According to a telegram received on July 22, Mr. P. H. Cole, late general manager and engineer-in-chief of the Shanghai Mutual Telephone Ca., died in San Frangiseo on uly 14, Mr. Cole retired and sailed for California in February 1928, after having served for nearly 21 years with the Telephone Company." His departure was deeply regretted, as he had always been held in great esteem by the members of his staff, oth foreign and Chinese. As has ady been said, Mr. Cole had been with the Telephone Company for nearly 21 y since he first came to Shanghai was seven years prior to his retirement that he took the combined position of general manager and engineer-in-chief in the place of Mr. S. L. Oberg.
Before coming to China Mr. Cole was for 14 years with the National Telephone Ca. of Great Britian, coming engineer for the City of London, which position entailed the work of building all their exchanges land maintaining them, controlling the operating and traffic depart ments, and the maintenance of the outside plants. While he was with this company Mr. Cole also acted for some time as technical instructor for the Northampton Institute, ington, and he was also respon: for the founding of the National Telephone Company Correspondence Classes, which before he left, hat over 2,000 pupils at one time on its books.
During his stay in Shanghai Mr. Cole took a great interest boating and would often go upcountry during holidays 0: week-fends for a rest from the busy lit of Shanghai. He had acted man of the Engineering [Society of China, Chairman of the Institute of Electrical Engineers, (China Centre), and had serv: on the committees of the British Engineering Standardization Committee and the Technical Coramittes of the British Chamber "of Commerce, Mr, James Hunter Farquharson The "North-China" Daily News" regrets to announce the death of Mr. James Hunter Farquharson, Nate Director of Mactavish and Ca., Ltd., at his residence 96 Boone Road Shanghai on July 21.
The late Mr. Farquharson was born at Boness in Scotland on February 18, 1878. His first ven ture out East was at Nagasaki JJapan, where he was employed in the firm of Mr. Hunt, chemist, until the firm closed down several years later, when he decided to leave [Japan and settle in Shanghai, Mr. Farquharson then joined the firm Jof Mactavish and Lehmann, where Ihe rose to become partner and Director of the firm. It was only jo few months ago that they had to leave the premises at North Soochow Road, and when, Mactavish Ca., Llewelyn and O'Brien Twigs amalgamated, Mr, Farquharson leaves a widow Jand three daughters all of whom late in Shanghai. He was well liked by all, being both congenial and
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