The Parsees in Shanghai will receive general sympathy in their loss which their community has sustained the death of Sir Dinsha Wadia. Sir Dinsha, born seven years after Queen Vitoria came to the throne, was the Grand Old Man of his com: munity—foremost in commerce, "ae tive in polities and vigorous in his moderation. He was a leader of the Indian National Congress in its early days before it took the extremer lines policy. His family, with other Bombry merchants, was closely astociated with the development of Aden, first under the East India Company and Ialer under the Crown. He shared in the successive stages of Indian constitutional development.
ight up to the time of his death was. following his long-established Practice of writing letters in his own hand to various friends outlining with refreshing liveliness his views fon the important issues of the day. Nor did Indian affairs alone occupy his mind. Not so long ago, he was expounding {o a relative in Shanghai his views on the silver question and championing the cause of China against the self-centred policies of the nations of the west. He delighted Wrote' to his. brothers Feaularly as ever, his tellers eontalne Ing ay state vast amount of sane of ale thing walla a thousand steps after every Imeal, to wash their feet before gain, to" bed, "to free. themseiven rom Worry and anger, to set a definite time In the day for quiet, meditation, to Keep up with the practice of archery, find! to eat at breskaxt only a bow!
lee, without any" other He died in 1872 at Nanking and he left behind him his letters and diary, by which he perhaps will be tenger remembered than for his achievements suppressing the Taiping Rebellion. in his recapture of Kiangsi from the Taipings and defence of Nat /Kuo-fan displayed remarkable Jand versatility and his letters of that {time are well worth recalling especially in view of the light which they those on the reconstruction work in that very territory in recent months. Mr. Chuan's sketch corrects many Jmisapprehensions which blurred -the picture of Tseng Kuo-fan in foreign eyes at the time when he was: in close touch with Shanghai.
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