China has done better in the King's Birthday honours list than for many a year past, and it w"Femarkably gratifying to nate the ten who frors"on this ocension retsiyad recognition of {Hole datunble serves to Uh! community. The Knighthood conferred upon Mr. Herbert Phillips, I1.M, Consul-General, is obviously in yeeoghition of his long and honourable service China and together with that conferred upon Mr, A.D, Blackburn, represents deserved honours to two men who have served the British Community' faithfully and well in the. service which years ayo they chose to Joi, The eleva-Von of Mr, Calder Marshall toa knighthood the Order of the British Empire will be parti ocularly gratifying to residents in Shanghai who Fealize the enormous amount of quiet effective ork he has done on the various public bodies hho has. served on during his long residence {in this city. Most. gratifying is the. decoration awarded {0 Mr, ES. Wilkinson. Naturally a busy man, Mr. Wilkinson has devoted much "of his time tu the service of the British communfy in Shanghai not the least of his activities being his arduous work for the Union Jack Club, and his service on the French munieipat commission as one of the two members representing British residents in the French Concession. It Ix a splendid recognition of the high esteem In which he is held not only in Shanghat but by the Government at home. It" would require more space than is available to dilate Uupon the excellent qualities of all those, Shanghhal residents. and others living in the outports. who have today received such signal recognition of their merits, but it will be suMicient to record their names elsewhere in his Issue, and to extend to them the hearty congratulations of this journal and its readers who will naturally rejoice in their happiness,
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.