Elsewhere in this issue it is noted shag "Me. E." Garden Lowder. celebrating is 69th birthday to-day. Suh an event must not be allowed fe pass with the bare mention of the fact that Mr. Lowder is 69 years of age and that of these 69 years {$0 swore spent in the service of the Chinese Customs, but in the frst face one mist give expression 0 the: satisfaction of numerous friends ju Shanghai that Mr. Lowder has completely recovered. from his recent. indisposition and his delight: fully vigorous personality is again Yesterday Mr. C. M, McDonald from Peking, left Shankghai for Hongkong where he is to take up the appointment of News Editor of the "South China Morning Post' in succession to Mr. Morley who is coming, here to edit. the "Shanghai Times." "This will not be Mr. McDonald's first acquaintance with the Colony for he. was fornekly pavt-owner of the "China Mall". A. Scotsman Mr. MeDonild was educated at Stewart's College, Edinburgh and entered journalism by was of the "Evening Despatch." Later he Went overseas to'gain experience Singapore on the "Times.of Maleya" and, in Western Australia, on Sne of the Perth news pay He sub; sequently joined the "China Mail and after leaving Hongkong travel-Ted for nine months in Europe fi being appointed correspondent of "The Times" at Peking where he* has been for the Inst eight months until the "South China Morning Post" nid claim to his services Mr. MeDonald thus is an experienced Journalist with wide knowledge "of Affairs and intimate acquaintance with current Chinese polities, He is deservedly esteemed by his professional colleagues and by: all who have come in contact with bim. Hongkong is to be congratulated on his acceptance of the important appointment to which he now goes and his success in that post will be expected and welcome, The Kwongsang Fund It will be seen from the correspondence column to-day that a fund for. the. dependents of victims of the Kwongsang disaster, has now been formally opened with: a committee consisting of Captain Williamson, Mr. H, Cra\ Sutcliffe, Mr. J. We Mx. GT. Lloyd. Donations to this id} fund ould be addressed to thi Committee at the Glen Line Huilding, 2 Peking Bosd, Lists.of subserfbers will be published in this journal as received from the Committee, Little need be said on the Spropriatenens, of lo effort for poignancy of the tragedy has been vividly in the minds of readers of the "North-China Daily News'. There is no doubt that the Conmittee will be able to count on good support in the enterprise which they have undertaken in so publieshintod a marine;
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