London, Mar. 1, The death occurred to-day of Sir James Haldane Lockhart, for many yours His Majesty's Commissioner in Weihaiwei. He was in his 79th year.
Sir James was appointed, after competitive examination, a Hongkong, cadet in 1678, At the age of 25 he was made Superintendent of Opium Revenue in Hongkong, In 1905 (sir James became Colonial Secretar ost which he held for seven y During this time he acted as Spe-cell Commissioner to Inspect and Report on the Extension of the Colony of Hongkong and as representative of Great Britain to delimit the boun-
he received the thanks of the Secre-davies of the extension of Hongkong lary of State for the Colonies for the manner in which he discharged both these missions.
Sir James retired in 1921 to enjoy to the full extent his favourite recreations of golf, numismatics, folklore, the language and Iiterature of China and the history of British relations with the Far East. Among Sir James' publications are "Manual of Chinese Quotations," "The Cur rency of the Far, East," and "Index to Tso Chuan."—Reuter,
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