Better known for his services with the Japanese merchant marine in its early days, and later as a marine surveyor in Yokohama and Shang-hal, Mr. Rennie Tipple also died in retirement a few days ago. He was in England at the time of his death and was 75 years of age. He came to Shanghai s a resident in 1923 and remained until 1929, but he had been well known to the city before that as hho arrived here no less than 46 years Jao as 2 young officer on a P. & O. steamer. He served. with Admiral "Togo, when he was a squadron commander, and assisted in the naval operations at Formosa.
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