Distinguished Chinese Arrivals But No Appetite for Chinese Sailors or Meat:
Captain Dollar's View of Navigation of Upper Yangtze Frou Ov Owe Vancouver B.C, Apr. 17.
Hon. Ho Teang, the new Consul' for China in western Canada, with Headquarters in Vancouver, arrived here on the Empress of Canada from Peking, to take the place of Dr. Lin Pao-hong, present consul, whose term has expired. The new consul comes directly from the Forjeign Ministry in the Chinese eapital and this is his first visit to Canada, Dr. Lin is now on his to his homeland. Hon Ho ing, who 's a native of Foochow, 1as charge of Chinese interests of the Canadian western provinces of Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Alberta jand British Columbia, Dr. Lin has taken an aggressive part in the investigation of the circumstances surrounding the death here of Janet Smith, a Scottish housemaid, in which' the principal witness "was appeared. ras popular in Wong Feoni hho has dis-
consular end cther circles here.
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