Ret ing Official Honoured by Local Chinese Organizations:
Services Appreciated by Merchants and Bankers 'A. most pleasant function took place in the Bankers? Club, on Monday afternoon, when. Major Viton Johnson, Commissioner-General of the Shanghai Municipal il, was made a presentation by various local Chinese organi tions, on the eve of his retirement and departure for Home.
Mr. Vu Yacching, President of the Chinese Ratepayers' Association, supported by Mr. 8. 8, Fung, Vice-President, presided over a' large gathering representative of the hose business community, a amongst the invited quests present were Messrs, V. G. Lyman, J. T. Ford, E, L. Allen, K. Fukushima, QS, Taylor, C, Harpur, T. Funatsy, Jones, G. E. Sokolsky, Dr. 3.51, Jordan' aid Capt. H. G. Read.
In' making the presentation to Major Johnson of n beautiful silver tripod incense burner, ably inveribed, Me. Vu Ya-ching. sai "Our honoured guest, Major Hilton-Johnson, entered the Shanghai Municipal Council service as early as 1908, During the twenty years of his service, he has con tributed much to the rapid development of Shanghai, In this city where people from over 40 nationalities come to do business, itis only natural that unfortunate initents do sometimes occur. The untiring efforts of Major Hilton Johnson have helped in averting: many a serious trouble in the interest of-all,
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