Vice Admiral Sir B. S. Alexander Sinclair, K.c., will arrive here in HIS. Hawkins from) Amoy Sune 4.
Mr. Aubrey Hillaly, Shanghs share and stock-broker, arrived here aboard the str. Nagasaki Mara after a tour of Japan.
Bin, W. Turner of Reuters, Ld. left on Monday for a business to Ceylon and Java. He will go to Colombo aboard the str. Malwa.
Mu, W. E. Saddler, of the Chinese! Maritime Customs, Wuchow, arrives in the Colony on'Thursday on the str, Fatshan, and was admitted to! hospital on arrival.
'Six Arthur Yapp, of the Y.M.CA. spent May 16 in' Nara, where gathering not of the Y.MLC.A. but 2f the Japan Rotary Club, was held in his honour. He left Japan aboard the Empress of Canadi Cartaty Reynell John Fortescue, Pax, retired, died on April 24, at the age of 80, Entering the Navy in June, 1859, Captain Fortescue saw service in the sloop Tearus, in China, asa lieutenant. He retired with the rank of captain on June 26, 1893, and was among the twelve or' more octogenarians at the top of his list, A Tuuxcram received at Tie tein on May 20 states that Sir Ronald Macleay, the Britigh Minister, who has been on a shooting trig near Peitaiho, was suffering from acute gastritis, and was returmge Tientsin' immediately. The Minister reached Tientsin by special] train and was met at the station by a Doctor and an ambulance, He wun at once conveyed to the sidence of Mr. and Mrs. Ker.
'Tue Rev. W. T. Austen, for chaplain to the 'Seamen's M in Yokohama, has been appointed lear of North Shoebury in Essex, living in the gift of the crown, In June, 1925, Mr. Austen completed 50 years' residence in Yokohama, the major part of which was spent in work on behalf of the Seamen's Mission, first as Lay reader and Inter a8 chaplain, After the dis astrous earthquake of September 1923, Mr, Austen left for Englani wire he acid at stress Tecwon tenons in roveral parishes.
Anowo the passengers going Home Tuorday by the P-& 0.8. Malwa AR, Ahn Chang-ho, First, Provisional' President of the "Korean Republic", who has been living for the past few years in the United States, has arrived in Shanghai.
StmarTs papers announce death, which took place in the Penang General Hospital on the 8th instant, of Mr. W. P. Lester, mana. ger of Hitam Tin, Ld, Perak. He died as the result of a bullet wound ju the head.
Tue death ig reported of Squadron Leader Harley Alec Tweedie, only [surviving son of Mrs. Alec Tweedie, the authoress. A Aying accident at Amman, Transjordan, last month resulted in the death of Mr. Alec Tweedie, who was 37 year old.
'THE post of Flag-Lieutenant to Vice-Admiral Sir Rudolf Bentinck, Commanding the Reserve Fleet, on Yoand the Centurion, at Portsmouth, has been given to Lieut. Lord Louis Mountbatten, younger son of the late Marquess of Milford He was A. D. C. to the Prince of Wales during the tour in India and Japan, Dn, W. W, Pearse, Medical Oficer of Heath in Hongkong, left the Colony on Friday, May 29, after 25 yours work in the Far Enst. To the many difficult and complicated cases which Hongkong has brought before him, Dr. Pearse has always. brought to' bear considerable knowledge and skill. When he left the Colory lost a most capable and popular officer.
We regret to record the death of Mr. Robert Gardner, which occurred fat Tientsin on May 17, The late Ar, Gardner way the representative of the well-known British firm of Crittnll's, the agency for which was recently transferred from Whitall to Jardine's Engineering Department, Deceased was, we hi ye, a native of Essex, England, an 16 of an old professional family in that county. He had been unwell for a considerable time owing to stomach and other trouble, and death resulted from heart failure, were Sich. Lo W. C, Lavden and her Tile éaogtter Diana. It will be remembered that Mrs. Lcrden went Hee in very bad health rome three four years. ago.
After long) yeatment at. Home she came back the Far East last. year in the beet of health, and fortunately there hav been no return of ez malady. Te has, however, reached the. time! selion her daughter niust go te school Jat Home, and Mrs. Lorden is, ccvdingls, leaving the Far East rest for some little time. Her}, Following: acute yellow atrophy. Mr. gardner served with the Royal Army Service Corps throughout the Great War, joining up in 194, naining with the Forces until he was discharged in 1921.
His numerous friends in Shanghai reill be pleased to hear that Mr. LIT. Tobias is due back here. Mr.
Tobias, managing provrictar of Lazarts, the Nanking Read optician, tock his firet holiday at Home for wer WW years. Whilst away he has many friends wish her a pleasant:
mames. and. hope that sooner or "il come bck to them. ed several of the more imports opthalmie clinics in Europe, and Tectured atthe London Refraction Prov. Elitoff, ex: ballet master regiseeur of the Russian Imperial Ballet who was formerly associated and Mordkin, will open story for giving inctruetion in fancies of the char art, The Profe: sor hae hid over 17 years experience in teaching plastic dances and music. He came to Shanghai as ballet master of the Moscow State Ballet. and was responsible for that delightful ballet "in which fe, Mile. wes the chief per 'As' the institute proposes to give courses in ball-recen as well stage dancing it should be a Tue appointment of Jhr. A.
D. de Graeff to succeed Dr. D. Feck as Governor-General of the! Dutch East Indies ie a popular one in Hollazd. A Dutch contemporary, Hospital, whose diploma he was subsequently awarded, His netivites fas sergeant-major of the Maritime cannot, unfortunately, nue, ale the company has been inded vince he left for Home. ted as mans
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