Mr. J. P. Mee, Consul-General for Brazil, accompanied by his wife arrived yesterday by the s. Andre Lebon, Mr. and Mrs, A. Leonard and daughter; Mme Germaine Abily ana child and Messrs, H. Bar and N. Petroff arrived by the s. Andre Lebon yesterday.
Tue S.M.C, Orchestra and Band Committee has lost one of its members by the death of Mr, S. Tanaka, local manager of Messrs. Iwai Company, on Monday.
Rev. E. J. Ottewell gave an interesting address on "Heredity and Environment" at the regular lecture and forum on Tuesday evening at {he Foreign Y.M.C.A, which was well attended, A copy of Technical Publications, No. 65, Series A, on "Stannic Oxide as Opacifler in Wet Enamels," issued by the International Tin Research and Development Council, has been received.
Tur Executive Yuan, at a meeting of the Yuan held on Jan. 11, adopted a recommendation by the Ministry of Education for the'establishment. of; a medical college in Kweiyang, the capital of Kweichbw province, says a dispatch to the "5in Wen. Pao," nos Fon the avowed purpose of cultivate ing patriotism in Shanghai's Japanese community, Mr. Ihachi Doi, head of the Eikwa & Ca, Kiangse Road, has presented to the Japanese Residents" Corporation 1,000 Rising Sun and 1,000 naval flags.
Mr. Tu Yueh-sen, a prominent local leader who left here for Hongkong shortly following the evacuation of Chinese troops from Shanghai and has since resided in the Colony, will return to this city in the near future, says a special message to the "Hwa Mei Pa Thk Wuhan Garrison Headquarters was formally inaugurated in Wuchang on Jan. 11, states a message to the "Sin Wen Pao." The Garrison Commander, General Chen Cheng, has been acting in a concurrent capacity as the Chief of Staff to the Hea quarters, Mr. Chen Yi-chu, the magistrate of Liuho district who was arrested on December 24, 1997 in the act of absconding with a large sum of public funds, was executed in Hwaiyin on January 6 by orders of the Kiangsu Provincial Government, says a belated message to the "Sin Wen Pao."
Puck Kuniyuki Tokugawa, Vice-President of the Japan Red Cross, will arrive here on'January 17 on the Shanghai Maru to "comfort" Japanese troops and to inspect the Red Cro: staff in Central China. After a two-day stay here, he will proceed to Nanking.
IN connection with a certain amount of misunderstanding which has arisen after visits to the Hungjao area, it is desirable that readers should bear in mind that the Japanese closed the exits through the Western perimeter at 4 pin, and that if those inside the Hungjao Area have not come out before that hour there is likely to be some difficulty afterwards, Tue Health Report of the French Municipality for the week ending January 8, shows that the total number of deaths from all causes amongst the foreign and Chinese Population in the Concession were—Foreigners 6, and Chinese 1,658. Deaths from notifiable diseases amongst the foreigners—were—Tuberculosis 1 and Tymhoid Fever 1 Chinese—Measles 11; Tuberculosis 6; Typhoid Fever 3 and Dysentery 1.
ACTING On orders from Japanese army and naval authorities, a group of local Japanese merchants have formed a coal committee to take charge of the removal of this fuel from various wharves along the Whangpoo River, states a report to the "Shih Tai Pao," Parties considering such a removal should arrange the matter with the committee at its office in the coal department of the Mitsui Ca, on Szechuen Road.
Wuen returning from Aherdacn last Saturday, November 13, 1937, Mrs. R. A. Young of Shanvhai r a serious motor accident. She was accompanied by her sister Mrs Phoenix also Captain Phoenix who is in charge of shipbuilding: in Dundee for the Adelaide 8. S. Ca. Sydney. Captain Phoenix received injuries to his left leg and Mrá. Phoenix head wounds and Mrs. Young severe head wounds. Mrs. Young will return to Hongkong via Canada as soon as she has recovered.
M. Marcet, Baudez, Consul-General for France, gave a cocktail party at the French Police Club on Avenue Victor Emmanuel on Tuesday evening to the commanding officers of the local defence forces, Amongst those present were—Major-General A. P. D. Telfer-Smollett; Admiral H. E. "Yarnell; Brigadier-General J.. C. Beaumont; Lieutenant-Colonel Perretier; Colonel Andreini: Lieutenant-Colonel D, M. Barchard: Lieutenant-Colonel J. E. Hume; Colonel Charles F. B. Price and a number of other officers.
Petx William Z, L. Sung and Mrs, Sung were at home yesterday afternoon in the Social Hall Lounge of St John's University in order to allow the faculty and members of the American Church Mission to welcome home President F. L. Hawks Pott and Mrs, Pott. As the reception was in the main in the nature of a "family" reunion there was no formal receiving line but all those present found it easy to greet the guests of honour, Dr. and Mrs. Pott "Wwho have just returned from nine months leave in England and America, Various ladies of the faculty relieved each other at the tea and coffee urns during the afternoon and a large number of friends, perhaps a hundred and fifty, dropped in to greet the returned travellers. 3
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