Changes have taken place in. the committee of the Shanghai British Residents' Association, as the result of resignations chiefly due to in-pending departures from Shanghai, and a new committee list embody-Ing these changes was drawn up at meeting of the committee held on May 6, Bearing with him a message of sympathy from "the "Emperot of Japan t0 the victims of the: bomb outrage, at Hongkew park on la Eraay" "Major General etsuzan Staff, arrived here on Thursds fagots, of the Imperial "General
evening' by the sestroper visite to. Messrs, AL Shi and\K. Murai, Japanese Mf fee t0 China and Consti-General for Stanighal at the Fooming Hospital Ester he visited. VicerRintea Mr. H. G. W. Woodhead, ct, was elected chairman at this meet ing in place of Mr. A. W. Burkill, 2 who ie going home, and Mr. MeDonald now becomes Other changes ing the past Cannan represents the of Commerce. ant Burkill, Dean Trivett becomes the representative of the Canadian Association of China in place of Dr. W. S. Parsons. "Mr. Hugh Middl ton represents the United Services Association in place of. Brig-Gen. EH. Macnaghten, cate, p80.
1,8. M. Edwards takes the place of Mr. A. E. Fenton as the vepre-Sentative of St. Patrick's Society. Messrs. H.W. P. MeMeckin, Harold Porter, c.tt.c., and W. H. E. Thomas fill, the vacancies caused' by' the resignations of Colonel M._H. Logan, o.8.c, se, John MeNeili and N. 1. Sparke, 6.6.8.
Uyeda. To these sons, the imperial, messenger veyed the Emperor's words of sympathy, as well as hie gifts. On behalf of the Chief of the Army General Staff, Prince Kotohito Kan-in, and the War Minister, general S. Araki, the messenger also formally. enquired after the conditions of these bomb victims, Intennat disturbances likely to be instigated by the local garrison troops owing to their having received no pay for some months seem to be te danger in Amoy at' The threatened attaes on the city by the Communists has apparently been postponed, probably fon account of the presence of Chin-jose and foreign battleships in Amoy harbour,
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