Canton, Nov. 13.
Vice-Admiral Sir Percy Noble, Commander-in-Chief of the British China Station, accom~ panied by the new Commission~ Customs, Mr.
Foster-Hall as well as a number of prominent Hongkong businessmen, arrived here aboard the British gunboat Seamew (262 tons) at 4.45 o'clock this afternoon.
Sir Perey was welcomed by a number of prominent British residents while a guard of honour of bluejackets were drawn up as he came ashore at 5.15 o'clock. He later proceeded to the British consulate where he will be a guest of Mr, A. P. Blunt, the Consul~
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