Mr. Itaro Ishii Welcomed by Representative Crowd Mr. Itaro Ishii, the new Japanese Consul-General in Shanghai succeeding Mr. K. Murai, arrived at Shanghai on September 20 on board the N.Y.K: S. Nagasaki Maru. There was a crowd of distinguished representative Japanese residents at the N.Y.K. wharf to accord the new Consul-General a cordial welcome.
Having graduated from the Tung Wen College, in Shanghai, Mr. Ishii first entered the South Manchuria Railway Company, In 1913, he passed the examination for the diploma-tie service, and saw his first service in the Consulate General in Shanghai. Since that time, he has been stationed in the U.S.A., Mexico, Great Britain, and other countries in the consular and diplomatic capacities. His latest post was at Kirin, where he was Japan's Consul-General. Having spent his student days in Shanghai, he has* an intimate knowledge of both persons and affairs in China.
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