Shanghai residents will regret to learn of the death, which oe: curred at the Paulun Hospital on Oct. 2, of Mrs. Mary Anne Young: son, widow of the late Mr. W Youngson, at the age of 80. De. ceased, who was one of the oldest foreign residents in Shanghai (possibly she was the oldest lady here from the Home country, had onl; 26 more days to go to' reach her Bist. birthday.
'The late Mrs. Youngson had been resident of Shanghai for more than 58 years, arriving here with her husband on July 25, 1874. Mr 'Youngson was coming' out to ro-Join the Chinese Customs Service, the young couple had been mar ied but a few days before they commenced the voyage to this country in a P. & O. steamer. Since, then, Mrs. Youngson had lived practically all her life in Shangai and, although she went Home after the death of her husband in August, 1897, and again in 1924, when she intended to remain for good, it was not very long before the call of the East became too strong for her, and she came back and stayed hose, stoutly affirming that Shanghai was the one place for her and that she never intended to leave it again. In this determination she had reason on her side, for during her Iengthy residence here, she was only When the newly married couple first came out here in 1874, they Spent a short honeymoon at the fold Astor Hotel for a month, after [which they secured a house of their} own. It was at this time that Mrs.
youngson first became identified the activities of the Union Church, of which she has always
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