Mx, John E. Hope has sailed for Mr, and Mrs. J. H. Hemperly have sailed for Portland, Ore, vid san Francisco, Mu, and Mrs. George Piercy of Hongiong celebrated their golden wedding on April 1, They were married at St. John's Catheral on il 1, 1879.
Tue Rev. W. H. Hudson, one of the senior members of the Presbyterian Mission (South), stationed at Kashing, has sailed for America on furlan; Min, and Mrs. J, Buckley have arrived in Shanghai from San Francisco, Mr. Buckley is an official of the Dollar Steamship Line and is ex youre to Manila, but intends making a short stay in Shanghai, Mr, D. Cameron of the British Consular Staff at the Peking Legation has taken up duty at Tien-{sin and replaces Mr, Pelham as Registrar, the latter being about to go home on leave, Mu, and Mrs. V. R, Eckford kayd eft Chefoo for Daiven en route for England vid Siberia, Mas. H. Browett, the wife of Mey HI. Browelt, solicitor, is returning to Shanghai by the P.& 0, Kalyan due to arrive on the 15th instant, Won, Perey and Mrs who were recently la have arrived at 9%, Brook Street, W. 1, which is now, their permanent address.
'THe War Office announces the following appointment:—Colone! Cy RV. Stewart, cas, vale, has been appointed General Staff Oficer Ast, Grade, North China Command, succession to Colonel W. Fy Blaker, 0.0, (April, 1929).
Alm. B.C. newton, Counsellor of MIN, Legati who has been acts as Sir Miles Lampson's pore sonal representative in Nankinzt expects to leave China for Moma in July. In the meantime he has taken up his residence in Routa An, J. A. J. W. Nicawenhuys has tendered his resignation as a member of the Consultative Board of the Whangpoo Conservancy Board and Mr. Thoresen has been appointed to take his place.
I is learned that Col, Blaker, Antone Far Easterners who were present at the banquet +t the Mane sion House on February 18 to meet the Prince of Wales and the Prime Minister were Mr, Stanley Dodwell, Mr. B, P. Mackay and 32s.
Bernard.
[chief of the intelligence staff of the North China Command, is leaving Shanghai on May 4, He will be succeeded in this position by Col, Steward, formerly Military "Attache Peking. engagement is announced of Captain Berry Lingard, a1.c, (late R.F.A.), of Chiengmai, Siam, son of the late Mr. William Lingard and Mes, Lingard, of Bradford and Harrogate, to Margaret, eldest daughter of Captain and Mrs. Mil-logan of Shanghai, Axtoxe the passengers who left Shanghai by the Inst French mail Porthos, was M. Xavier, Chief of the Detective Department of the French Police who, before his de-
Mu, and Mrs, Awsay Strok of 56 Rue Massenet, Shanghai, that the marriage of their eldest daughter, Getta, to Mr, Alfred Ly Zimmerman of Tientsin, will take place on Sunday, June 9, 1929, at the Synagogue Ohel Rache!
At the Union Church Literary and Social Guild annual general meet ing the following were elected for the season 1929-1980:—President, Rev, E, F, Bo) vice-presid cent, Mr. F. A, Robinson; secretary, Mx. H, Baxter, treasurer, Mr, L, Newcomb, Bell, Miss M, Baxter, Mise K,'Neweomb, Miss M. Davey and Mr, Wy He Taylor, Earture was the recipient, at the Police Club, of a medal of Honour lof the French Municipality.
-sing candidates who sat Cambridge Local Ex-Jaminations at the Rederoft Schoo! Centre. Tsingtao, last Christmas, have een successful in obtaining School certificate, G.
Moly Ghost Convent Junior Certificates, Barbara Cooke and Theodor Wong, both of Red-craft School: Vreliminary Certifi cates, M. Borisolf, Holy Ghost Convent, John Hoxse, Rederoft School, and Alfred Moore, Redereft. Schoo!.
Rev. Arthur Henry Wilkinson, Vicar of Boynton, has been aps pointed one of the chief secretaries of the British and Foreign Bible ciety. Mx. Wilkinson, who is a Balliol man, was sent by' the CALS. to Minchow in 2915. In 1019 he Was transferred to the West China, University at Chengtu, and lectured in English and history. He took 1 large share in the administrative work of the University and also in that of the C.M.S, Returning: home in 124, owing to the troubles in China, he' was presented to the living of Boynton, in the Diocese of Chester.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.