Ninaro regretfully said good-bye to the Commissioner of Customs, Mr A. G, Bethell, ard Sirs, Bethel. (who have' gone of furlough), writes out Ningpo "correspondent under date April 21. During the 12 months Mr. and Mrs. Bethell and family have been in Ningpo they have made the social life of the port their one concern, and all would say that they have succeeded beyond all expectations. They will be _greatiy Missed. The departure of Mr. Bethell suggests a. successor. Tha appointment has fallen upon S. Williams of Wenchow. Some years ago Mr. Williams was "ase Sistant" at Ningpo, now we welcome him as chief, and congratulate! him upon his appointment.
Mr. and Mra W. Pimley sailed {for San Francisco by the str. President Cleveland on a round the world tour on Wednesday. They expect to..return to Shanghai towards the end of the year. Mr. LIP. Butler will assume charge of the Commercial Pacific Cable Co's office during Mr. Pimley's A mural mentorial tablet to the Rey. C. E. Darwent, who died last utivinn, was unveiled in the Union Chueh, Tientsin, last Sunday by the acting Pastor, the Rev. Frank Turner. The' tablet bears the {following inseription:—"To the me-mary of Rev. Charles Ewart Darwent, w., born May 5, 1858, For five years'as the beloved pastor of this church, and earlier. through a long ministry in England and in (Chri character, his erudition Shanghai, distinguished for his fine
and eloquence as a preacher, his faithful presentation of Gospel truth, his devotedness as a pastor, and his deep human feeling towards.|all, he truly served his generation by the.will of God and. fell on sleep, October 12, 1924. 'He being idead yet speaketh.' This tablet is erected as a tribute of affection by this congregation."
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