at Sutton, Surrey, of Mr. James Valentine, aged 83. Mr. Valentine was resident of Shanghai for 45 years, leaving for the last time in 1927. He retired from Dodwell & Ca, in 1921, after having spent about 40. years with that concern. He arrived in Shanghai in 1876, when he joined Cumming & Ca." piece goods mer chants. When this company. went into Hquidation in 1881, Att, Valentine joined Adamson Bell' & Ca, which later became Dodwell & Ca, Ltd, in 1800.
Mr. Valentine was a great sportsman, being a member of many Shanghai sports clubs, He played scratch at golf, and was at one time Shanghai champion at racquets, be-Sides excelling at other games," He became a member of the Shanghai Club in 1879. Mr, Valentine left 'Shanghai alter retiring from Doawell Ca. in 1921, but revisited the city in 1927. In' that year there was dinner held at the" Shanghai Club for men who had arrived in China, 50 years previously. Among the five Present was Mr. Valentine, survived by a wife and four chi Mr. Roy Allgood office of the American Church, Mis rae i ig Mat Meta nom ae rane Ath tte ours a oth reed a ate Evian Suerte @ Re oPitmcine "he ale deo 2 Riu i uh and are "Wie ate He vat compelled to \cose down Sing hn he Kgs
eras tie Soto rela i a
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.