Mr. Charles Harpur, Commissioner of Publis Works of the SMC, re-tured here last Wednesday in the Empress of Canads.
Dr. 0. Trautmann, German Minister to Chin accompanied by Dr. my. Scharnhorst, Sir Cecil Leys, the New Zealand publisher, accompanied by Lady Leys and heir son, left last Wednesday Ju the Empress of Canada to continue their (our of the Far. East, Sir Frederick Leith-Ross, chief Jeconomie adviser to the British Government, left Nanking for Peiping Jon Sunday afternoon following a brief visit which was filled with social functions and private conferences.
Mr. R. 7. E. Latham, son of Sir John' Latham, recently appointed JChiet Justice of Australia, is passing through Shanghai on his way back to England, where he will be taking tap his duties at All Souls "College, JOxterd, where he holds a Fellowship.
Dr, Charles W. Leach, of the Peking, union Medical Collexe Hospital, returned here last Wednesday in. the Empress of Canada from Japan where hho went to make his periodical visit fo the St. Luke's Hospital in Tokyo, He Is returning Immediately to Peiping.
Many large functions are being proposed to honour Mr. Edwin Cunningham, retiring American Consul-General, who retires from office fon November 30. The largest of these doubtless will be the American dinner, which Is to be tendered Mr. [Cunningham on December 12.
'A Spanish atmosphere pervaded the Paramount Ballroom on Tuesday night, Nov. 19, on the occasion of the Haile Espanol, organized by Mrs. C. C. Newson and 'a cohort of workers in the Interests of the foreign unem= ployed in Shanghai and attended by more than a thousand Shanghai-of Shanghai 4 hight Inthe ballroom of the Astor House Hotel and was attended by prominent members of the Swiss community, as well og persons of other nationalities, Mr. A. Juvet, president lof the Swiss Club, presided, assisted by Mrs, Juvet, Brigadier-General E. B, Macnoghten gave cocktail party' at his residence, "1730 Avenue Joffre, Tuesday evening, Nov. 19, in honour of Sir Frederic Dreyer, CommanderfnChiot of the British China Fleet, Lady Dreyer, which was attended by members and exsmembert of the Zero Club and their wiv 'Mr. J. G. Wray, the Ambrlean telephone expert, arrived in Shang-hal, accompanied' by Mrs. Weay, ast Wednesday night from Hangchow. Mr. and Mrs. Wray sailed In the s, Presh dent Pierce on Sattrany for Japan.
understood they will return to the United States with the American Congressional party, stopping Honotutu on the Mr. 0. Darell, who has been ac-Jcompanying the Marchioness and Mat~ quis of Normanby on a tour of the Far East, embarked from here lust Weanesday in the Empress of Canada which lett for the South, The 'Mar-hieness and Marquis embarked in tht vessel at Kobe after an extensive visit Japan and Peiping." 'They are now proceeding to Hongkong' on thole tway homo to England.
Sir Frederick Leith-Ross, Chief economic "Adviser to HIM. Govern: ment, accompanied by Me, A. Rogers fand Miss N. Cracknell, his secretary, toft for Tientsin by plane on. Fric day, "From. Tientsin Sir" [Frederick frill go to Peiping. Me. Rogers, how-fever, will stay north only a few days before returning to. Shanghai, Tt of definitely known how long Sit Frederick will be away.
News has been received by. the French Constlate-General. in Shang hai of the appointment of M-Jacques Meyrier, former Consul General here, to the post of general Secretary of the High Commissioner for France in" Syzia. 'M.. Meyrier, Who! was born in France in "1802, Tought in the Great War, and holds the medal of the Legion' dHonneur, Jot which he ts an officer.
Baron Jules Guillaume, Belgian Minister to "China, arrived, tore Tuesday morning, Nov 19, from Pel-ping. On his way from the North, he Hopped in Nanking to attend "the inauguration of the exhibition there of Belgian paintings on Sunday, Novernber'I7, after "which he. proceeded 10 this ety. The Baroness. is in Peiping and tt Is, expected. His) Exfelleney "will return North some time at the beginning of next month. present were Cav. C. Polesello representing the Lloyd Triestino and Miss Pelesello who represented the Ttalian Ladies Fascisti in teu of Mrs. P. Muto Nardone; the Commander of the s. Tergesiea and four pallbearers from the R. N."E, Carlotto" namely A. Zacehlo, S. Ferrante, B. Sansolini and Tegcla. The deceased is survived by his parents who are in Italy.
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