Congratulations go to the Shanghai Telephone Company, as well as to Mr. C. W, Porter, on the latler's appointment as Vice-President and General Manager in. succession to Mr. Frank Gill who leaves for England next week. Porter has been 20 long associated with the telephones here that the promotion may hardly attract not ly Manager of "the old Shanghs Mutual Telephone Company" after the retirement of Mr. Cole and, on the formation of the present Shanghai Telephone Company, he was appointed General Maniger. Mr. Porter also is so old an resi dent of Shanghai—he came out here in 1907 to join Messrs. Lowe, Bingham and Mathews as. an a countant—that sary to explain his Nevertheless "telephone users, bil lard players, and all sportsmen will feel it a pleasant duty' offer him good wishes on the occasion of his, Sssuming full charge of the Company which plays so important a art in keeping the commerce and es of this great eity: in trim. Mr Porter isa Chartered Accountant who has taken a keen interest in the professional society "now established here and next year will see his twentieth anniversary with Shang: hai's telephones. There is every ground for complete confidence in his ability to maintain the system in the high' state of eficieney to which it has been brought by Mfr. Gill, O£ Mr. Gillan opportunity will come to write later. In the meantime it is most satisfactory to, that Mr. Porter's experience and unremitting devotion to the telephone service are to be used to the best advantage.
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