Mr. Meyrick Hewlett to be Consul-General News reached Shanghai on Tuesday that Mr, W. Meyrick Hewlett ate. had been appointed one of His "Majesty's Connuls-General tu China.
This information will be received with the greatest interest by Mr. Hewlett's friends here, as his career 1898, and he served in Hankow, Changsha; chang, Chengtu, and Amoy before taking up his present @uties as Acting Consul-General for Nanking. Very much important work has fallen to his lot, and in trying circumstances he has shown himself an extremely able presentative of the British Government, Chinese as well as foreigners will "appreciate this promotion, especially as during his term of office as Consul and Acting Consal-General, Mr, Hewlett has earned a well-deserved popularity.
Mr. Hewlett received his C.M.G. in 1915 while he was stationed at Shanghai, and it is understood that that honour was the reward of outstanding work in Ichang.
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