Symons, widow of the late Dean Symons of Holy Trinity Cathedral in Shanghai, has been received here in an air-mail letter from England, dated July 8, and addressed to the Rev. W. Robbins for some years headmaster of the Cathedral 'Boys'
School Death came very suddenly, cording to the letter, although the late Mrs, Symons had been far from well for more than a year. With younger daughter, Miss Phyllis she had been staying a Kent, with another daughter and her son-in-law, Mr. and Mis. Bristow, since their return Home after the death of Dean Symons in China nine and a half years ago.
Mr, and Mrs. Symons came to the Orient in 1887. and were stationed at Ningpo until 1896, when they transferred to Shanghai. In the following year. Mr. Symons was appointed Church Missionary Society secretary for the diocese of Mid-China, a post he held until 1919. They lived at the old EMS house on Range Road, where scores of C.M.S. missionaries have enjoyed the hospitality of the hostel they maintained there. In 1919, Mr Symons was appointed Chaplain of Shanghai and Sub-Dean of the Cathedral; for many years previously he had assisted at the Cathedral and at St. Andrew's Church. Broadway, in a voluntary capacity.. In 1920 he became Dean, and served as such the opinion was expresse? by the Treasurer and Controller that the present was not an opportune time to pursue further the questions alsod in the rider.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.