Shanghai, Apr. 12 PPRECIATION and respect for the services rendered by Mr. G.
G. Godfrey Phillips, Secretary of the Council, were voiced by the Chinese councillors at 9 dinner given in his honour at the Bankers' Club, 9 Hongkong Road, on Sunday evening. The hosts also paid tribute to the retiring Commissioner of Police, Mr. J. W.
Gerrard.
Besides the hosts, Messrs. Vu Ya~ ching, Singloh Hsu, 'William' Gockson, Eugene Y. B. Kiang, and Yulin Hsi, and the guest of honour, Mr. Phillips, others invited to the dinner were Major J. W. Gerrard, Colonel J. W. Hornby, Dr. J, H. Jordan, Mr. T, W. Gubb, Mr, T. K, Ho, Mr. C. H. Stable ford and Mr. H. G. Huckstep.
The speech was given by Mr. Vu Vu-ching, and was translated by Mr Eugene ¥. B. Kiang. After express-of being able to ity was acknowledgment of the Chinese unity's great respect for the services rendered by Mr. Phillips, Mr. Vu said the period clu Phillips was ongaed before he could undoubtedly the most eventful in the history of the city A Loyal Servant "It was during these most stormy days that Int. Phillips proved to be a loyal servant of the commun. ity, a. respected counsellor to the Couneit and, istrator of a high calibre "Days manner in which he worked to help the ely lo restore order out of chaos, EMicient Masterman fou have frequently heard the} term Municipal Ship of State. If the Council could be so likened, then Mr. Phillips must be a very oflicent masterman whom we have engaged.
who reads the compass, steers us into the harbour of safety ter having braved the m tive hurricane that we have yet countered. I think thew for Shanghai have passed. The crisis that descended upon us is certainly Unprecedented, but T hope it is nonrecurring. 'Thanks to Providenc though the weather is not clear, have reason to hope that better days are in store for us, and our ship, White having not "yet completely emerged from the effects of a major catastrophe, is able now to resume {ts normal' course and is definitely heading toward its destination, it is a great pleasure to see among our guests here Major Gerrard who shortly to retire from the Council's service, Major Gerrard was first entrusted by the Council with the task of reorganizing the Police Force, Shanghai, Apr. 6 Yet another assault upon a British subject, Mr, Alexander Mackie, was carried out by a Japanese soldier in the Honghew District yesterday after hoon, According to the report subs mitted by Me. Mackie to the Shanghai Municipal Police, he was proceeding from north to south on Yuenehang, Road at about 3.15 p.m. when he was stopped by a Japanese sentry. He immediately "returned after being prevented from going any further by the sentry, but after heading in the opposite direction, he was attacked the soldier, who was dressed in breeches without a tunic, The soldier struck Mr, Mackie across the face with, his open, hand, without _provo~ tation of any kind from the Briton.
Mr, Mackie fs an employee of tha Kyung Lun Knitting Factory at 284 Dixwell Road, and it was because he had some business in the Hongkew District that he was visiting the area when attacked by the Japanese, Wien. Yssaulted, Mr, Mackie was proceeding Via Yuenehang Rood and Broadway to the Garden Bridge, accompanied by several Chinese employees. On Mr, Mackie being stopped by the entry, the Chinese took to their heels, 80 that they did not witness the actual assault. Although attacked. without the least provocation, Mr. Mackie acted in a very restrained manner, and did not retaliate in any way.
Following the assault, Mr, Mackie returned 10 the factory, again picked the Chinese employees who had fled, and escorted them over the Garden Bridge. Mr, Mackie, fort~ 10 direct injury as He has. ro-
General.
Tt was understood yesterday even ing "that a Miss R. Lo Petrie, French subject, was assaulted by a Japanese non-commissioned officer at ihe wame time as the attack on Mr. Mackie took place.
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