lay honour to which tention, albeit belated, might be called is that of the award of the K.CB. to. Vice-Admiral Murray Anderson who although now in command of the South African Station, is well-known to Shanghai as the Rear-Admiral in command of the Yangtze when the troubles of May 30, 1925, broke out, and as Senior Naval Offer here, if not actually on that date, at any rate during the subsequent ' weeks. In those strenuous days Sir Murray And son placed the forees under. his command at the disposal of the local civil authorities in their work of maintaining law and order, and, 30 that they should not be embarrassed, remained quietly in the background himself, nevertheless watching the situation very carefully, coming ashore in mufti and seeing for him. self what was going on. One of the most popular admirals the Yangtze has ever had, it was a matter for congratulation that after leaving China he was appointed Vice-Admiral and given the South African command, and his many friends here will equally rejoice apon the knignthoed conferred upon Parsee, Business Man, Politician Sir Pheroze Sethna, who is tempting to rally Indian' political jon to support of Lord Irwin and the London Conference, is a prominent Parsee business man of Bombay. He is at the hend of the Sun Life Assurance Company. Of Canada in that City and Chairman of the Central Bank of India, besides being a veteran member of the Council of State, the Upper House of the Central Legislature, He is fan able speaker, has served on portant committees and his. independenee—if misguided from the Government's point of view—was shown by his support of the boycott of the Simon Commission. He is well-known in London, is essentially 4 man of the world and, socially, a delightful personality. Of middle-height, olive complexion, invariably well turned out in Bond Street style, he affects. the well-trimmed beard fof the Elizbethan age and should properly have his portrait painted by a modern Velasquez. His intervention at this moment may be of great value, for like Sir Bahadur Sapru, who is working for tthe same end, he is highly respected not only by' Europeans and his Indian Liberal colleagues, but. alto by the less completely irresponsible Swarajists,
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