On Oct. 1, a well-known Settlement thoroughfare officially changed its name and by the change honour was paid to Mr, Vu Ya-ching, doyen of the Chinese members of the Shanghai Municipal Council. and one of the leaders of the Chinese community whose interests have been intimately bound up with the growth of the Settlement for more than halt a century. Mr. Vu yesterday cclebrated his 70th birthday, and it was only Atting that some signal mark of distinction should be Initiated by the Council and It took the form of giving to Thibet Road the now name of Vu Ya-ching Road, an event which was accompanied ' by parades and celebrations in which ens of thousands of his fellow countrymen helped to substantiate the tribute. Thibet Road has important associ tions with the history of the Setth ment for it was originally the site of Defence Creek, which marked the boundary of the Settlement when the frst need for expansion of the tiny area then in existence was realized in 1848,
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