Ma. and Mrs. A, T. Heuckendor returned to Shanghai by the President Lincoln, Mason W. S. Nathan c.wc., is reported to be on his way out to China via Sibe: is trip is said to be purely a business one.
Mu, A. H. F, Edwardes, Officiating Inspector-General of Customs, returned to Peking-on Sept. 23, being called back by the claims' of Tue Rev. V. H. Copley Moyle, until lately' chaplain at Hongkong, and formerly rector of Iping, Sus: sex, has been appointed vicar of Amberley by the Bishop of Chiches-
A ranewett dinner and presentation was given to Dr. G. Andrew Bird at the Kobe Club on Septem ber 19. Dr. Bird and his family are to leave for England at an early date.
Bin. J. Hnizdo, the Czocho-Slovakian delegate, "has returned to Shanghai from Nanking. He is to leave for Peking. vii Dairen, to consult the Czecho-Slovakian diplomatic representative.
Ins, John A, Ely, of St. John's University, has returned to Shanghai after an absence of a year and a half, Much of her holiday has been spent in Honolulu where she attended the Pan-Pocifie Woman's Mrs. Ivan Tuxford and Miss Yvonne Tuxford returned from Weihaiwei on Sept. 25 by the str. Fausang.
Miss L. E. Lenhart, of St, Luke's. Hospital, returned to Shanghai on Sept. 21 the Empress of Canada after a holiday spent in Europe and America, Law Pollock informs the' "Hongkong Daily Press" that Sir Henry Pollock who recently broke his leg, is going on as well as possible, Th doctors have decided not to operate.
Hits friends will regret to learn that Mr. Christopher Demitriades, agent in Shanghai for the Central Currant Office of Athens, has been taken to the General Hospital suffering from typhoid fever.
Ma. Goro, Krishevsky, the Zionist envoy, is returning to Shanghai to-Jday from Japan on the Shanghai Maru. Mr. Krisheveky will main for some weeks before leave for Jerusalem.
Juocn Milton D. Purdy of the United States Court for China has gone on a mixed business and pleasure trip to the Gorges and the date of his return is' indefinite.
On his way back to Shanghai, Judge' Purdy will stop at Hankow on October 12 to try such cases as may ome up before the American Court there, Amonest those returning to! Shanghai by the Empress of Canada were Mr, and Mrs. Lansing Hoyt, Mrs. Wakeford Cox, Mr. R, Julian, Mr, and Mrs, Ellis Joseph and Mr. and Mrs, R, M. Joseph and Dr, F. M, Neild.
Sin Miles Lampson, the British Minister at Peking, arrived in Tientsin on the 18th after his hi day visit to Dairen and Manchuria. He Jeff in the afternoon, accom panied by Lady Lampson, by road for Peking, the luggage being sent fon by rail.
Wuex the term opens at Oxford the students going up will include Mr. T. Z. Koo, for a year's study of religious questions and the science of government. Br. Koo is Associate National Secretary of the Young Men's Christian Association in China, and in charge of all the student work in connection with the movement here.
Tue wedding took place very quietly on Sept. 27 of Miss Grace Bean, daughter of the late Mr. Mr. S. W. Bean of Virginia, U.S.A. to capt. Thomas Louis Minnfece RAS.C, son of Mr. T. Minniece of Portstewnrt, County Londondernorth Ireland. The civil cere-nancy took place in the morning at HM. Consulate and was followed immediately by the service at Holy: Trinity Cathedral at which Dean Trivett officiated.
Dr. D. W. Larned, for 50 years a professor of the Doshisha University at Kyoto, sailed on September 20 from Yokohama for San Francisco on the President MeKinley ex roue to his home in New London, Connecticut.
He is necompanied by, Mrs. Larned. Dr. Larned came to Japan in 187 and joined Doshisha College which has since grown toa University.
In recognition of meritorious services to Japan in the work of education the Japanese Government conferred on him the Dr, A, W. Tucker returned to Shanghai on Sept. 21 after a holiday in the United States taken under orders of medical advisers.
Prior to leaving Shanghai at the beginning of the year, he had not been in good health, but we are glad to be able to state that he has made a complete recovery.
Tue newly appointed Japanese Ambassador to the United States, Mr, Katsuji Debuchi, former Viee-Minister of the Foreign Office, is expected to leave Japan on Septem. ber 28 for America by the N. Y. K. liner Shinyo Maru to report for duties. Mr, and Mrs. Debuchi will be received in audience by their Majesties the Emperor and Empress before sailing.
Third Order of the Sacred Trea AMonc the passengers for Yokohama by the President Cleveland, in Japan on the 2ist, was: Bishop James C. Baker, for 21 years pastor of the Methodist Epis. copal_ Church in Champaign, Ilinois, the home of Illinois University. He was made a Bishop at the' general conference last May and will succeed Bishop Herbert Welch as the Methodist Episcopal bishop of Japan, Korea and Manchuria. He was accompanied by his wife, Mrs. Baker. Their daughter who is spending a year of study in Paris. will join them here next spring. The Bishop and his wife will take up their official residence at Seoul, Korea.
"Lo Journal de Shanghai" an-George nounces that Lieut.-Col. Mallet, who Dr. and commands the French forces here, known has been promoted to the rank of colonel. Col. Mallet, is, of course, well-known in Shanghai, not only. from his position at the head of the at Wilmore, Kentucky, in connec-French troops, but also because of tion with Asbury College, the great hig tenure prior to the war of the Methodist centre, and "served in office of chief of police in the the Great War as a chai French Concession. He has For the last few years he great deal of service in has been engaged in Convention first term of duty in this country and Bible Conference work all being from 1902 to 1904. He re-over the States. Dr, and Mrs. turned in 1906 to take over the Ridout will have their head duties of chief of police, quarters at Bethel Mission, 17 this post until 1913. After seeing Arsenal Road, and are in the Far service on the western front scored another victory fu the Phili- East for evangelist work in the war he was sent to Siberia in Samak od Beton They command of the French detachment work there, and was chief of the military throughout Burope. Dr. Ridout will mission in: Harbin in 1920, while be one of the speakers at the Chin-Yn 1922-he was with the French exe Home forces {i Tientsin.". His present Annual Convention' which will be term of duty in China "dates from held at Bethel. last year, Mrs. Chisng Kai-shek left for We regret to record the death, ut the age of 73, of Mr. Wang Chis lung, father of Mr, Wang Loh-ping, a member of the Kuomintang C.E.C.
Mr. ¥, T. Ku has been appointed assistant engineer of the British Concession in Tientsin, being the first Chinese to be' given the position, Dr. Ma Hou-ching, one of the best has resigned his commission and come to Shanghai to establish a private practice. elected a menier of the Board of Supervisors for the Territory of a being the first Chinese to the distinction, The death is announced from tsin of Mrs, Mei Lan-fang, the wife of the famous actor. Deceased, who passed away on the 20th instant, was 36 years of age.
Mr. Li Tsung-tung has resigned from his position as Director-Gen-_ feral of the Bureau for the Registration of Trade Marks and Mr. Wer Wian-ching has been appointed to succeed him, We are sorry to say that the condition of Mr. Yeh Pei-chi, Minister of Agriculture and Mines, is Serious and that he will not be able for some time to return to Nanking to resume his duties, Dr, W. W, Yen, former Premier and Foreign Minister, has been re-elected of the Red Cross Society of China; Dr, C. T. Wang, vice-president in Nanking; and Mr. Vu ching, vice-president in Shang! wan pao:
Prof, Man F. Hui, our who is} a graduate of the "Chicago and Springfield Y.MLC.A. Colleges, has been made dean of the department of physical education of Soochow University.
Gen. Vu Vu-jen has tendered his! resignation from all official posts and informed the Nationalist Government that he proposes soon to go abroad. Me has been asked, however, to remain in office, Messrs. Kao Chieh-jen, Chu Fenzhsien, Wang Hsiung-fu, Chang Yichiao, Tsai Chu-shun,* Yeh Tingheng'and W. Gockson have beer elected members of the Chinese General Chamber of Commerce.
Miss Kang Dong-kuan, daughter of the late Mr.'Kang Vu-wei, the famous monarchical scholar, has gone to Manila to continue her studies in the Conservatory of of the University of the lupines.
Gen.
Hsiung Hsi-hui, the new: Gendarmeri Commissioner, for mally took his oath of office on Sept. 24, this being administered by Gen, Chang Yoh-chun, Director of the Arsenal, who represented the Military Council. Mr, T. V. Soong. the Finance Minister, represented the Government Council.
The death is reported from Can-ten of Mr. Tai Hsiao-ching, elder brother of Mr. Tai Chi-tao, Chancellor of the Chungshan University Canton and one of the leading members of the Kuomintang. Mr. Tai Chi-tao is expected to leave for the south in a day or two.
Generals Li Ming-chung, Fu-cku, Wang Sian-chu and others: are being ent abroad by Marshal Feng Vu-hsiang to study general conditions. Gen, Li is one of th" best known leaders of the Kuor chun and was in charge of the defence of the Nankow Pass several years azo, and Gen, Han is at present commanding the Kuominchun forees in Peking.
Gen. Chang Yoh-chun, director of the Shanghai Arsenal, has_ bee promoted Director-General of National Arsénals and chairman of the Arsenal Committee of the Military Council. Mr. Sun Pao-yoong, the Associate Director in Shanghai, and Mr. Yuan Tang-kai, the chief enginzer,: have been mentioned to suc-}éted him. Gon. Chang is shortly to leave for Japan to witness'the Mr. Po Tsung-shih has resigned hid position as secretary-general to the Ministry of Justice.
Mr. Chu Chao-yang, newly-aps pointed Charge d'Affaires in Finland, 3s leaving Shanghai on October 3 to take up his duties, Carr. H. von Heidenstam former ly Engineer-in-chief of the Whangpoo Conservancy, will return to Sweden in a fortnight's time, Miss Rice, Matron of the Country Hospital, left yesterday by the str, Patroclus for Tsingtao wher she will spend a brief holiday.
Generals Chang Yoh-chun, Hsiung: Woe, Wu Shih-chang, Wang Vu-yut and Hu Tsu-yn, the Nationalist dela left on Sept, 26 by the Nagasaki Mara for Tokyo to attend the autumn manquvres of the Japanese Army Mr, Wen Wan-ching and Me. Hsiung Ko-yi, director and associate director, respectively, of the Bureau for the Registration of Trade Marks, have formally taken up thole appointments, Ma, Willard W. Bartlett, who wat for some years Principal of the Shanghai American School and haw recently been assistant to the pre= sident of Carleton college, has aecepted the presidency of Rio Grande college, at Rio Grande, Ohio.
This is a small Baptist college situated among the hills of southern Ohio, it was founded in 1876 and has had but five press nts, 'ALL means of communication ber tween Tientsin and Tangshan have been restored, reports the at "Sin:
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