number of friends of Mr. Gordon Lowder, retired Commis-Sioner of Customs, who is leaving for home by the Antenor on Sun-ay, entertained him to dinner at the'Shangha Club. on February when the opportunity fen of wishing him bon Voyage, Dir. Gordon Lowder has spent. 30 years in China, and for no less period than 40 years was associated {with the Customs, service, Born in Japan in 1862—the year which Abraham Lincoln signed the act_authorising the commenc ment of the. transcontinental way—Mr. Gordon Lowder, was Pucaied at Marlborough, and join-the, Chinese.
1882. "He has been, Commi Gaston: im Newchwang, Kowloon, Sivoy. Hankow and Analy, Shane" fal" ie appointment. Ths dated from twelve years ago, but ing which time Astrea channel was opened, Shortly after he took up control of the Customs in Shanghai, in 1921, the committee of consulting engineers visited the city for the Improvement of the approaches to arpote of debating the question of the the port, 'Alter retiring on supers ip 1922, Mr, Lowder, spent five months' in the home country before resuming residence in Shanghai. Though he has for many years been so closely identified with the faftaics of Shanghai, he stated that. the period of his service which ho Valued most was that of five years audit secretary in the Inspector Ste'of Customs at Peking. Incident ally, he was the last Commissioner Yeceive his appointment as such the, great" Inspector-General, Thobert art, on the Fetivement the latter in 1908, ain: Gordon "Lowder, has, been, a mber of the Shanghai Club for 35 years, and of the Country Club for about 30 years, besides belonging to the Rate Chih. He bts ten-deed valuable assistance as a mien-the Boawd of Film Censors of the SIC. Library Com fnittee, """Doting. "the past. Tmontht he has. been' engaged in Preparing his memoirs for private Ziscolation, big principal abject being to. assist, students of Chinese fifiory by reference to outstanding feventa inthe afsits of the coun:
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