DEATH OF A GREAT TRAVELLER.

Press, Volume L, Issue 15156, 21 December 1914, Page 8

DEATH OF A GREAT TRAVELLER.

(By Cable.—PrMe A*sociation.—Cepyrf«ll} LONDON, Decembor 18. The death is reported of Archibald Ross Colquhoun, M.1.C.E., F.R.G.S.

The lato Archibald Ross Colqnhona %}, was a son of Dr. Archibald Colquhoon, H.E.1.C.5., the famous surgeon of "['- Edinburgh. Hβ was born in 1848 and,' 'j, was educated in Scotland and on the *;; Continent. He joined tho Indian Pnb- '-■?, lie Works Department in 1871. Hβ accompanied the Indian Governments ~\s mission to Siam and the Shan States, \ > in 1879, as secretary and second in *+i command. In later years ho explored -\f Northern Siam and Southern Chinato ~ trace the best route for connectiafi Burmah and China by railway. H* *»£ "Tho Timee" correspondent in tboFef - East in 1883-8-i, where he travelled «- r tensively. On the occupation « V Mashonalond, in Africa, in 1890, he Bβ* v came Administrator of that territorjr . . j After two years he was invalided home. £ : Subsequently ho travelled in Centra! - America, China, Mongolia, the East In- ' ** dies, America, and other parts. If*, j-' addition to ha\-ing occupied the posi* , tion in the Far East, Colquhoun waa -/ correspondent of "The Times" in va "" / - ous parts of the world, and was aW v^ t known and prolific writer of books or * travel, and a contributor to reviews. *, About the best known of his works is \- "From Dan to Beersheba—Reniiniscen- - - ces of Public Service." Overs dozen volumes of travel stand to his credit, besides which he had read numerous ■rj . papers before the various Royal Sode-, J ?t ties. He was also a Gold Medal Us* of the Royal Geographical Society. Si*« , C | ver Medallist of Arts, and editor of «se "United Empire." the Rojal <_ Institute journal. * •