Dr, and Mrs. Chang Tienshsi sailed for Marseilles on Dec. 23 by the s. Scharnhorst.
'The Danish Minister to China, Int. Oscar de Oxholm, and his family' re-tumed from home eave to Shanghai by the Conte Verde on December 28.
Commander A. 0. Torlesse, who formerly served In the cruiser Dor-seishiro, has been appointed Naval Attache to the British Legation in Bangkok.
Miss A, Viola Smith returned to Shanghai "on December 21, after a seven months absence and ihas again Fesumed her duties as Registrar of the China Trade Act, Captain Paul Michel, of the French Embassy Guard, Peiping, accompanied by'Mme. Michet and. two. children ott Shanghai for France on Dec. 23, by the M, M, s. D'Artagnan, Captain Michel will be stationed in Paris.
Ma, H.R. Harling, managing direc for of Messrs. A. Cameron & Ca. China), Lid, Jeff on home leave on Dec. 23 with his family in the s. Scharnhorst and expects to return to Shanghai by the end of June.
Mr, H Terasaki, who loft Shanghat for Japan on December 12 afler serving for four years as vice-consul and later asa consul, has been appointed consul in Havana. He wilt concurrently hold the post of third secretary of the Japanese Legation in Cuba, Japanese community leaders on the night of Dec. 23 gathered at the Japanese "Club, Boone Road, to welcome Mr. 't, Kawai, newly-appointed. Consul-General, and to congratulate Mr, K, Wakasugi, acting Consul-General, on his appointment fo a similar post in New York, Mr I, Hsiung, author of "Lady Precious Stream",' who arrived Singapore on Dec. 22 en route to China alter four years of repeated successes in New York and 'London, stated that he is looking forward the premiere of his new play, "Western Chambers," to be produced in the Chinese and English versions in Shanghai, to be followed in America and Europe. Mr. Hsiung' disclosed that he is writing a play in the mod= ern Chinese style, Commandante G. Gallettl, recently arrived commander of the Tallan Battalion in Chinn, will leave Tien-{sin on December 31, having received orders to return to Ttaly immediately {o take up a new appointment, Pending the arrival of the new commander, Commandante Marco Aurelio Raggio the command of the battalion will be assumed temporarily by Com dante Giuseppe Gregorio, who just relinquished the command of M. Carlotto i neXt, Ht is reported that Dr. in Shih dean of the College of Letters of the National University. of Peking. has been offered the managing edi-Worship of the "Shun Pao" with a salary of $2,000 a month. "It is st That this offer wax made on the lation of Dr, Wong the are continuing the "Shun. Pao. the oldest. Chinese in Shanghai, ly owned the Into Mr. 8
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