New French C.-in-C. a Well Remembered Comrade The Joint Committee of the British Chamber of Commerce and China Association last Wednesday gave a luncheon to Mr. A. W. Burkill, who is shortly leaving "Shanghai on retirement. Mr. R. Calder Marshall presided and the others present were—Sir John Brenan, Messrs. A. George, H. E. Arnhold, N. G. Beale, B.D. F. Beth, A. S. Henchman, W.
King, V. St. J. Killery, N. Leslie, Massey, G. E. Mitchell, Lipson Ward, E. S. Wilkinsn, Wilkinson, H. G. W. Woodhead and P. Campbell.
Mr. Calder Marshall thanked Mr.
Burkill on behalf of the Chamber for all he had done for British commercial Interests in Shanghai. He had been interested in everything—political, social, sports, and commer-lal. "Mr. Burkill was' presen: at the meeting held in the British Consulate on May 15, 1915, at which it was decided to form British Chamber of Commerce and since that time Mr.
Burkill had served throughout on the Executive Committee. That was a long record and throughout Mr. Burkill had given generously of his time. 'A few months ago he (the Chairman) was speaking to the Mayor of Shang-who epitomized what he was now trying to say in words, that Mr. Burkill was one of the leading statesmen of Shanghai, a statement which connoted not only sound sense but leadership, and he felt, therefore, that was what they on the Committee felt towards Mr. Burkill—that they would miss him went without saying,
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