Da, I. Marcoviei, 1.0,,. returtied from his holiday in Europe by the str. Chambord, Me. and Mrs. Maurice Benjamin have returned to Shanghai from America.
Gen, Sung. Shih-ching, Marshal Sun Chuan-fang's personal agent, in Shanghai, left on Wednesday for Nanking to confer with the chief.
Me; 0. Mellows, Postal Commissioner at Chungking, left Shanghai for Home on Tueslay by the P. 0. S. Mantua, 'THE wedding will take place' at} St. Joseph's Church on the 24ta instant of Miss Mabel Alice Bourk*, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Bourke of Shanghai, and Mr. W. B. Mowll, of Reuters, Ma, and Mrs. W, H. Porterfield of San Diego, California, are guests of the Astor House Hotel. Mr. Porter-field is well known in the Pacific Coast as a writer and publisher.
Tue Crown Prince and Princess] of Sweden, are expected to visit Shanghai, We understand, within next week. They were to leave! Peking oh Armistice Day and will stay fora short time at Tientsin Nanking before coming on to this port.
Me. F. J, Raven, of Shanghai, President of the American-Oriental Bank, returned to Shanghai on 'Thursday on the President Madivon. 'Mr. Raven has been on a brief business visit to the United States, most of his time being spent in California, where he attended the Convention of the American Bankers' Association in Los Angeles.
Dr. A. Oltmans, general secretary for Japan of the American Mission to Lepers, and Mrs. Oltmans, arrived on Wednesday on the and are at present staying at the Missionary Hom: Quinsan Gardens. Aft a few days here, they will and Formosa "in connexion with Leper Mission Work. paid 'a flying visit to] Hangchow during the week-end to] discuss with the new Civil Governor, Gen. Chen Yi, questions relating to) the defence of Shanghai and the Shanghai-Hangchow Railway. He returned on Sunday and left immed-ately for Nanking. After confering' with Myeshal Sun Chui he returned to Shanghai on RecoRDING to telegraphic information received in Shanghai on Monday, General Booth, heed of the Salvation Army, will arrive Shanghai on November 18 and will stay at the Majestic Hotel, The following committe hus charge of the arrangements during his stay in Shanghal:—The: Very Rev. Dean Symons, the Revs Horst-Smith, Ho-wot and Stark, and Messrs Marshal and H, Brewster Gow.
Ma, P. Enticknap, who for several years has served on the Committee of the Shanghai Club, has just retired from the chairmanship. He was entertained to tiffin last Friday by fellow members of the Committee and the Balloting Committee. Mr. Enticknap left for Home Tuesday by the P. & 0. S. Mantua, and with Mrs. Enticknap proposes to spend four months in the Riveira, prior to going to Eng-Tand.
Tue Rev, B. S. Bonsall, of Wuchang, after some difficulties in the war zone, has finally got safely away. He was a passenger by (North German Lloyd Schlision which made a brief call at. \Weosung on Monday. Mr. Bonsall thas been ce-operating with the Christian Litcrature Society, and his first book has just come from the Press, namely, "A Manual of Christian Doctrine," by -the late Dr. Joseph Banks, for 30 years a beloved teacher in the Theological College at Headingly, Leeds.
Farenps of Mr. Fred H, Jewell, who was formerly with the B.-A. in Shanghaj, will' be interested to Team of his marriage on October 28, in Trinity Church, Mount Vernon, RIY, to Miss Grace Anderson. They will be at home after November 15 in Fair Haven, New Jersey. Mr. Jewell is now devoting his entire time to the boy scouts of America as field executive, is head quarters at Red Bank, N. J. Mrs. Jewell was formerly Librarian of the Children's Department of the New York City Library.
News has reached China of the resignation of Miss Hilda C. Bowser from the position of organizing secretary for the Christian Literature Society for China. Miss Bowser was for some years private secretary to the late Dr, Timothy Richard. On- leaving China she served the Society as home secre~ tary for some years. We hear that the Rev. Franic. Harmon, a former missionary: of the - Baptist Bfi sionary Society. in North China, has succeeded to: the: position lett " by. her resignation,
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