The Archive · 1938

Yacht Club

Discovered New Territories

With Sir Francis Agen, Mr. Anderson founded the Shanghai" Hockey} Club. "In 1907 he visited the source of the Niger River on an elephant shooting expedition during which he shot the first-known specimen of pigmy elephant, called by the natives Bwenni," in the Timini country. He also had shot and shed in. many lands and had discovered Anderson Falls, Bagwe River, Sierra Leon. Hinterland: and Anderson Lake, British Columbia, where the present Settlement and railway station are hamed D'arey in kis honour, His work for public service in Shanghai earned "for. him many friends, in 1018 he being' gazetted Assistant "Commissioner of" Police when he was asked to raise the Specials which unit he commanded until the end of 1922. He was an Hon. Life Assistant Commissioner. of the SMP, this rank having been bestowed upon him for his valued services to the Settlement. For four years he served as Commissaire "Foncier, French Municipal Council.

'Mr. Anderson was decorated by the Peking Government for drawing the terms-of the First Domestic Loan. in 1918, and for serving as Embarkation OMicer "during the" repatriation Austrian and) German' subjects in burn. The pallbearers were Messrs. BF. Hardman, A. P. Nazer, Major T. Ford, W. P. Lambe, N. H. Rutherford and C. R. Shaw.

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