the Municipal Council, on March 20 addressed the following letter fo Sir John Brenan, HM. Consul-toba, Consta? Scrvice"hy Chinas dean the ye of sour retirement from remotion ta" Yhe Foreign OMe Thiel to express the Councif Tearet "departure from Shasahal Sonvey its appacetation "et "Your coe Sheraion with tis Council a8 of fie ea that have at" aes ctweett "yourssit™ and ise and Foursett "wilt very successful" and' happy Thanks to SMC.
Sir John Brenan on Mar. 20 sept the following letter to Mr. H. E. Arahold, Chairman of the Municipal Counc T have the honour to acknowledge with many thanks your kind letter of March 20 expressing the Council's regret at my departure from Shanghai and conveying kind wishes to my wife and myself for the future, T heartily reciprocate the friendly sentiments expressed and desire to express my appreciation of the cour tesy" and ce-operation which T have always received from yourself and the Council. T am happy to leave Shanghai in the knowledge that the relations of the Council with the ad-Jacent municipalities have never been more cordial than they are now and T leave you my best wishes for amicable and satisfactory solution of It difficulties that may arise.
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