Mr, Dowie has veen very active Union Church circles, where he is a leading figure. He has been a member since he came here and was for some years a member of the he has also filled the offices of Secretary and Chai of the Church Committee. For about 20) years he was Leader of Praise in the Sunday School, In connection with St. Andrew's Society Mr. Dowie has been no less active, having been a member all the years he has been here. In addition to having been Honorary Examiner for the bursaries for' more than 20 years, he served in 1924-1925 Vice-President of the Society. At one time, he did yeoman.work for a Chinese society known as "The Shanghai Glee Club" and was connected with it for about ten years, being conductor. He is a keen member of the Shanghai Lawn Bowls Club and was a member of the Golf Club for 24 years, resign~ ing only recently. Since coming to Shanghai, he has not devoted himself to such active sports as football and cricket, though he.is keenly interested in these games.
Mrs, Dowie, who will be missed by a host of friends-here, was mar: ried to her husband in' 1916 "in Shanghai. She is a devoted member Union Church and has served for 'a number of years. on the Social Service Board of the.B. W. A.
In making their present trip vid Australia and South, Africa Mr. and Mrs. Dowie will have seen most. parts of the world, In 1910, he went home vid Siberia; in 1915, vid Suez; in 1920, vid Canada; and in 1925, via U.S.A, Mr, A. F, T, Holland, who came to Shanghai in 1914 and who has been -an assistant master in the Nieh Chih-kuei School, will succeed Mr. Dowie as head master of the Ellis Kadoorie School.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.