The death occurred at Greenock 3 on Friday last of Mr. John Alston who, until his retirement in 1922, had" been inthe service of the \Chortered Bank of I. A. & C. for [many years.
Mr. Alston came 'o the Chartered Bank in Shanghai in 1900. In 1912 jhe went to Yokohama as manager jof the branch in that city, and re-thined that post. until he retired, Since settling {devoted "his leis feipal affairs, and was very well mown in the town and district, He was about 63 years of age, Ar. Maurice Dekobra, the French novelist, left here on Saturday for the south in the MIN. my. Aramis continuing his tour of this country before returning to France.
During the absence on leave of Dr. Armando Navarro, Portuguese Minister, left Shanghai by" the les. Kashimi Maru, on Tuesday, Dr. Anthero Garreito de Freitas' sccrciary of Legation, will act as]
Planck, formerly tary of State of the} Reich, left Peking last week Tientsin where he will stay for a brief visit prior to proceeding to Nanking. He plans to sail for Japan from this port on March 10, Bishop W. C. White, retins Bishop of Kaifeng, Canadian Cht Mi i a ger, by, the Asia, bound for Toronto, by' mrs. White. appreciation of ix work in China page 323.
Sioyon A. C, C. Maffei, Italian consul in Harbin, is leaving there
IDairen, says @ Rengo report. Con-March & next Zor Shanghai via Bul Maffer "wil then go. on home eave and is expected to continue his journey from Shanghai to Italy.
'AN interesting circular has been received by Br. E. W. Turnbull of Asiatic Petroleum Ca. concern-ting the rebuilding of Wesley College, Melbourne "and he would. tsiad to hear from any OM Wesley Eotlegians, who would be interested in seeing the eiveula Cmdr, Frank Hawks, U.S.N.R,, the ramous speed-record holder, accom panied by Mrs, Hawks and. Mr. Harry 8. Goers, his mechanic, 1 looming here in the Dollar s8, President "McKinley which is. due from Seattle on March 6, It-Col. J.P Willeox, U.S.C, is another a passenger for this port.
Prof, Reuleaux, who holds chair for railways and' communica tions in. the Technical College of Darmstadt, has been granted leave of absence, says a Transocean mes For the purpose of visiting this eave was granted at the Jrequest of the "German Foreign \Ofice on behalf of the Chinese Gov-jemment. Prof. Reuleaux is to teach the Tang' Chi University Woostng snd at the same time act an advisory capacity to the Chinese Ministry of Railways,
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