'Her many friends here will learn' with gratification of the decoration which has been conferred on Lady Barton. We may regard Lady Barton as a daughter of Shanghai, her father being Mr. J. P, MacEwen of Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Ca. From th. time that Sip Sidney Barton took over the Consulate here she has been a leader in the activities of the port, and especially when the British Forces arrived her work proved invaluable. dt was felt on alt hands that arrangements ought to be made by the women of Shanghai for the entertainment of soldiers suddenly landed in a port unaccustomed to the presence of a garrison, and under the auspices of Lady Barton a large number of coal residents gathered together for the purpose of establishing recreation centres. All in Shanghai know. how much work these have done and how very successful they have been, and it is only fitting that the leader in the movement should have her services thus recognized. Lady ton is at present at Home, Mr, Brett's Work "The C, M. G. which is to be conferred on Mr. J. Il, Beett, Com-
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