Mr, Thos, Cock passed away on Monday, March 17, after a tong illness at his home in Shanghat, where he had been confined for many years.
Deceased was, before his retirement, manager ahd partner of Geddes Cé, Lid, now the Geddes Trading Dairy Farm Ca, Ltd,, and was asso-lated with this business for close on 50 years, He joined the firm as far back as 1804, when It was known as Greaves & Ca,, Lid, Mr, Cock had retired from active ite in Shanghai since 1925. After living: several years in England, he returned {o Shanghai on a visit' and was taken ill, Like many other business men, he made his work his chief interest in life, and he acquired a wide experi-fence "of, business under local conditions, Nevertheless, he was always keen' on sports, and when in good health, enjoyed all the recreation which' his work permitted, younger days, he was a member of the S.V.c, Pleld Artillery, when gunheey practice was held at the Point, and was mobilized with his colleagues driving the Boxer Uprising in 1900, At the time of his death, Me, Cock was aged 09, and he is survived by his wife, a son and three daughters, Claude Sinclair Taylor Shanghai, Mar. 20.
The Shanghai Power Company re-ures to announce the receipt of cabled advice that Claude Sinclair Taylor died suddenly on Sunday last, March 16, at the age of $5 years After completing his early techni cal training, he went to the Watford District Colnell Electric Light and Power undertaking as engineer in charge of the generating station, eventually holding the position of mains superintendent.
Early in 1910, he was offered and accepted the position of Chief Assi fant Engineer with the Hendon Elec-trio Supply Company. The next step was in November, 1911, when he ace cepted the appointment of Deputy Engineer and Manager to the Hai kow Light and Power Company, In March, 1913, Mr, Taylor took up appointment' with the Shanghat Municipal Electricity Department as Sub-station Engineer and rapidly ad-vaneed in the service in a succession of upward steps, At the time of the sale of the undertaking to Shanghai Power Company In August, 1929, he occupied the position of Deputy Engineer-in-Chief and Manager to the late T.HU, Aldridge, upon whose retirement shortly afterwards Mr, Taylor became Vice-President and General Manager of the company, from which position retired in January, 1993, "He returned to England and became the company's representative, which en tabled him to retain a very active me {terest In the affairs of the company end Shanghai generally after his twenty years" association here, In all his work he was thorough and. punctilious to a degree, but whether the weather was stormy fine he never lost that quickness in repartee and sense of humour which seems to be a characteristic of the Condoner, Many old timers will remember his loner efforts in Introducing radio brondeasting in Shanghai.
He leaves a host of friends here, where his reputation for straight and honourable dealing endeared him to haig associates, His open-house and hospitality are well remembered by. hhis-many' friends, 'The Taylors sustained a heavy bereavement about a year ago when their younger son, who was in the Royal Alr Force,' was. killed Ina flying accident, The deepest sympathy of the Shanghai community will be extended to Mrs, Taylor and to the surviving son, who Is serving inthe British ly. The loss of her husband and yer younger son within a year is severe break in a family. which wat articularly close in its. relationship.
Up to the Lime of his death, Claude Taylor had done valuable alr raid precautions work og Chief Air Raid Warden of his district, Mr, 'T. D. Davy Shanghai, Mar. 20.
In the presence of a large gathering of friends the remains of the late Mr. '7, D. Davy, printing ager.of the North-China Daily. News and Herald, Lid, who died suddenly on Sunday morning, were laid to rest in Hungjao Road Cemetery yesterday afternoon. The chief mourner was Me. T. D. Gram. The service in the Chapel, also that at the graveside was conducted by the Very Rev. A. C. S. Trivett of the Cathedral.' The' pallbearers _were Messrs, Gordon Morriss, Tt. W. Davis, Haslam. W. J. Mockelt. 7. D, Gram and W. F. Rankin.
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