AMONG the passengers arriving in Shanhai by the str. President Grant was Mr. Alan A. Bryan, Eastern of the!
American Publishing with headquarters on a six weeks busines trip. He is ied on the trip by his wife. Mr. F. S. Hays, accompanied by his wife, also the same ship from London where he has been connected with the Metropolitan Vickers Electrical Export Ca., Ld. He will be connected with the same company in the Far East for several years with headquarters in Shanghai.
AT the Roman Catholic Cathedral Hongkong, on November 14, the! wedding took place of Mr, James 1 Marshall, second son' of the: late Mr. J. G. Marshall, formerly employed "at "H. M. Naval Yard, fand Miss Alice Ricardo Barretto, the youngest daughter. of the Lat Mr. J. Barretto and the late Mrs. F. D. Leonard. The bride was giver away by Mr. J. J. Osborne, while} Mr. 'C.'W. Liddon Cole actd as] best may We reproduced " report from the "S.C. Morning Post" recently to the effect that the late Mr. A. de Villard, of the Customs, hid been summoned to Peking Practically banished to Tibet for daring to engrave on a postage stamp the words "Imp, Postage," the curtailing of the word "Imperi being regarded majesta, We have now received a visit from his widow who tells us there ix not a word of truth in the story. Curiously enough it has been going about for many years, for Mrs. de Villard says it got into the "Mercury" in the days of the late Mr. J.D. Clark. It would be interesting to know how the canard was hatched.
Tue following are the names and} ranks of the officers of the Eas: Yorkshire regiment which has lately arrived in Tientsin It. El. J. Me-Haskard; Majors A. Grant, E. W. ptains E. F. Pipe, R. A. C. Prevett, L. T. Barkaz, D. McCallum, C. E. Crowne, T. Lieutenants D. J. Keating, (Q.M.) J. Renton, BA. K. MeGonigal, C. L. V. Mac.
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