For the third time in the last five years, the *North-China Daily News" has fast one of its oldest ahd most respected members of the printing staff, Wong Chi-nam passing away on June 11 at the age of 74 after having been with this: Journal continuously for the past 38 years.
native of Nam-hoi, Kwangtung, Wong Chisnam came to Shanghat in) his Boyhood and Immediately yearn-to become a, master printer. He eventually" found "his"way into the: "North-China Daily News" 45 years ago but left again for a couple of years, only to return' and remain hhere until Nines forced him to retire fon pension several months ago. He was with this Journal altogether for 43, years.
Though Chi-nam, as he was lovingly known to his colleagues, had been iit for more than a year past. he Insisted on attending to his job and {it was only with the utmost dimeulty that he was persuaded (almost forced) to retire. After a long period of night duty, he was transferred to the day shift and he was to be seen day in and day out at the "stones."
Chi-nam endeared himself to. his colleagues and all the time he served with the "North-China Daily News" he was never known to quarrel with any of his. fellow-workers, Loyolty During Strike During the general strike which followed the Nanking Road shooting in 1925, Chi-nam and a few other Wong Chi-nam loyal workers refused to join the strike movement and were threatened with extreme punishment if they relumed to work. These throats failed to deter them, however, and they smuggled themselves into the "North-China" building and Kept on the job Uuntit the strike had ended.
Two of his earliest colleagues had preceded Chi-nam during the past years. One was Woo Ah-kow, the night foreman. who passed away four or five years ago after seeing.
years service with the "North-China Daily News." The other was 'Tsou Moh-sung, another old hearty, whose death exactly three years ago ended 48 years' servies with this paper.
Guards, and was in the ranks of the Russian Army during the war. After the revolution he resided in France and Germany, where he graduated from a Conservatory, being possessed of considerable musical talent. He was a composer, and could play the plane, violin, cello and other instru ments, and even formed a choir comosed of ex-ollieers, which gave concerts in many of the principal cities of Europe and enjoyed great popular~ ity, On Saturday an obituary sorvice was held in' the Russian Cathe dal, "at which the sister and. the cousin of the Duke of Leichtenberg. the Baroness of Meller-Zakomelsky, many of the Russian "nobility, and fofcers. of the "Guards" and' other illustrious regiments: were present.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.