Mrs, E. W. Stagg returned to Shanghai from Japan on Tuesday.
Ma, and Mrs, Stuart Deas arrived in" Shanghai on Monday from Wuhu and'left on Tuesday morning for Japan, Mrs. Sun Yat-sen is expected shortly to return from the United States, where, we believe, she is mgoged on a lecturing tour, Hen family have received a telegram from Mrs, Lisa Spunt, informing them of her engagement for four' appearances in opera at Nice and at Nimes.
Tue death is announced this week of Colonel A. H. Gleadowe-Neweomen, who fought in the Boxer troubles in' China, and in campaigns in Egypt,' South Africa, and in France during the Great War. He died on his farm in Northern Albert, aged 70, Dr, Chao Lien-fang, a graduate of Tsinghua, Towa, Wisconsin and Cornell Universities, has returned to Shanghai from the United States, vid. Europe and America, Following his receipt of the degree of Doctor of Science in Agriculture, Dr. Chao has been making a tour of investigation into agricultural conditions in Europe and America, 'THe Shanghai Branch of the American Association of University Women has awarded this year's Chinese scholarship to Miss Wa Yoek-shing, a graduate of Virginia High School for Girls, Huchow. Miss Wu graduated in' 1927, and during the past year has been teach ing in Virginia School. She poses to enter Yenching University at Peking this autumn and take the Home Economics Course, Although Dr. ©. C. Wu, former Minister of Foreign Affairs and son of the late Dr. Wu Ting-fang, and Mr. Sun Fo, former Minister of Finance and Communications and]
of the late Dr. Sun Yat-sen, expected shortly to return to China, Gen, Hu Han-ming, former! Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Dr. Wang Ching-wei, chairman of the Kuomintang Central Executive! Committee, have decided to remain abroad for the present, Tue P. & O. S, Rawalpindi, which was due on Sunday evening, had a Passenger list of 75 for Shanghai. Aboard her were Judge Sir Peter Grain, who joined at Hongkong, after having been engaged for the past fortnight hearing an Indian case at Amoy. Passengers from Home included Mrs. J.T.W. Brooke and Miss Pamela Brooke, Mrs. G. Drakeford, Mrs. MeMeckin, and 'Miss Joyce' Middleton, second daughter of Mr. W. B. 0, Middleton, Tux post of Gentleman Usher of the Scarlet Rod of the Order of the Bath, vacant by the resignation of Colonel Sir Charles Murray, has een filled by the appointment by the King of Rear-Admiral Ro G. A. W. Stapleton-Cotton, who relinquished the post of Rear-Admiral-in-charge and Admiral-Superinten—dent of Gibraltar "Dockyard last year, Rear-Admiral Stapleton-Cot~ ton was in charge of H. M.S. Neweastle in 1911 and' was well Known to Shanghai and Yangtze residents.
Mr. A, Tajima, who, it is expeeted, will be appointed an Assistant Commissioner of the Shanghai Municipal Police, left for Nan} by the ste. Tachang Mara on Sunday.
Mu, T, Takao, Japanese Consul-General "at Hankow, is expected shortly to arrive in Shanghai on his way Heme on leave. During his absence, Mr. M. Tanaka, the Vice-Consul, will act for him, Mr, Li Shih-tseng, a member of the Kuomintang Central Executive Committee, who was recently appointed special delegate for the Nationalist Government in France, is due to return to Shanghai from Paris on the 19th instant, A xusper of well-known residents left Shanghai on Tuesday for Japan aboard the Shanghai Maru. These included Mr. and Mrs, John W, Bandow, Mrs. A. Thiel and Miss M. Thiely and, Mr. and Mrs. Stuart Deas.
Mr, Edward Hussey, architect of the ¥. W. ©. A. in Japan and Miss Norah Bennet, whose engagement was recently announced, will be married on July 4 at the home of Mr. and Mrs, Gilbert Bowles, Kenn-cho, Shiba.
THe King hes granted Sir Franeis. Aglen authority to wear the insignia of the Grand Cross of the Order of Leopold LI, which decoration has been conferred on him by the King of the Belgians in recognition of valuable services Tue engagement is announced of Lieutenant T, K. W. Atkinson, R.N., the only son of the late Mr, C. W Atkinson, o1.A., and Mrs, Atkinson, fred Mary, elder daughter Carothers, Aa t.ce., Carothers, of Hongkong.
Deans of fine performances by the son of a local resident have Just been received. In the class at Charterhouse under 164 years, F.C. L. Matthews, the son of Mr. F, N. Matthews, won the half mile in 2 min, 182 see., and the mile i 5 min, 2 see. Both times compared very favourably with those in the senior class Tur troops of the $2nd Army, under the control of Gen, Chien Ta-chun, Gendarmerie "Commissioner for Shanghai and Woosung, who have been in charge of the defence Of Shanghai for the past four months, are to be transferred Hsuchow, says the Chinese press. Gen, Liew Chi, commander of the Ast Nationalist Army, arrived in Shanghai on Monday morning from Nanking, to discuss with Gen. Chien local defence measures as General Headquarters at Nanking has ordered_the defence of Shanghai to be entrusted to Gen, Liew and his 1st Army.
Axoxc well-known people who returned to Shanghai by the President Pierce were Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Cokely. Mr. Cokely is general manager of the Robert Dollar Ca. and he has recently been engaged upon an inspection of the company's agencies in south China. Mr. E. 1. Himrod also returned to Shanghai by the same steamer, while three Indies on board came here on a pleasure trip, these. being Miss Doris Halford, daughter of Col. Frank Halford u.s.atc, Miss AN interesting wedding which took place at the. end of last month is that-of Lieut. E. S. Fremantle, M. the son of Sir Sydney Fremantle, who married Miss Dorothy Sinclair, of Southsea, Lieut. Fremantle has only recently returned home from the China tation, where he had served two years with H. M. S. Hollyhock. He a member of a family which has been " associated ' with the senior service since the days of Nelson. His father and his grandfather. Sir Edmond Fremantle, who will be 92 this month, are' both full admirals, and, what is, perhaps more remarkable, are on the retired list together. His great-great-grandfather was one of Nelson's captains. at Trafalgar. Miss Sin-4s the elder daughter of Major Sinclair,.of the Royal Marines, Katherine Harrison, a journalist from New York, and Mis. H. M. Ostroski, wife of Major Ostroski, USA, We learn that Mr. J. H, Teesdale, formerly the senior partner of Messrs, Teesdale, Newman & Me-Donald, the well-known firm of legal practitioners in Shanghai, has joined Mr, Wilfrid H. Godfrey in practice in London under the style of Godfrey, Teesdale & Ca. It will be remembered that Mr. Teesdale and the late Mr. Edward W. Godfrey were formerly in practice here under the name of Teesdale & Godfrey, Mr. Wilfrid H. Godfrey is the brother of the late Mr. E. W. Godfrey, and has been practising in London for many years under the firm mame of Godfrey & God-
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