loner of the Accounting Department of the Shanghai district, is promoted Commissioner. of the Hupeh district.
"The Great Pyramid of Gizeh and itg divine message formed the topic of a. lecture given by Me: BH, Parrott, secretary of the. Shanghai Stock Exchange, to the "Y's Men's Club, at the Lniernatlonat Club, on Gct.'2t. He ruled out the idea of the Great Pyramid being an astronomical Structure, "As to the tombic theory, he said, there was nota. shred of evidence that it was ever destined 10 insp, Ie "Mohr, of the French Municipal" Police," had an accident
Hangchow on October 29, when Fturing to "Shania from rel blew out, ihe, cor turned a Complete somersault and Insp. Henri was cut by flying glass. Fortunate.
his wife and child escaped. with minor' scratches. "Insp. Hens! was {ken to St. Marie Hospital by a passing motorist and it fo expeded wilt be up again afler' two.oF hee days! rest Sadly reduced in_inumbers_compared with samp earlier "functions, members of the Shanghai. branch of the Arlists Rifles Regimental Associa on met at dinner in the Shanghai Chub on Oclober 30, Ir the muster was smaller, the enthusiasm feerainly showed no diminution, and say. who. have heard the Avtsia on the march, or In camp Just before weights Out" and who heard the tte group that evening will agree tat an Artst-atwaye ison Arlist.
Shanghal_now has aso visitor. Dr. A. W. Lierre, Professor of Ichthyology of Stanford Universit California, who has been commis sloned by the Fishery Bureau of the United States Government to make an Investigation of fishery enterprises along the Pacific Coast, He arrived here In the middle of Seplember, but did not have suf-teleut time then to make a comprehensive survey' of this city, a8 he had to proceed in a hurry' to Tinghai and other cities in Kiang. to study different specimens of fish in that provines.
Colonel Chas, F. B. Price, Commanding OMicer 4th U. S, Marines, dave a farewell tiffin parly at the 8. American Club on October 27 for'
Commanding Oflcer the ist Battalion Lancashire Fusillers, which unit is leaving for duty in Tientsin: on November 6, "Present were Brigadier A, P. D, Telter-Smollett, Commanding British Forees in Shangfal, Capt, 'T, G. Rennie, Brigade Major, Lieut,-Col. R. F. H, Massey-
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