Mrs. A, L, Dickson, who recently went to "hospital suffering from para-typhoid, is progressing fa-
Rear-Admiral Murray Anderson leaves in H.MS. Bee today to visit Yangtze ports.
Mr. G, Burton Sayer, editor of the "Shanghai Times," and Mrs. Sayer returned to Shanghai from their holiday during the week.
Mr, Maurice Walk, formerly of the American Consulate in Hongkong, has now been transferred to the Consulate-General of Tokyo.
Mr, W. L: Gerrard has returned to Shanghai from a holiday at Home. It is understood he will again be going Home toward the end of the yern Mrs. Ugo M. Tavella, the wife of the manager of the Italian Bank for China, has returned from a holiday spent at Weihaiwei.
Dr. Anne Walter Fearn, accompanied by Miss Opal Powell and Miss Richter, left for a holiday in Japan yesterday Mr, J. C. Ward, Chairman of the! Sheffield Chamber of Commerce, and Managing Director of Messrs. Edgar Allen Steel Mfg. Ca. rived in Dairen by the str.
Maru' He will remain in Japan until Seotember 24.
Mr, William Langdon, U, 8. Con. sul at Antung, has been ordered transferred to Tsinanfu in Shantung Province. Mr, Langdon was one. time assistant Japanese Fecretary to the American Embassy Tokyo, He will leave soon to fill his new post Ma. C. J. Spiker, Consat in Swatow, who was stationed in Shanghai tome years ago, passed through Shanghai by the str. President Cleveland en route to Washington, D, C, He will be absent in America on leave for several months.
Miss Louise Gaster, Secretary to Ernest Wilton, ' Chief of the Inspectorate, is resigning from feretaryship of the British Woian's League in Peking. The Peking "Leader" states that Miss Gaster, who has renderd most valuable service to the League, is being replaced by Mes. Pridaux-Brane.
Dr. and Mrs. Henry M, Woods after having been resper the arrangements of the evangelistic meetings which were held in Union. Church from June 30 to August 31. The best wishes of their many friends go with them. Miss Tela Skinkle accompanies Dr. and Mrs Woods as far as Hankow. in the Yokohama ard' Kanagaw Walter Young, who taught jddle wehools before the earthquake, arrived in Yokohama on the of Russia en route versity where he will stitute of International Education of New York, having won the Willard straight Fellowship. Mrs. Young, formerly a teacher of music at Perus Seminary, will come to Japan and China to join her husband later, Anoxa the passengers arriving by the N.Y. K. 8, Shanghai Maru on Saturday, were Mes, HarryB. Wilmer and her son Douglas.
Mus. Jane Feldstein, wife of the Vice-President of Messrs. Erlanger:
Galinger, Manila, Miss Dorothy Thomas, Colonel and Mrs. Byroode, USAW Ménila, Mr. R. J. Parsont of Messrs, Arnhold Bros. & Ce. Hongkong, were among the arrivals lon the str. President Celeveland who late stopping for a short time at the [Astor House.
Tne marriage of Mr. Alexander Wallas. Acting Deputy joner of Shanghai Native ind Miss Jean Macdonald, daughter of Dr. and Mrs, John A. IMacdonald, of 1670 Harwood Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, is expected to take place quietly at Yokohama to-day.
Axtonc those leaving for Jay ports by the str. Shanghai Maru on Monday were Lord Addington, Mr. J. J. Ambrose, Mr. H.R. Gal lop, My. N. TI. Sparke, Dr. H. Mer~ tens, Miss Louie Stops and" Miss Phyitis Ayrton, Tue wedding of Miss Louise Egbert and Mr, R. C. Sailer, both members of the Yenching faculty, will take place in the chapel of Yenching Woman's College on September 28. The bride's father, Dr. Egbert, will perform the cere-
Aono the passengers returning to Shanghai by the str. President Pierce were Miss Alice Bowen, of the U. S. Consulate-General, who, has been on leave in America for the past three months; Mr. E. W. Bauckham, publisher of Rosenstock's Directory and manager of the Office Appliance Ca; Mrs. Samuel Chalet, Miss Kathleen D. O'Shaughnessy, who is on her way to Peking for service with the American Legation, Mr. Arnold Von Buren, manager of the Tientsin Printing Factory of the B.A.T, with Mrs, Von Buren and daughter.
Mu, James Troup, who has spent riy' years in the Consular Ser vice. died suddenly on July 26, in Boscombe, at the age of 85. The son of the Into Alexander Troup, rain merchant, of Aberdeen, he was educated at the Gyinasium, Old Aberdeen, and at Aberdeen Univer. sity, and entered the Consular on the Japan Establishment in 1863. He was promoted te Vice-Consul in 1873. and Consul in 1877, and. in. 1896 was appointed Gonsul-General at Yokohama and Assistant Judge of HM, Court for Japan. He retired on' pension is 1898.
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