The Archive · 1939

Overseas Chinese Asked To Aid Development

Peiping, Nov. 28, Information from reliable Chinese tains a branch in Tsingtao and has total membership of about 130,000, busy making contact with wealthy Chinese abroad to obtain investments for the economic development of North Chini Mr. S. M, Hsiang, a millionaire in Singapore, ihe same circles add, has decided to invest a large sum for developing the economic resources of North China Reuter, Prominen tsin Resident Dies Tientsin, Nov. 28.

Mr. £, C, Poters, one of Tientsin's oldest foreign residents, died here this afternoon of heart failure. "His death occurred at the emees of William Hunt & Ca., of which he was local manager, Mr, Peters was for many years very prominent figure in tocal public affairs. He was several times Chair man of the British Municipal Council.

While a meeting of directors of the Tientsin Land Investment Com. pany was in progress, he slumped his chair and passed away. He had seemed very cheerful just before the stroke—Reuter.

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