Secretary at H. B. M. Legation Peking, returned to Shanghai from Home leave this week on his way back to his post- Mrs. Barton is remaining temporarily in England-
A Hankow paper gives a somewhat amusing report of a meeting held by the Chamber of Commerce at Shayang in order to discuss the matter of the issue of military notes. While the merchants were debating the pros and cons soldiery suddenly fell upon the meeting and kidnapped the chairman for whom they are now demanding $3,000 ransom.
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