Mr. and Mre..B, Lob left for home in the Empress of Asia on Saturday on a well deserved holi-
Mu. J. Dalton, of the Shanghai Chemical Laboratory, has returned from Home leave.
Mazon F. Lee Spratt, who has been in charge of the Soldiers' Christian Association daring the past 14 months, is proceeding Home on leave.
Cot. Thunder of the Northamptonshire Regiment left Shanghai for Nanking by the C. N. 8, Wenchow on Saturday night. He is making an inspection of the detachment of Vattalion stationed here.
Ma. S, Langkjaer, Consul-General for Denmark, left Shanghai Home leave at the beginning of last week, Mr, CA. C. Brun will be in charge of the Danish-Consulate-General during his absence as acting Consul-General.
Mr. Gordon Sym Choon, Adelaide, accompanied by his Gladys, who have been visit Shanghai for the past fortnight, left by the C.P.0. S$. Empress of Canada on Saturday for Hongkong, where they will board the str, Changte for Australi Dr. Charlesworth P, Rakusen, according to advice just received, been elected a member of the Gamma Chapter (New York) of the Beta Sigma Kappa, an honour fraternity, whose membership is Limited to international leaders only in the field of ocular science, Mas. R. C. Beebe, who is well-known' in missionary circles here, relumed to Shanghai this week by the President Pierce, Gen. Huang Fu, former Minister of Foreign Affairs, has officially notified the Nationalist Government his intention to go to Europe and. America for a holiday.
Tue "China Express & Telegraph" states that a marriage will shortly take place between Arthur David Openshaw of Shanghai, and Phyllis, elder daughter of Mr, and Mrs, Ernest Parker of Austins, Cookham Dean, Passencens who left Shanghai by the P. & 0. 8, Delta on Tuesday eluded Mr, A. D, Blackburn, Father Camellori, Captain and Mrs, Elderton and Mr. C, G. 8. Mackie, The last mentioned is returning to Hongkong after a very brief visit to Shanghai, Tue Norwegian Secretary of Legation, Charge d'Affaires ad me terim in Tokyo, Mr. La Groenveld, has been appointed Consul-General ed. interim in Shanghaly and. Wil arrive at the end of this month, "In the meantime the Vice-Consul, Mr. Gisie Johnson, wit be In charge Acting Consul-General.
Mu. and Mrs, Harry E, Edmonds, Directors of the International Hous Mis many friends will learn with regret that Sir Sidney Barton has again been compelled to enter the Country Hospital for an operation. He expects to be away from office for bout ten days. During his absence, Mr. C, F, Garstin, the Consul, will be in charge of H. M. Consulate-General, Tux acting Coneul-General for Norway, Mr. Thorgeir Siqveland, left Shanghai for good on Tues day after four years and eight months' service here as Norwegian Vice-Consul and Acting Consul-General, Mr, Siqveland is going home vid Siberia, having been granted a holiday in Norway before taking up his new position ax secretary at the Norwegian Legation in Washington, Tur, following have been elected ofizers of the Governing Board of the Community Church for the coming year:—Dr. J, C, MeCracken, airman; Mr. R. P, Rober er; Me. C, W, Pettitt, secretary; Ernest M. Hayes, financial Committee" chairs of New York, who arrived here on Thursday from the United States, will be entertained at a dinner at the China United Assurance Company, Bubbling Well Road, at 6.30 p.m. on June 11. The dinner will be given by Dr. Herman ©. E, Lit President of Shanghai College, Miss Dorothy Wang, Mr, Jerome Liu, Mr. D. 8. Yui and Mra, C, H, Chun and others.
Mr. J. Merle Davis, General Secretary of the Institute of Pacific Relations, who is here on route to, Peking, was entertained at a tiffin' by the China Council of the Institute at the Bankers Club yesterday. Following the luncheon, Mr. Davis spoke briefly on his recent trip in Europe and also on the greater mgrammie that the institute pro-wet to undertake for the coming Fears. The next conference of the institute, he said, will be held Kyoto, Japan, early in October, The meeting wax presided over by. Dr, David ZT. Yui, General Secretary of the ' National Come mittee of the Y. ME. As. of China and Chairman of the China Council of the institute, erning Board at the Just. Monday, Joven Sie Peter Grain and the Crown Advocate, Mr. A. G. Mose sop, left Shanghai on Saturday by the Empress of Canada for Hongkong where they will tranship to Amoy. They are accompanied by Mr, FU, Quin, Chief Clerk of HI. M. Supreme Court. In Amoy. Judge Geain will try a number of Indians who ave charged with gen-Jaffray, with more serious in-dietments ayainst certain of the number. Judge Grain will probabi ly be absent from Shanghai for and during that side King aall be in charge rome Court here, Mu, K, G. Withimilki, the local Finnish Consul-General, had a nar row escape from death on Wednes~ way while doing gymnastics at the French Club. Mr, Wihikiimi had been playing tennis, and afterwards went to the club's lexereise on the horizontal doing a giant swing he Tost sin st ing moist, ait the forse of the swing sent him flying one five metres. through the ait And. landed him head foremost on the stone wall, De. Enzel who happened to be at the tub and who was called later on found that there were no bones broken. is opinion wns that Mr. Waihiimiki had only his wonderfully strong constitution to thank for not breaking: his neck collarbone, as according to Dr.
David ZT. Yui, general secretary of the National Committee of the ¥. M. C, A's. of China and Engel. any average man would have immediately been killed after such a fall, Mr, Wihimiki not even losing consciousness for a minute. chairman of the China Delegation to the Jerusalem Conference, returned to Shanghai on Tuesday, Following the close of the meeting at Jerusalem carly in April, Dr. Yui went to London where he Alston, R.N, (Retd.) and stayed of six days, during which was honoured at' several dinners, notable among which was the one presided over by Major-General Sir John Duncan.
From England he ent to the United "States.
During stay la, Washington, D. Dre interviewed President Cal Cootiges the U.S Secretary State, Mr. Frank B, Kellogg, and cther members of the United States Government, engagement is announced, Douglas Rowland Alston, Rus (Retired), youngest son of the late Mr, Rowland Alston and Mrs. Alston, of 96 West-hill, Sydenham, London, and Barbara' Kate, only: daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Gibbs, of 28, Upper Wimpole-afreet, London, W.1.
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