Bishop L. H. Roots arrived here fon Aug. 24 from Hankow in: the s. Loongwo.
Dr. H. H. Kung, Governor of the Central Bank, returned from Kus hing on Aug. 36.
Mr. E. M, B. Ingram has returned to Nanki HM.S. Sandwich, after a tour in the North, Tue Rev. R. 0. Hall, Bishop of Victoria, left here on Aug. 22 b3 the 0.'ss. Ranchi for Hongkong.
Sir Frederick Maze returned to Shanghai on Aug. 25 from an me spection tour in the North of, China, Sir John Higgins and Col. Badham bill returned eve i the st. Suiwo, from a trip up-river. on Aug 28, Dr. EL, Marsh left for a month's holiday in Japan in' the CPR. s, Empress of Asia on Avg. 28.
Mr. E. Lardy, Consul-General for Switzerland, left here on Aug, 22 jin the N.Y.K. s, Nagasaki Maru for Japan.
Mr. George Bronson Rea, editor lof the "Far Eastern Review" and advisor to Manchoukuo, celebrated his 63rd birthday on Aug. 28.
Major Uchida arrived on Aug 22 from Japan to relieve Lieut-Col, Hirota as Assistant [Attache to the Japanese Legation.
Mr. L. V. Amnoldov, the Editor Jot the "Shanghai "returned fon Aug. 26 from Téingtao, where he has been spending his vacation.
Mr, A. W. Harvey, for a number of years a member of the Shanghai Stock Exchange, has been admitted to membership of the Sydney Stock Exchange, The Countess de Martel, wife o the newly appointed High Commissioner for France in Syria, has eft Shanghai for Peking where she will stay for a short. period, Gen. Wu Te-chen, Mayor of Greater Shanghai, returned from Naoking on August 26, stated his trip to the capital was {o report to the Government on progress in the work of the City Government. health which on the whole could be described as good.
Both Foreign and Chinese death rates were considerably below the average. Although true cholera was absent, summer diseases appeared again, due mainly to lack of attention to personal hygiene, and to the careless preparation of foodstuffs, A record number of persons bitten by animals, mostly dog ded the Anti-Rabic Institute. "This sub-Ject is dealt with more fully below.
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