amination, was appointed a student Interpreter in China in June, 1900.
Th the course of his career he} served at many points in China, including Shanghai, Chefoo, Dalror Newchwang, Tientsin, " ' Swatow, Chungking, Foochow and Harbin, 'TI was in Harbin, to which city he sent In 1922, that he established is reputation as one of the most, popular officers in the United States Consular Service, and his appoint ment og Consul-General there in 1931 was generally welcomed.
Mr, Hanson left Harbin on March 8 this year following his transfer to Moscow. 'During the brief stay in the Soviet capital, he received orders} to proceed to Addis Ababa, but, withthe Ttalo-Abyssinian—dispute momentarily assuming a graver com~ plexion, the State Department found expedient to send a man with a more' Intimate knowledge of con ditions in' East Africa to the Ethiopian capital.
Mr, Hanson's Instructions to proceed there were consequently cancelled, and he was then ordered 1o proceed to Salonica, Mr, Hanson wag a Fellow of the American Geological Society and a member of the American Academy]
Political and Social Seience.—
Router, Very Rev. Dr. Joseph P. Murphy Peiping, Sept. 5.
'The "Agentia Lumen" this after noon reports the death of the Very' Rev. Joseph P. Murphy, D.D., Rector the Catholic University in Peiping.
Dr. Murphy, an American born at Chicago, was only 40 years" of He died this morning in the French Hospital afler a short illness.
At an early age he joined the Society of the Divine Word and was ordained in May, 1921, In 1928 he} went to Rome and after a brilliant career secured a Doctorate of philosophy. Later he lectured in America and in 1939 was appointed Rector of the Catholic University here, arriving in September that year.
The body will lie in state in the University Chapel until Sunday next when it) will be removed to. St Saviour's Cathedral. The funeral service will take place there at 8 am. on Monday next and the burial will follow in the Catholic cemetery at Chala—Reute
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