The death occurred here to-day of Mr. George Alexander Combe, ear., at the age of 56.
Mr, Combe until recently was British Consul-General at Tsinan, Shantung. He first came to El in 1901, when he became a student interpreter at the Legation Peking. He was a captain in the Chinese Labour Corps during the last part of the Great War and then returned to Chinn as consul in 1919.
He was made consul-general four years ago—Reuter.
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