His very many friends in the Far East will hear with regret of the death of Mr. W. R. "Fash" Lemarchand, who passed away at home on May 26.
The. late Mr. Lemarchand was born in Shanghai on January 3, 1875, his father being a manager of a bank here that closed down, and he was taken home as a baby in arms to be educated. He eventually joined the P. & O. S. N. Ca, in London and it was for this company that he returned to the East, being sent to the Hongkong office. He was transferred to Shanghai in the later part of 1902 or the early part of 1903. For a time he served in the Kobe office but again returned to Shanghai and left the company to join the Shanghai Stock Exchange in July 1919, being one of the. leading members at the time of his death. He was vice-chairman of the Stock Exchange from 1933-1936 and many times served on the committee. Yesterday, on the Exchange, the acting chairman, Mr. C. O. Cumming. said that it was with great regret that he had to announce the passing away of, not only a very good friend but also of an old and important member of Exchange, who would be sadly missed. He left Shanghai in poor health on leave at the end of February 1938 and it was hoped that he would recover and return to Shanghai but it was not to be and Shanghai is the poorer for his passing.
A member of the Shanghai Club. the Country Club. the Shanghai Race Club and several other clubs in town, it was as a club man that Mr.
Lemarchand was best known, especially among racing people. "Fash's" Stable being well known a few years ago. He joined the Race Club at the beginning of November 1903. became a voting member in April 1910 and served as a Steward from 1929—1937. He won the Derby in 1910 with his pony Minstrel, a chestnut, and it was at the same meeting that his pony Marbles, ridden by Mr. M. O. Springfield passed the post first in the most disputed champions ever run on the Shanghai course. Marbles was disqualified and "the race awarded to Spring Rose ridden
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