shang hal. "He. duly preached to" a. good congregation and hoy afterwards expressed himself as highly gratified at being thus enabled to got Into brief touch with his countrymen here, He became Bishop of Lahore in 1932, in succession to the late Bishop Durrant. Before ther. he had. for twenty years been Principal of the Lawrence Royal Muilitary School. at Sanawar) which Henry Lawrence founded in 1846 in the Simla Hills for the children of British soldiers serving in India. "After Lawrence death in the Mutiny, the School was taken "over by the" Government a permanent. memorial to. its 10 distinguished founder. The. Rev, GD, Borne, as he was' then, did much for" Sanawar during his Principalship. 'He was eminently the man for the post, "He was born in Jamaica in Moy 1879, when his father, a Captain "in the 14th Foot West' Yorkshire Text.) was. station-there. He went to school Clifton and thenes to Oriel Colleg Oxford, where he played both erleke! ud gait for the University, getting his blue in the latter sport." He had a brief experience after ordination curate at Oxterd and then went out to Indin. in. 1908 Simla, He four years tater. A keen volunteer, hho served long enough to win the Volunteer Omcers' Decoration.

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