We greatly regret to announce the announce the death in London yesterday of James Paterson Davie, until recently the local manager of Messrs, Whiteway, Laidlaw & Ca, whom he had served in their various establishments for the past 30 years, Mr, Davie lived at Hawthorn Bank, Cults, Aberdeen, and had gone Home on long leave in Aprit last, He had complained of minor ailments before leaving and was resting in a nursing home when he died.
He was in his late fifties and fi saves two sons who are living' Scotland. Mrs. Davie died many years ago while her husband was arationed in Ti Mr. Di earle to Shanghai several years 19|from the Whiteaway, Laidlaw store fin Singapore and previous to that station he had been in the company's employ in India, Java, Straits Settlements and Tientsin.
He leaves behind many friends in Shanghai who will mourn his loss as he was a keen Aberdonian and had a wide circle of acquaintance Tuy Ministry of Finance has granted permission to the Bank of China to issue $5,000,000 worth of banknotes in Shanghai, Tue Commission for the Reorganization of Commercial Organizations have submitted a proposal to the Com tributing to the funds for the conservancy of the lower part of the Soochow Creek should be borne by the merchants of the eight dist through which the creek passes, instead of by the merchants of Shanghai alone.
Tua following regulations governing the censorship of "films have been published by the Commissioners. of Public Safety and Social Affairs for Greater Shanghai and the Censorship Committee:—(1) Att films, foreign and Chinese, already produced must be sent to the. Film Censor Committee for examination Before December, 81,,1930;, (2) Films in course of preparation shall the dealt with in accordance with Article TIT of the regulations governing the examination of films: sano (3)_No film will be permitted to be publicly exhibited in Greater Shanghai after January 1, 1930, unless they have been examined and passed by: the" Committee,
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