Charge Will Await Arrival of New Ambassador London, Dec. 22.
Mr. R. G. Howe, the British Charge @'AMfaires in China, is understood to be remaining in China until the new Ambassador, Sir Archibald Clark Kerr, arrives there, instead of returning immediately to take over the China Department of the Foreign 'OMice. Efforts are also being made to remain Mr. A. D. Blackburn, Chie nese Counsellor, in China for the time being.
Sir Archibald Clark Kerr described here as a man of action, who has not had his full share of action in his recent posts On his previous appointments, four uneventful years as Minister Stockholm were followed by a period at Traq which proved to be more peaceful that might have been ex-ceted.
He was counsellor at Cairo in 1924 when Sir Lee Stack was murdered, and drafted the ultimatum which he and Lord Allenby delivered personally to the Egyptian Government.
At the time of his Baghdad appolniment he was the youngest. Ambassador until Sir Hughe Knatchbull-Hugessen usurped that position from him. He Isa Scot, a man of the world, a Keen sportsman and expert linguist—Reuter.
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