Mr. and Mrs, Gordon Morriss and three children left on Dec. 23 by the s. Scharnhorst for England.
Mz. C.D, Pearson lett for. Hongkong on Dee. 27 by the s. Athos Mr. and Mrs. P. Veysseyre and lilld' Jett on Dee. 27 for Saigon by the s, Atos LI.
The engagement is ennoiunced between Thomas Edward Wilkinson and Miss. Lilian" Hammerton. both of Shanghai, Dr, S,, Blumenfeld is arrived in Shanghai' on the s, D'Artagnan on December 28, returning from France where he spent his holidays. newly. appointed Commander-in Chief of the. French "Army forces in China, arrived in Tientsin recent-from Kobe, The Rev. W. H.. Hudspeth, seeretary'of the Brilish and Foreign Bible Society, returned to. Shanghai Dee. 20 "from a business trip to Hongkong and Canton, Mr. and Mrs. Erle Davies who celebrated their' Silver Wedding on Dec. 19 entertained 'a large number of friends at the French Police: Club, Rue Victor Emmanuel "Rene Laurens, who has been appointed special correspondent in the Far East for the Paris "Soir" the well known French—nowspaper, leaving shortly for north China, Mr, John Kitto, manager of the Asiatic Petroleum' Ca, in Tientsin, land Mrs, Kitto left during the week for Shanghai, whither they have been transferred. It is we understand that Mr. "J, Rasmussen, " former Manager here, will return to his old post in a week or so, The Kittos were very popular in "Pientsin and be much missed by their host of friends.
Brigadier A, P, D. Telfer-Smollett, Commander of British Forces in the Shanghai Area, and Captain T, G, Rennie, Brigade Major, were "the guests of the Royal Air Force Association of Shanghat at" the Iuneheon on Dec. 24° in the "Dome,"
'About 65 members sat down to Juncheon, and the guests were introduced' by" Mr. J. E, Badeley, Brigadier elfer-Smollett replied ap: ropriately.
Madame Sun Yat-sen left Shan hai for Hongkong on December 24 fon board the German iner Scharnhorst, the "Social Morning Post" Icarus from well informed circles. "Her trip Is believed to be connected with a certain important conference shortly to be held in Canton, Accompanying Madame Sun was her elder sister, Madame H. Kung. and the wile of a member of the Legislative Yuan, Madame Lin Po-sheng,
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