Missing Official on Board the Pres. Jefferson Word was received by the United States authorities last Friday that Mr. W. A. Chip-man, against whom a warrant has been issued on a charge of embezzling funds belonging to the United States Court for China, is on the str. Pres. Jefferson, en route for Seattle, It is understood that Mr.
Chapman will be arrested on arrival at that port and proceedings commenced to bring him back to Shanghai for sequently enlarged to include the of the Associated Chambers of China and Hongkong, in which capacity he did sterling work. He went to Peking in con nexion with the Tarif Conference when, at some forgotten date in the dim past, that curious institution began its still more curious discussions. After its long-drawn: lout ineptitudes Mr. Gull will be glad of a change to London and we con: gratulate him on his post 'Tux report that Li Lih-san, the notorious Bolshevik agitator' of Shanghai, had left for Moscow seems to have been put abroad by himself in order to fool the police authorities, whose attentions have been a little too persistent for A stanruina accident occurred outside the Horse Buzaar's garage in Bubbling Well Road on Sunday night. Shortly after 11 o'clock an Overland coupe stopped to take in petrol at the filling station. Thanks somebody's carelessness the spirit was ignited and in a second the ear's petrol tonk went up with a roar. Members of the Horse Bazaar staff promptly pushed the blazing ear away fom the petrol pump and doused the dames as far possible with buckets of sand, at the same time sending for the fre brigade. The latter arrived on. the scene from Sinza in time to put the finishing touches to the good work. A pitiful accident was then enacted, however, when a patent ire ex: tinguished exploded in the hands of Chinese fireman, striking him in the chest and breaking a rib. He wis rendered unconscious and taken to hospital. Apart from the burned out petrol tank, the motor car wa fuct very seriously damaged to' out-
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