London, Feb, 20.
The death occurred in London for day "of "Dr. Hosea Ballow Morse ELD" formerly. in the employ te Tmperial Chinese Customs Ser view.
'Aged 78, Dr. Morse was born, in Broolieli,' Nova Scotia, He started 43 an assistant in the Imperial Che nese Customs in 1874, and, by, 1908 had risen to the post of Statistical Secretary to the Tnspector-General, Tu 1885, he was sent by Imperial decree ona special mission in con ection with peace terminating the Franco-Chinese. wary hile, 188, he was appointed, by Imperial de: cree, ay special commissioner to Range forthe opening of the Drovince' of Hunan to foreign. trade, Dr." Morse" was the author "of any publications, on Chingy the best known being "The Chronicles the' East India Company Chingy" in"Ave volumes; "In the Days of the Taipings "(An Historic cal Retrospect); "the Tnternational Relations of the Chinese Empire, in three volumes; and. (with Prot MaeNair of St, John's Uni versity, Shanghai) "Far Bastern In.
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