The Archive · 1935

K.C.B. FOR SHANGHAI BORN ADMIRAL

Local Connected Politician the engines astern and dropped Also Honoured anchor while a boat was lowered to the rescue, The boat had little A correspondent. points out that, difficulty in picking up the men, and in His Majesty's Birthday Honours the Quarrington Court proceeded on|tisi, there were two decorations of her way to Woosung, which she 1 distinct local interest which hitherto reached that night, leaving the appear to have been overlooked, @erelict ta look after itself Amazing Surviv Vice-Admirat Charles James Cole-brooke Little, who becomes Captain Sorensen expressed his RC.8. was born "ili Shanghai surprise that the men had survived, 1882," the son of the late'Dr, L. 8. it. view of the heavy weather. He Uittle, who at one lime practised said that he doubted whether they here.' Admiral Little received his would have been able to hold on|carly education "in that one-time very much longer, if the Quarzington famous Shanglal institution, Court or some other vessel had not Lanning's School, and ther turned. up.

From. the masses of|here several of his old vegetable matter which made patches who retain lively recollections of of green in the water, he judged Charlie Little, that the junk had been carrying a cargo of some sort of hay or grass The men were picked up about tone and a half miles above the Channel Lighthouse and next day the ull was next sighted by the 4s. Anna Maersk at 6 am. near the Chingtiel Rock, which is some indication of the force of the tide, The Customs authorities have been Mr. Cecil Hanbury, M. P, for North Dorset "since 1924, who becomes a Knight Bachelor as a reward for political ahd public services, is the eldest son of Sir Thomas Hanbury and was at one time in Shanghai, He was a partner in Mesers, Ward, Hanbury & Ca. and later became a partner in Messrs, Probst, Hanbury notified. It is understood that the rescued junkmen will be cared for by their native guild until the opportunity comes to ship them to their The China Merchants Steam homes, vigation Company is meeting no dif-'The s. Quarrington Court is owned culty in the adjustment of the comby the Court Line and is from pradore system in the s. Hsin Kiang-Shields.

She is commanded by|teen, and the vessel Ceptain Hurst. resume its regular Shanghai-Ningpo run in afew days, minus at least Lonoox mail up to June 6, trans- 400 tea-boys, a spokesman the mitted la Siberia, was delivered infirm told representative of ' the "North-China Herald",

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