Dr. ©. 7. Wang, former Premier, has returned to' the city from visit to the Philippines.
Mrs. Chang Chung-chang, the Tupan of Shantung, a: Shanghai during the holidays.
Mu. 8, K, Sten, former traffic manager of the Sharghai-Hangchow railway line, left for Tientsin on Monday night, vid Nanking.
Mri H. E. Middleton, of the Finance Dept, S.S.C., ved from Home leave on the President Adams Gex. Wang Chi-chang, Commander of the Allied Gendarmerie left Shanghai for Nanking durin; the week-end, In is understood that Chicherin, Comrade Com-ade Karakhan's yuceessor as Soviet Ambassador to China, will visit Shaz in the near future.
Worsuirur Brother Owen Hughes has been appointed District Gana Master of Hongkong and South China (E.C.) in succession to the!
Into Hon, Mr. P. H. Holyoak.
Dr. and Mrs, C. M. Oman from) the American Legation in Peking arrived here by the C.N.S. Shuntien and are staying at the Astor House Hotel. Stoppirg at the same hotel is Mr, P. H. McKay, a prominent member of the Shanghai Race Club who arrived here by the N.¥.K.S. Nagasaki Maru, Margaret Proctor Smith, Jecturer and concert singer, has ar-lin rived in Stanghai after four mon! spent i the war zone explo around Hankow, to spend several months visiting friends here. will stay with Mr. and Mrs. Freneis H. Brown, 29 Rue Cornsille, for! some weeks, Mr. J, Albeck, general-manager for the Far East of the United Attists Corporation, and Mrs. Albeck arrived in Shanghai en the 28rd instant and spent the Christmas holidays here. Mr. Albeck is making an extended tour in the Far East in the interests of his company. In early January ko leaves for the Philippines, South China, the Straits Settlements, Java, the Malay States and India, Dr. L, G. Connor, agriculturist} expert and member' of the U.S. Tarif Commission which has been in China during the past three months investigating certain Chinese agricultural products, has arrived in Shanghai and is stypyin at the Astor House for several weeks, The Commission, other members of which are Mr, Harry I, Laurie, Mr. John A. Nye, Marvin C. MeNeill, and Mr. C. C. Chang, the latter an agricultural specialist from Wastington who is acting as interpreter for the party, has for its purpose the investigation of the soya bean in Manchuria, peanut oil in Shantung and cotton seed oil and egg products in the Yangtze Valley.
Vier-Apmiray, John $. Drum-mand, who died last week at the age of 53, was in command of the Aboukir when, with hor two "live bait" consorts Cressy and Hague, she was torpedoed by a German submarine early in the war. As a midshipman of the Conquest the Admiral saw a lot of fighting in Bast Africa in Admiral Premante's brigade. During the South African War he was landed from the Terrible in charge of a G-inch gun on a Scott mounting, and got this up to Pieter's Hill in time to take part in the final attack, being specially promoted commander in recognition of this. service. In the Boxer rising he made a forced march from Taku to Tientsin with a 12-pounder battery, and after helping to beat off the rebels pushed on to Peking.
We read in the Home papers tat Mise Mamaret Bondfield, was slightly injured in a collision between two omnibuses in Londor on November 18, sustaining nasty cuts about tke head and face. Miss Bondfield is Labour M. P. for Wallsend. Her brother, the Rev.
Bondfeld, vp, was the first minister of the Usion Church, Hongkong, and head of the British ard Foreign Bible Society in China. He was for many years Trustee and Cairman of the Icex! Union Church, a member the Permanent Education Committee of the S.f.C, Chairman of the Thos." Hanbury School for Boys ord G'rls (before the school was taken over by the Council) and was closely connected with many religious and educa! al bodies here. One of his daughters is Mrs. D. M. Henmas, aa, Head Mistress. of Biilton Mount Girls' School, "Sussex, who was formerly. head mistress. of the Cathedral School, Yates Road. This
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