The Express of Asia, which sailed from here to-day for China and Japan, will notteturn here before Sanuaty, as at Christmas the liner will be dry-docked for annual over-Ihaul at Hongkong. Among her saloon passengers to-day were Dr. RS, Ivy of Shanghai; J. H. Green, Far Eastern manager of Thomas Cook & Son; M.D. Currie, direc-for of the International Banking Corporation of Yokohama and New York; E. W. James, managing direc. for of Cameron & Ca,, of Kobe; P. A. Cox, assistant Oriental mana. ger of the Canadian Pacific Rail, way, returning to Shanghsi after months furlough in. England; R. Percy, general agent for the Garodian Pacific at Hongkong; Mr. John Lafontaine, secretary to the Belgian Consul-general at Peking.
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