Captain! E. B. Simpson Baikie, who since 1915 had been. a. member of the foreign community of Yokohama, died at his home at the Bluff, Yokohama, at five o'clock on March 1. Captain Baikie's death is believed to have been brought about by suffocation due to throat disease from which he hag been suffering for several months. Captain Baikie recently had undergone several operations in an attempt to improve his condition. Captain Baikie came to Japan from Australia. He was employed by several steamship lines before taking up his residence in the country as surveyor for Lloyds' of London. He was a member of the Yokohama United Club and also the Yokohama Country and Athletie Club.
Mr. Rokuro Kamet, Tokio, Mar. 12.
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