'MArrar Lo Brun arrived on Monday in the M.M.S. Chantilly.
Princess Palta, Baroness Fitti koff and Mr. Figeuriedo arrived in Shanghai from Tientsin on Monday in the str. Shuntien, Ins. C.M.G, Burnie tetumed from Hongkong in the MIS. Empress of Canada on Monday.
Mr. C. H, Cornish, U. 8. Vice Consul "at Tientsin, "is paying brief visit to Shanghai Mu, Julean Arnold, U. S. Commercial Attache at Peking, is expected in Shanghai early in February and will be here during the visit of the Trade Commission from Seattle.
Tue Portuguese Minister and Doyen of the Diplomatic Corps, Sr.
Freitas, returned to Peking Monday.
Miss Inez Viterbo, formerly with the American Embassy in Pari in Peking and is at present stopping at the Aster House en route for her ost.
Mus, M. I. Kennedy and Miss Julia Johnvon, of Pasadena (Cul.), Fecently arrived in Shanghai for a lengthy stay. They are the guests of Mrs. Charles E. Patton, 13 Young] Allen Court.
Mu. Wen Shih-tsen has formally: assumed his post as Commissioner of Foreign Affairs and is still using the office at 51 Bubbling Well Road as his quarters. Mr, Wen will, it is. understood, will assume his new post as Lieutenant-Governor of Huhai on February 1.
Mr. E. C. Wood, who represents the Barber Asphaly' Ca, phia, in China, and wh staying at the Astor Hour for some months Mrs. Wood in the today for Hongkong, where he expects to remain for one month, Mr. K. W, Tribe, of H. M. Ci ular Service, has gone to Hons kong, to meet his wife on return from England. Mr. Tribe is iL[Procceding to Foochow to tuke ap the duties of Vice-Consul at tht been transferred then where he has csi stationed for nearly three years, Mr. Fan Hui-chun hus tendered his resignation ax Shanghai Dis Magistrate and, it is said, Marshal Chi Hsieh-yuan has appointed Mr. Sun Sun-chi, former Magistrate ut, Nanking, to' the post in his stead, This continual reshuting of judicial posts will soon render the problem of disposing of prisoners capitally: convicted by the Mixed Ca impose sible of solu Sin Albert Spicer, ric Lady and Miss Spicer have arrived in Shanz-
of Spicers, Ld., the London wholehai, Albert is Chairman sale stationery' firm. He was made Privy Councillor in 1912, while serving on the Commercial" Intel nee Advisory Committes of thy Boar of Trade. While in Chiv'.
it Albert will inspect the work ut the London Missionary Society. Ai other' daughter, Miss Eva Spicer, ly the society's Fepresentative on the teaching stof of Ginling Ladies' College at Nanking. trical circles the forthcoming production of Black Rat,"
Amateur ity in Tientsin on January 31 and February 2, with the following east:—Mrs. Tindal Mr. R. A. Williams, Mrs, Bell, 'Jean Bidwell, Mr. Farquharson, Mr Gotch, Mr. Dupree, Mr. Twyford Thomas, Mr. P. 8. Jameson, Mr. Williams and My. Bell Irving. Ap: Parently this ix the first time the Tientsin A.D.S. has ever performed a play written' by a resident. China, although in Peking an oper by a Russian musician, with libretto by Carrol Lunt, is about to be pr duced.
Amowe the passengers who reach-Shanghai in the P. & O, str Kashmir was It-Cmdr. King-Har Iman, M.
AckNowLooMENT is made with thanks of the receipt of $1 from Bonzo (Antung) for the "Field"" Distemper Fund.
Mu, Vu Yahebing, chairman of the Chinese General Chamber of Commerce, left on Monday night for Peking, whither he has been summoned by Marshal Tuan Chi-jui to attend the Rehabilitation Conference fas a merchant delegate, THE new General Officer Com: in China, fen. C. C, Luard, C., CM.G., ted to reach Hongkong. in the Malwa on February 6, Major-Gen. Sir John Fowler leaves by the P. '0. ste, Morea on the following duy.
K. Yoshizawa, the Japanese Minister to Peking, la mentioned as the next Japanese" Ambassador to Moscow, states the Chinese pr this being promotion for his ox: cellent services. in connexion with the successful ter of the Russo-da the motion of the Or
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