The Archive · 1937

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A cable has reached Hankow telling The Hague, Sept. 21. of the passing of an old Hankow resident, says the "Central China Post."

"Owing to the strained relations The Rev, John Wallace Wilson passed between nations and the danger of away at Beckenham, on Angus; 3l at the age of 81. For some years he had been partially blind and in failing health. Born in Wigtown, Scot-also in the Netherlands East Indies," land, he reached China in 1873 as declared Queen Wilhelmina in open-agent of the National Bible Society ing the new session of the Netherlands of Scotland, and in that capacity spent Parliament to-day. twelve years in arduous journies in "Important legislation, therefore, West China during which he acquired will be introduced without delay," a facile knowledge of Chinese.

Her Majesty added.

Feeling Stiffens as People In 1886 he returned to China as a In her speech, the Queen expressed Save for More Planes missionary of the: London Mission and-gratitude for the great improvement lived at Wuchang, Chungking, Chang-in the economic life of the country, That the continued indiscriminate sha, Hanyang and Hankow.

All measüres which the Government bombing by Japanese aircraft of Chi-In 1911-12 he spent a year with the believed. would continue to promote nese cities has further aroused the Christian Literature Society at Shang-such a recovery would be taken, Her hai, national feeling, is evidenced by the Majesty concluded.—Reuter.

During the years 1912-27 Mr, Wil-fact that a campaign is now afoot son lived in Hankow and was con-among Chinese circles Mor raising nected With various activities in the adequate funds to purchase more war Port. He founded the Hankow Literary Society and was Honorary Pastor

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