Ma. and Mrs. R. Wood left on Sunday night by the str. Kiangshin for a trip to Hankow.
Mr. and Mrs. F, E. Hodges have returned to Shanghai from Home Teave, and are back at their house, 100 Route Ferguson.
Mu. H. von Heidenstam, Enginecrin-Chief of the Whangpoo Conser-vane Board, left on Sunday on a short visit to Tientsin, to attend the Chihli River Commission.
Mr, and Mrs. P. L. Knight, who returned to Shanghai last week, are staying with their old friends Dean and Mfrs. Symons. They expect to be here till late in April, when (hey will return to England, 'Tue marriage arranged between 'Mr. Ludwig Ritter von Ritschl, and Lama Heywood, daughter of the late Mr. J, W.' H. Burgoyne, of Matzene, the art has returned Shanghai ard is stopping at the! Palace Hotel, Mu. Edwin L, Neville has assunied the post of American Consul-General in Japan. Mr. Neville was, formerly attached to the Embassy in Tokyo.
Tum death is announced from Paris, on March 4, of Mme. Assier de Pompigran, mother of the Peing manager of the Banque de L'Indo-Chine.
AMona the passengers sailing by the T.K.K, str. Taiyo Maru for San Francisco were the Misses T. and M. Kinno, Mr. and Mrs. L. P. Ridgway and Mr, M. M, Magill, Dr. Arthur Grindage Boyer, of Kobe, who died suddenly in his Gsth year from heart disease on'
Shanghai, took place on Febr ry|March 6, was one of the most 12 at All Saint Plumpton, Sussex.
Tue late Miss Nina Henrietts prominent members of the foreign community.
Beath, 314. clit., formerly of the Medical Mission of the Presbyterian Church "of—England, daughter of the late Licut.-Colonel John Henry Beath, lett £1,360 (personal estate in Great Britain).
AMoxe other changes in the U. S. Army general staff it is ans nounced that Brigadier-General William D. Connor, commanding the forees in China, will command the second division at Fort Sam Houston.
Mu, Harry Muncaster Hind has returned to Shanghai after an absence of several years and has assumed the sub-managership of the Far El the Phoenix Assurance Ca. ind the Union Marine Insurance Ca., Ld.
Mu. J. V. Bergamini, architect for the American Episcopal Church Mission, who has been in Tokyo for several mantis, has arrived, with Mrs. Bergamini, in Shanghai where he will supervise the erection of] church institutions.
Axe the passengers _leaving Hongkong on the str. Gleniffer for THz Chinese Government has] Home were Mr. and Mrs. A. W. J. bestowed upon—Jonkheer van. Simmons and their two daughters.
Karnebeck, the Dutch Foreign Mr. Simmons, who was Senior 3 the Grand Cross of the Inspector of ' Works, Hongkong is of thi Water Department, a' position he Rice Stall has held for many years, precious stones. fon extended leave, Lawn tennis players will be in-Mu. A, L. Barrett of the terested to know that there is every Sewing chine Ca. returned from possibility of Vincent Richard:
by the str. President probably the second best player Mrs, Barrett and son are the world, touring the Far Enst imago where the during the coming season and stay-treatment for ing at Shanghai for a few days, accident in Shang some time ago.
Mu, If, H. Abelling, the representative of the Worthington Pump Ca. in the Far East, was among the arrivals by the str. President Wilson. Mr. J. W. Huck, the agent of the Great Northern Railway the Far Eust, also returned, with Mrs, Huck, from a business trip to Japan.
The many friends of Mr. Willard W. Bartlett, formerly principal the Shanghai American School, now t (0 the president of Carleton Northfield, Minnesota, will be glad to hear that the college has acquired $2,300,000 ax a result of its great financial campaign, and of this amount $1,100,000 is to ihe spent on Ssu-Inspector A, J, Moody, who left for Home by the Morea, on retirement after 19 years service in the Hongkong Police Force, was presented with a smoker's cabinet and a case of pipes parting gift from his colleagues in the Kowloon Water Police, in which section of the Force he has been for the last 11 years.
Tux death took place on February 7, at Henley War Memorial Hospi al, where she had been a patient for some weeks, of Clara Isabel, wife of Admiral Sir Martyn Jerrare, K.cR, G.c.s.c. Lady Jerram was 8 daughter of the into Mr. J. Parson: of Ennox, near Frame. She married fo Sir Martyn Jerram in 1802, and leaves two sons.
Mu. BIN. O. Springfield, Master of the Shanghai Hounds, who invari ably gets a few winners when on Home leave, has lost little time on the present occasion. He comet have been home very long, yet a cablegram was received on' Saturday stating that he had a "grand winning ride" at Thurles, in. Ireland, last Wednesday, in a field of fourteen. It was a steeplechase Fo, wife and son of China's first] President, and Mr. Teng Cheh-yn, representative of the Canton Government, returned to Shanghai on Saturday, after attending to the arrangements in connexion with the laying of the foundation stone of the mausoleum for the remains of the late Cantonese leader.
Miss Vera Barger' has returned to Shanghai after a year's lough, to resume her work as for of physical edu recreation for the National Young Women's Christian Association China, Miss Barger furlough in travel Arter travelling for 17 day from India, Sir Lancelot Sandersor Chief Justice of Bengal, reached his home, Ward House, Ellel, Lancaster, a few hours before hi wife died. Her illness became critical on January 6, and Sir Lancelot left India for England the next day. Lady Sanderson, 52, was a sister of Sir Fletcher, and possessed the K: Hind medal. meeting.
'THe death has occurred in Toronto, of Mr. George Dennis Smith; who was for a few years partner in the firm of Brewer Ca, Hongkong. He had resided there for a little over three years, and left in 1923 on medical advice.
Mr. Smith was well known as a raconteur and was an excellent entertainer. He was 26 years of age and single.
Tue death took place at the French Hospital, of Mr. John Gibson, of the Green Island Cement Company, following a brief illness in the course of which: he underwent a serious operation. The late, Mr, Gibson was 31 -years of age. He had originally come to Hongkong, six years ago, with Jardine, Matheson & Ca. and had also been with the Taikoo Sugar Refinery before hie went to the Gree! Island Cement Company, Ma, Richard Schuster of the Speyer Bank, New York City, is la Shanghai for a short visit and is stopping at the Astor House.
'Tue Senior Chaplain of St. John's Cathedral, Hongkong, the Rey. H. Copley Bloyle, st.a., returned from Home leave' by the Bins Funnel str, "Sarpedot H. E. the Governor of Hongkong has, under instruction from the Secretary. of State for the Colonies, been pleased to recognize Monsieur Dufaure de la Prade, provisionally as Consul in Hongkong for France.
H. E, the Governor has recognized, provisionally and pending instruc: tions from the Secretary of State for the Colonies, Mr. Harold Shantz as a Consul for the United States of America in Hongkong.
SusL, K, R. Buckley has been pointed to H. M.S. Despatch, ub-l. E, 8, D, Fremantle to M.S. Hollyhock, Sub-L. E, J. S. James to Ti, B'S. Foxglove, Sub-an to it, M.S.
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