ing for their home in Manchester "on retirement after 25 in China, by the Blue Funnel Antenor on Sunday, were Mr. Harold Holgate, one of Shanghai older and most respected residents, and Mrs. Holgate.
Coming to China in 1908, Mr. Holgate, who is now in his 60th year, has been on and of in this country ever since. After receiving his education in Manchester, "Mi Holgate came to this port to joi the firm, the China & Japan Trad-one of the oldest hongs in which unfortunately went into liquidation, as manager of the piece-goods department and he subsequently rose to the position of manager. 'The hong, known as Foong Yue, was at one time one of the best known in this section of the country and it was succeeded by Messrs. Walker, Turner & Ca., Ltd. (lr. 'Holgate' taking overt management) but that firm had, in turn, to give up its branch here on account of the failure of the Chinese piece-goods merchants to take up their contracts due to exchange difficulties, Mr. Holgate was man of great] earnestness and splendid character. A keen Rotarian (he joined the Rotary Club as one of its earliest members), he is a past president of that organisation, serving in 1925 and he was treasurer of. the Boy Scouts Association, an_ institutic in which he took an enthusiastic i terest, some six years ago. He is 'a member of the Shanghai Club, the Shanghai Race Club and the Fieneh Cla Mr. Holgate has two sons and two daughters. One son and one daugh ter are at Home, the latter being' married, and another daughter, Mrs. W. B. Cornaby, is in Shanghai.' His "other son, Mr, H.R. Holgate, is associated with the firm of Messrs. Arnhold & Ca,, Ltd. in Hankow and he is well-known in
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