Mr. J. A. J. W. Nieuwenhuys Leaving for Java One of the best known members of the Dutch community in Shanghai ix leaving "for Java, and to mark the esteem in which he is held numerous functions have is honour. He is J. A. J. W. Niouwenhuys, manager of the Java-China-Japan ijn, who for the ps ind a half' years has taken active Part in the life of the community here. He has now been transferred to Batavia, and leaves on the 2% by the str. Tjikarang to take up his new duties with the company. Mr. Nieuwenhuys, who is a native of Amsterdam, has been for nearly 15 years in the Far East. In addition to the time he has spent Shanghai, he has been stationed Hongkong, Kobe and Java, In Shanghai he has done notable work outside the routine of: his busi. ness, and among the posts he held are the following:—Vice-Eh man of the Whangpoo Conservancy Consultative Board; member of the Committee of the: Shanghai General Chamber of Commerce; u member of the different shipping sub-com. mittees of the General Chamber of. Commerce; and Vice-Chairman of the Netherlands Chamber of Com merce, while last year he served on the Committee of. the Shanghai Club, Early last week Mr. Nieuwen buys was entertained by the Sugar Merchants Guild, while he was a guest at luncheon on March 20 of members of the Trans-Pacific Freight Bureau and others connect: ed with the shipping of the port. Following this he was enter-ined to dinner at the Shanghai Club by an international gather. ing. An eloquent tribute was paid to the work which Mr, Neiuwenbuys has done for the port, and the guest suitably replied. ' The company was entertained by the acrobat troupe of the Little Club.
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