Ae, and Mrs. J. A. Barr returned to Shanghai yesterday by the Dollar str. President Hayes.
Having returned from leave, in Czecho-Slovakia, Dr. A. Lafar has resumed charge of the Czecho-Slovak Consulate in Shanghai.
Ma. V, Stapleton-Cotton, formerly Postal Commissioner fa, Shar Hai, has, been appointed to charge of the Tientsin District, Bt Staplston-Cotton is-an el China ident, having Joined "the Chine postal service in. 1908 in Poking When Sir Robert Hart was Director Geneval. He. has served twice in Shanghai and in Nanking, Tsinan and Poothow.
Dr. and Mrs. E, Hibert and the SAILING on the President Madi-Misses Hibert sailed for France by son Apr, 6 for, Seattle were the MIMIS. General Metzinger on Chinese delegates who will attend the Saturday on a year's holide General Conference of the Method Major Fieschi, Air Attache to {st Episcopal Church to be held nee adn Naaeatton "tu Chinas Atlantic City, New Jersey, the, Erench Legation in, hints month.
The delegates are the Rov. rived Shanghai on, Saturday Fiendel Lee, Nanking? the Rev, Lin lena, Hinghvwa, Mr, Chen 'Tien-ts0, 'Lunghwa, Fukien the Rov. Chang Linckao,' Chengtu; and a 'Shangha Police,' ac- tag "Ara 'Bon yanghai by the P. & 0. S. Rai ly, retuned arrive in' Shang! the
puta yesterday.
G.P-.8, Bmpress of Japan about April 26 to take charge of the Sal-'Sin Robert an Lady Ho Tang, vation Army work in north China together with thei in succession to Commissioner B. loft Hongkong on on.
Orames, who was recently trans board the P. & 0. S, Corfu for ferred to San Francisco, Commi Europe and England for an extensioner Benwell was Chief Secretary sive tour. salvation Army in France Miss Soumi Cheng sailed for and Belgium for a number of years Earope yesterday on a health trip. seen service in South She expects to be away for about America and the British Isles, three oF four months, during which time she will lecture on the Sino-Japanese situation, Mr. Nicholas Yannoulatos, of st Yannoulatos Bros. (China), a. passenger by the Lloyd Triestino ste. Gange leaving Shanghai yesterday, Mr. N. Newhouse, of the same firm, also left by the fame steamer.
Tun Rev. G.W. Sheppard, secre-of the British & Foreign Bible Society, and Mrs. Sheppard left for ing England on April 3 on the. Glen-and except to return to Shanghai in October. During Mr. Sheppard's absence, Mr. F. J. Hopkins, of Nanchang, will take charge of his work.
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