Sir Edward and Lady Pearce, returning from England to Shanghai, arrived at Quebec on the Empress of France on November 9 and enjoyed a few days of enjoyable Canadian fall weather, outside of the Pullman car. They were booked to sail to-day on the Empress of Australia. On November 16 there arrived at San Francisco aboard the President Lincoln, Sir Beilby Alston, formerly British Minister to Peking and Mr, Elmer Sperry, inventor of the gyroscope compass. Sir Beilby Alston was on his way to the Argentine Republic, to take up his new post as Ambassador. Other arrivals from the Orient in the past few days included Mr. E. H. Dowler, mauaging director of Dowler, Forbes Ca., of Shanghai; Mr. P. J. Smith, of Mustard & Ca., Miss E. Angus of Shanghai, who has been staying at the Hotel Vancouver, Rev. George K. gs, of Buctouche, New Brunswick, Canada, and Miss Edna Baird, of this city, who will sail next week on the Empress of Asia to take up missionary work in China and who will be the principals in a marriage ceremony before the liner sails. The bride-to-be has been "showered" with useful gifts by girl friends at social functions given in her honour.
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