rose Oun Owx Comssroxent Ichang, May 28.
men to represent business is not given fo, many busines Hsueh a small port as Ichang for the Tong term of 27 years. and when that man has been Mr. Andrew Ross, his departure removes from our midst a greatly esteemed and well-beloved Fesident, and leaves the community 0 much the poorer. Coming Tehang in 1907 as the representative thers. given in 2 modest and unas-Suming manner, he has carved for {himself such " niche in the business jand social lite of the community that fis departure is a very great loss.
By Chinese and foreigners alike be is held in high esteem and both have taken the opportunity of expressing! \their appreciation of his many ser-Vices. His. fellow-countrymen and ther foreign friends gathered in the! indies' compound of the Church of Scotland Mission on May 19 and presented him with a. magnificent; fBving cup and a sum of money, the latter to be used to purchase a gift itor Mrs. Ross who preceded him to Scotland at. the end of 1931. The Rev, He J. Squire, of the China NTand Mission who has been in Tehang for upwards of 35 years, made the Ipresentation, In doing 20 he voiced the sentiments of" all-in a gracious
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