The death of Mr. Gorge Charles Hanson will be much regretted by many in China. George Hanson Knew that country thoroughly and it may be said loved its popolo and its amenities with all the zest of a particularly vigorous personality, He was the direct objective of any: stranger who. visited Harbin and desired to have authentic information regarding the life, and destiny of that perturbing city with its Europe-in-Asia characteristics, its traces of 'Tsarist spaciousness and its amazing plunge from prosperity into dire adversity, If Mr. Hancon had any enemies they were most elusive, for he seemed essentially to be' the friend of all the world and as a force for the cultivation of international goodwill he was a notable figure and fan ornament of his service. His long career in China corried him fo places 0 far apart as Shanghai, Tientsi Chungking and Swatow, in addi ti
happy. gift for appreciating the fo his beloved Harbin, He had character. and propensities of the people to whom he was called upon to interpret the genius of his own country and in him the United States Government had an able and devoted servant. His memory will be tender-saluted with regretful sympathy.
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