Sir Ronald Macleay, who has succeeded Sir Beilby Alston as the British Minister to Peking, arrived on Thursday by. the P. & O. Morea and will stay with Mr. ney Barton, c.m.c., at the British Consulate-General, for a few days before going on to Peking. The Minister was accompanied by Lady Macleay, and his secretary, whilst Mr. E. C. Wilton, formerly of the Consular service, was also a passenger on the same steamer, having recently been appointed to the Salt Gabelle. To welcome the Minister there were gathered at the Shanghai & Hongkew Wharf Mr. Sidney Barton, Mr. C. F. Garstin and the consulate staff, Hear-Admiral Maclachlan, c.8., Col. R. Marr Johnson, ome, ©.8.0., Mr. H. P. Wilkinson (Crown Advocate), Mr. J. B. Carson (Secretary of Legation, Peking), Mr. 8. K. Chen and Mr. FF. Yang (representing the Commigsioner for Foreign Affairs),
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