OBITUARY.

Taranaki Daily News, 1 June 1920, Page 5

OBITUARY.

DR. GEORGE E. MORJM

A DISTINGUISHED CAREER,;

By Telegraph,—Press Ann.—Ceenteti

Received May 31, 7.40 p.m.

London, May Sl t ' Obituary: Dr. George Ernest wjrjeon, political adviser to the Chlnewl President— Aus.-N.Z, Cable Assoc. " Received June 1,1,5 am. London, May ; Dr. Moj-rison died ut Sidemoiita iite? a lingering illness. Ho wag ocdopi# to the last in carrying out work /or:the Chinese Government from the rick room. —Times Service.

[The late Dr. Morrison has had a di» tinguislied career, first as a jourrifclM and then in a political role in He has been political advlWf t» th# Chinese President since 1912. Dr, Mbf* rison was born in Geelong (Victoria) ow' February 4, 1802, and after Mug Hln-* cated at Melbourne he completed 'JMty studies at Edinburgh, where he ttokl his M.D. degree. But his ca«er yaw not to be in medicine,.' for he beoan|t Iw traveller in unknown parts, egpedlilW Ja) the Par East, and eventually took'no* journalism, becoming the special cofet-i spondent of the London Times in adventures in untr&velled parts of lhe« Far East. From 18%> to 1912 Dr. son was the resident correspondents the Times in China, and during fhie period he did notable work, and Vf&J. recognised as the foremost BritON authority on the Far East.] .