OBITUARIES 



SIR E. D. H. FRASER, K.C.M.G. 



The Society has suffered a great loss by the death of 

 Sir Everard Fraser , its President for many years . The Officers 

 and those who were more intimately connected with him 

 deeply mourn the death of such a scholar and friend. The 

 Kesolution passed a.t the Public Meeting and recorded in the 

 Proceedings give a token of the respect and affection with 

 which he was regarded by his fellow members. 



Everard Duncan Home Fraser was born on February 

 17, 1859, at Protobello, near Edinburgh, being the son of 

 Lieut.-Col. E. W. Fraser, and he was educated at Aberdeen. 

 Passing a competitive examination, he was appointed a 

 student interpreter in China on March 10, 1880, being pro- 

 moted Acting Consul at Foochow in 1886 and at Kiukiang 

 in 1889. In June of the latter year he went to Ichang as 

 Acting Consul, remaining there until January 11, 1891, when 

 he was appointed Acting Vice-Consul at Chemulpo, Korea, 

 holding that post until 1892 when he went, in July, to 

 Chungking as Acting Consul. On December 1, 1893 he was 

 promoted First Assistant, and was Vice-Consul at Canton 

 from December 13, 1895 to October 26, 1897, and Acting 

 Consul there from December 14, 1895 to May 27, 1897. 

 He was promoted to the H.M. Vice-Consul at Pagoda Island 

 on September 27, 1897, and Consul at Chinkiang on May 13, 



1899. In 1898 and 1899 he was Acting Consul at Foochow. 

 On January 1, 1901, he was honoured with a C.M.G., and 

 became Acting Consul-General at Hankow on January 24, 



1900, being promoted Consul-General at that port on July 1, 

 1901. 



On January 20, 1911, he was transferred to Shanghai 

 as Consul-General, which post he held with honour up to 

 his death. In 1911 he received the Coronation Medal and 

 was created a Knight Commander of the Order of St. Michael 

 and St. George on June 14, 1912. At the time of his death 

 Sir Everard Fraser was Senior Consul in Shanghai and, 

 therefore, Chairman of the Consular Body. 



At the memorial service Bishop Molony said, "Sir 

 Everard Fraser was a noble man and a great Consul. He 

 was straight and tall as the pine trees of his native land, 

 his will and purpose were as strong as the granite of the 



