Dr. Rajchman, director of the Health Organization of the League! of Nations, has left for Europe.
Tux engagement is announced of Miss Eileen Hubbard of Shanghai to Mr. Bernard Cox of Birmingham, England.
Tite Commissioner of Finance has issued a notice saying that the feast tax introduced by him will be collected.
Dr. and Mrs. J. H. Ingram a ounce.the engagement of their daughter Isabel to Captain William Mayer, United States Army, attache of the American legation." The wedding will take place early "in February. the Columbia Country Club con frratulations and good wishes were being received by Mr. R, V. Dent and Mrs. J. W. Schoenfeld as the news of their engagement spread about, The first announcement was made on New Year's Eve at a dinner party fof intimate friends at the French Club, Tue Commission for the Reorganization of Shanghai Commer-lal Organizations have submitted a letter to the Ministry of Railways, asking that the cost of Srd-class lokets on the S.N.R, and the S.L.N.R, should not be increas ed, as the increase will benefit, the comparatively small number of frst sngers, while the Srd-close who constitute the m Jority of persons carried by ho government railways, will be great ly affected.
Mr, Nelson T. Johnson, the new U, S. Minister to China, has left Washington for China, to assume his appointment. He will travel across the Pacific in the str, Presid tent Johnson, which is due here about January 28, Tue American Consclate General
tion regarding the whereabouts of Interested in obtaining informa Mr. William Thiessen, who is reported to have come to China some years ago, Information in this regard will be appreciated.
Inctwpe in the New Year Hongura list was the name of Gen LSvT, Holliday, vc, Royal Marines who sas awarded the K.ca. General Holliday will be remembered by the tider. generation here for his ciation with the defence of the Legations at Peking in 1000. when held the tank of captain. During, the defence he vas severely wound, fay and was awarded the. Victor Grons. He Is at prevent serving aM Adjutant General of the Corps Acconoixe to the Chinese pre Col, G. G. Stroobe, chief survey rer Com= mission, and several other foreign engineers retired at the end of last ninth and Chinese engineers have been appointed to succeed them.
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