Mr, C, Kung Returning to Denmark Next Month After residence In China for 37 years, Mr, C, Kung, of the Great [Northern Telegraph Company, is tetuming to. his native land, Den. mark, yarly next month on retire ment.
'Ins. Kung arrived in China in 1900 during the Boxer troubles, He mally joined the staff of ihe Groat Northern Telegraph Ca, in 'Newcastle in 1896 and after having served in Gothenburg and Libau he came' to the Far East where hho has been stationed at 'Woosung, Chefoo, 'Port Arthur, 'Vladivostok, Gutzlaff, Hongkong, Nagasaki, Amoy, Tientsin' and Shanghai.
For the last eight years Mr, Kung has acted og joint trifle agent for the Great Northern and. the. Eastern Extension Telegraph Coles, in which capacity he came" in contact with many business men in Shanghai and made many friends, who no doubt Will wish him many happy years in the old country. "He was President of the Danish Reading Circle, one of the Directors of the Shanghai Milk' Supply Ca, a member of the Board for the Danish Society and a member of Shanghai Club, "Cercle Sportif Prangals, Deutscher Garten Klub ete, In his younger days, he was also an active "and keen member" of the SV.C, where he served for. some years in the Light Gun Battery,
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