art offelal visit to the Shanghat Area as General Officer Commanding the British Troops in China Empress of Japan, accompanied by April 28, when he arrived ju the Mire, " Borreit, Colonel F. P. Worthy, "P80 ME, 6.8.0, China Command, Mrs, and Heat. FR. L. Mears of the King's Own Royal Regiment, General Barrett was welcomed by Brigadier G. Fleming, Commanding British Forces, Shanghai Area, who made the trip to the liner' in a special Munch from HAMS, Corm-wall, On landing at the' Nankiny Road jetty about noon, the G.0.C. war received by a guard of honour from the 2nd Battalion the East Lancashine Regiment. After: inspecting the, ranks, General Barrett passed on to the" Cathay Hotel, Where with Mrs. Barrett he "had the pleasure of renewing acquaintance swith a number of Shatighai friends, It will be recalled that General Barrett, as Brigadier, commanded the Shanghai Area' from August 17, 1927, until February 2, 1031, He took over the China command last November.
The arrival of Major-General Barrett "almost exactly conieided with with the departure of the Shanghai Volunteer Corps from Holy Trinity Cathedral at the close their-annual church parade ser~ The General was in time to witness the column of units march down Nanking Road, and took the salute from. the Cathay Hotel corer as one of his first acts in his new command.
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