Extreme regret was felt in Shanghhal Masonic and business circles last Wednesday at the death of Mr. J. Clark, at the age of 74, at the Shanghai Club on the night of Dec. 3. The late Mr. Clarke was a well-known member of the Shanghai Club, voting member of the Shgnghat Race Club, and member of other local. societies, and in his memory the flag of the former. club was at half-mast that day, Born in London on October 7, 1801, Mr. Clark left England on Jantiary 10, 1885, arriving at Chefoo on March 9 of the same year, when he folned the firm. of Cornabe, Eckford & Ca, merchants, He later came to Shanghai and after being associated with Frazar & Ca, joined the firm of Benjamin & Potts. In 1902, he began hig long connection with the Shanghat Stock Exchange, which in those early days was Ina very primitive form, members mecting' on the steps of" the Hongkong Shanghai Bank. In June, 1906, when the Stock Exchange finally had
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