WILLIAMS ON, Alexander

[s. 804] : Born at Falkirk, Died at Shanghai, Scotland, December 5, 1829. Studied at Glasgow; China, August 28, 1890. ordained April, 1855; sailed as a medical mi ionary of the LMS May 21 for China, arriving at Shanghai September 24; was stationed for two His health years at Shanghai and Ping-hu. failing, he returned to England in 1858, and his connection with the Society soon terminated. After some years spent in Scotland, he returned to China as the agent of the Scottish Bible Society, and in connection with the United Presbyterian Mi ion. He was at first stationed at Chefu, and traveled extensively, making adventurous journeys into unknown and distant Much valuable information was obregions. tained, which in 1879 was published in two volumes. He was afterward settled in Shanghai, where he established the Society for the Diffusion of Christian and General Knowledge among the He was a frequent contributor to the Chinese. North China Daily News. 804