Reception Held by Japanese Officials More than 300 leading local foreign and Japanese officials, including Sir Archibald Clark Kerr, British Ambassador, were present yesterday afternoon at a farewell reception given by Mr. Suemasa Okamoto, Japanese Consul-General here who has been transferred to London.
The gathering was also given an opportunity to meet Mr. Shinrokuro pointed Consul-who formerly served a: Counsellor of the Japanese Embassy he Included among the guests at the reception, held at the Consul's-General official residence in Seymour Road, were foreign Consuls-General, officials of the Municipal Council, businessmen' and journalists, The Consuls-General included Mr. Clarence E. Gauss, of the U.S.; Mr. Herbert Phillips, Great Britain; Mr. M, Fischer, of Germany; and others.
"The Shanghai Municipal Council was represented by Mr. C. S. Franklin, Chairman, and Mr. Stirling Fessenden, Secretary-General, Newspapermen present included Mr. C. J. Chancellor, of Reuter's, M. Michel Breal, of Havas, and Mr. S.
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