Sheffield University, "has recently arrived at Tientsin and joined the sully of Peiyang University a Professor of Mining Engineering, occupying the chair created. by. the Sino-British "Cultural. Association from the grant made by the Board of Trustees for the Administration of {the Indemnity Funds remitted by the British Government, Mr. Philip Peebles, for so many years manager of the Shanghai Land Investment Ca, is to be chairman of the local advisory committee in the Surrey scheme to "adopt" Jarrow, tone of the worst of the northern distressed areas, where, it is said, three men out of four are unemployed. Mr. Peebles lives in the pretty Abbots-wood Estate at Guildford, and two years ago he played a leading part in the enterprise whereby Guildford built leelf one of the fixest swimrtng baths in England by means of local subscriptions and unemployed labour.
Comseissioxrn Alfred J. Benwell returned from attending the Salvation "Army High Council in London, on the s. Empress of Russia on Monday (Oct, 22). Before returning to his Headquarters at Peking, the Commis sioner will proceed to Hongkong and Canton. 31e has been charged by eral Higgins with the responsibility of making a first survey and report, preliminary to the commencement of the Army's work in' South China, Which has been decided upon for 1085, Brigadier the present General Secretary the Peking Headquarters, has been chosen to establish the "new Command, and will take up his new duties after home furlough.
With the arrival here last Wednesday of the MIN. sx. Chenonceaux, M. 4. Cochet returned to the port to suc-[ceed M. G. Fombertavx in his capacity of general manager of the Mes Sageries Maritimes in the Far East. 'MIN. Fombertaux is returning 10 France in the company's s. D'Artagnan having had a record of service in the company extended over the past 35 years in Australia, India and the For East, his retire: ment being due to the—age-limit which for the company's captains 15 fixed at 55 years and sixty for taels managers. M, J. Cochet, who has already had some experience in this part of the world in the course of hhis career with the company, comes hhere from Australia where "he has been for the last three years 35 general manager.
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