Captain H. G. Myhre Shanghai, Aug. 2.
Captain H. G. Myhre, former your Master of Shanghai, died at his home in Akers, near Oslo, Norway, fon Febraury 22, at the age of 75, the "North-China Daily News" learn: ed. yesterday. Captain Myhre was. Lorn in Horton, Norway, on Decem-bor 27, 1863. He was a' Commander in the' Norwegian Royal Naval Reserve and a Fellow of the Royal Geographic Society of London. Captain Myhre joined the Chinese /Mavitime Customs on February 1, 1988, coming out to Shanghai as' third officer of the s. Chuentiao when that Yessol came out from England on her maiden voyage to join the Customs.
During his long service with the Customs, Captain Myhre was commander of the s. Likin in 1892, Deputy Coast Inspector at Shanghai 1903 and at Canton in 1906, Deputy Harbour Master at Shanghai in 1909 and Harbour Master at Shanghai from January, 1918, until his retire nient in April, 1923. He was awarded the Double Dragon, third division, second class, In January, 1902; the Order of Chiaho, fifth class, in July, 1914, fourth class in December, 1917 and' third class in February, 1921. He was also a Knight of the First Class Order of St. Olaf, having received this Norwegian avard in 1921.
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