After several weeks of illness, Mr. Reginald Mein Austin, 'a Director of; Messrs Jardine, Matheson & Ca.. Ltd. died early on Sunday at his home, 46 Route Boissezon. He was 46 years of age and had lived in China since 1911, in Hongkong, and Shanghai and the outports. He was 'a noted sportsman" and held. the unique distinction of having served with every volunteer fire brigade [China and Hongkong.
While in Hongkong Mr. Austin be-Jcame a prominent indoor bowler and continued to cultivate this sport Shanghai, joining the bowling section of the Shanghai Club. He won the bowling championship of the tub in 1928 and in 1927 and was the runner-up in the tournaments of other years. He was the donor of the most recent bowling championship trophy of the club. He was also an went fisherman and in his younger Aays played rugby with notable suc-ress, including interport games.
In his earlier days Mr. Austin was 4 Keen' and efficient rugger—player, \pperring in several interport games. Ae on alley bowler he was. known, wot only in Shanghai, but also. Hongkong, as one of the very best, ug his oration, Lieut.-Col. Kiebel asked, "Why should there bea new period 'n German history coincident with the death of the old General and statesman? There is no such new Joeriod possible, because Field-Marshal_von Hindenburg lived. up the ideals of a new time in Germany.
was he who called the new leader of Germany to his office, and the leader. Hiller himself, has without Jdoubt the same high qualities that distinguished our dead hero. Hitler shall bring to a close the work begun by von Hindenburg. Field-Marshal von Hindenburg will go down in history. not as an idol of the Old Germany, but as the idol of the new time. He is the link between the present and the great World War. fife was ya statesman. Herr Hitler is Jo statesman who will work as anxiously for the perpetuation of peace as did his predecessor."
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