The Archive · 1927

The Departure of - a Local Lawyer

Former Assistant Secretary of S.M.C. to Settle in F.M.S.

Mr. S. H, Lewis, who for the past four years has been a member of the law firm, Feesdele, Newman MeDonald, left China" on Thursday on board the. str Dairen Maru, for a journey vid Siberia to England. Following a short stay at Home, Mr, Lewis will return to the Far East and take up permanent residence in Ipoh, capital of Perak, in the Federated Malay States. He will join the firm of Adams & Allen there, His departure from Shanghai where he has a wide circle of friends follows upon a recent visit to the Federated Malay States and Penang, places im from various points of view. Mr. L.vtis came to Shanghai after the war in 1919. Before that he had been admitted as sol Ma, Hf, Lewis for about a year in the solicitors' department of the London County Council. Me had five years of the war and when it was over joined the Shanghai Municipal Council as assis tant secretary, a post he held for four yearn subsequently, At the end of that time he joined the solicitors' firm with which he has been afiiated.

Mr. Lewix hax always taken a keen interest in rugger and in 1922 ain of the rugger team In 1925 he joined the Machine Gun Company of the V.C. and retired with the rank of sergeant been a member of tha Country, Cricket ant ing Bath Clubs during hi

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