Sim Frederick and Lady Leith-Ross left for Nanking on Sunday night.
Sir Oswald Mosley's mother is on her way to pay a visit to Shanghai.
Brigadier H. G. Seth-Smith left for Hongkong on Tuesday, Sept 17, in the s. Ranpura.
Bishop Lebouille and Father Shin left for Chinwangtao on Friday in {the s, Ivanhoe.
Sin Alexander Cadogan left for Nanking on Sunday night. He is expected to return to Shanghai in a few days' time.
Mr. J. W. Reader Harris, son of Mr. MIN Reader Harris, sailed on Tue day, Sept. 17, on the P, & O. s. Ran-puta, for Singapore, Gen. Chen Tiso-yuan, Chairman of] the Military Advisory Council, -departed from Shanghai for Nanking on Wednesday night, Mans. J.T. Ford, having returned] {from holidays spent in the North, hag resumed the active Presidency Jot the British Women's Association.
The National Government has appointed Dr, C. T. Wang President of the Chinese Red Cross Society, and Messrs, O. S. Liew and Tu Yueh-sen vice-presidents.
Members of the Chinese Women's Club decided on Tuesday, Sept. 17, fo add their efforts to help swell the: Flood Relief Fund, and to give publicity to this worthy movements.
Mme. Akira Ariyothi, wife of the Japanese Ambassador to China, was among those who returned on Tues day, Sept. 17, to Shanghai from Japan by the N.VK. s. Chichibu Maru, Sir Bue Teichman, Chinese Counseller of the British Embassy, who has arrived at Kweihua, Suiyuan, from Peiping, left last Wednesday for Sinkiang and India, on his way back to, England.
Mr. M. Matsunaga, Japanes 'Minister to Australia, paised' throu! Shanghai en route to Japan ona vacation, in the se. Suwa" which arrived in port last Wednesday afternoon.
Dr. H. H, Kung is suffering from a sore throat and did not attend to his duties "at the Ministry of Finance last Wednesday. His indisposition is light and he 1s expected {0 recover ina few days.
The engagement of Miss Yoshio Ishii daughter of Mr. Taro. ishii Japanese Consul-General here, 6 Mr. Tashiro Honda, of the Yocal branch of the Maul Yoko wat revealed on Sunday by the "Shanghai Comtesse, Rene @'Aniou. and her daughter Ywoone, have "left their house in Rue Lagrene in' Peiping and are living at the Wagon-Lits Hotel. "Comte Rene Anjou is expected to return in six months to Peiping from France.
Mr. Oscar de Oxholm, Danish' Minister to China, arrived' here on Thursday with Mrs. de Oxholm from Peiping in the s, Shuntien. The Danish Minister is only expected to remain for a few days after which he will return to the North.
Dr. K. S. Mui of the local offices of the Japanese Embassy, returned here on Tuesday, Sept. i7, in the, N-Y.K. my, Chichibu Maru from two months' holiday in Japan. He was companied by his daughter and. his wife who has been il for some time but is now making a recovery.
Mr. E, W. Luccock, who recently returned to Shanghai trom'a holiday trip to the United States, was the speaker -at Thursday's weekly tiffin of the Shanghai Rotary Club, held as usual in the Metropole Hotel, Mr. Luceock spoke on Rotary ideals, and how Shanghai Rotary looked at a distance, Mavante Chiang Kai-shek has not yet proceeded to Chengtu. After paying a brief visit to Nanking last week she has returned to Shanghai, Ma. J. W. ©, Davidson has taken over the duties of HM, Consul in Shanghai in succession to Mr. A, D. Blackburn, who has been appointed Acting Chinese Counsellor 0. HM. Embassy.
Gen. Chiang Po-cheng, Gen, Chiang Kai-shek's representative in Canton, arrived here from the south by the liner Empress of Asia on Sunday. He will leave for Nanking ina few days, The Rev. H, G, Newsham, Minister of Union Church, and Mrs, Newsham left in the Empress of Asia on Sunday afternoon for a brief holiday in Unzen, Japan. They expect to return to Shanghai on October 9, It M, Manlove of the 2nd Bu, 'The East Lancashire Ret, Hongkong, who has been appointed' Adjutant of the S.V.C. in succession to Captain Cart, arrived here on Sunday with Mrs, Manlove in the P. & 0, s. Chitral, Dr. D. C. Woo, general manager of the Joint Savings Society of the Yienyieh, Kincheng, Continental, China and South Sea Banks, has been nominated to head a group of bankers to study the economic situation in Japan next month, Mr. G. O. W. Stewart hag taken over the duties of Honorary 'Treasur-of the St. Andrew's Society of Shanghai from Mr, J, 8, Forsyth, and all communications should be' ad+ Jdressed to him c/o the Hongkong Shanghai Banking Corporation," 12 The Bund.
Baron de Vos van Steenwijk, Netherlands Minister to China, rived here on Tuesday, Sept. 17, in the s. Tungchow from the North. "He left immediately for Nanking where he will present his credentials to Mr. Lin Sen, President of the National Government.
Dr. Akio Kasama, the Japanese Minister to Portugal, who. will represent Japan in the forthcoming rade conversations with Egypt, {8 passenger on the Yasukuni Mara that arrived on Monday. If cireum= stances make it necessary, he may fly to Cairo from Singapore, Mr. M, W. Pett, a former chief of the Shanghai Fire Brigade and one of those responsible for building it vp to its present standard of efficiency, left on. Tuesday for home on holiday. He is sailing by. the' s, Nora Maersk vin the American West Coast and the Panama Canal to Britain.
Mr, Y, S, Djong, Executive Secretary" of the China " Internation Famine Relief Commission, who w recently appointed Director of the newly-created Department of of the Ministry of Me ands himself unable to accept the new post at present, owing to pressure of other services, Da. Payson Jackson Treat, professor lof Stanford "University and noted American authority on the history of the Far East, will arrive in Japan on September 26 in the s, Tatsuta Maru, The object of his visi is to observe recent developments in Japan, China and Manchoukuo and {o meet ¢ome of he leaders of these countries. He i to be in the Far East for about three Miss G. M. Evans was among those leaving China in the s, Empress of Asia on Sunday During'the last, few weeks, Miss Evans, who is retiring after a number of years here, has been the recipient of many" presentations. She has been active in assisting in the lay work of the Cathedral and has been a keen supporter of the Cathedral Men's Club fand the Cathedral Sunday School, Mr. L. Todnem, of the American Bible Society, has accepted the SIN. Counei's invitation to serve again during the year 1305-6 as a com: munity member of the Board of Management of the Rickshaw Pullers' Mutual Aid Association, The other two community members of the Board are Dr. T. T. Chin of the Yangtezepoo Social Centre, and Dr.
S, Han of St. John's University, Mr. H. P. J. Bosch van Drakestein, Secretary of the Netherlands Legs tion in Peiping, is visiting Manchuri on official business, according to port from the North. He is expected to return in a week's time and shortly afterwards will leave with his family for Shanghai from where he will leave China to return' to Holland. Mr. van' Drakestein has resided in Peiping for the last four and a halt years. It is not expected he will return to China.
Wnex Brigadier F. S, Thackeray goes to Hongkong next week to take over temporary command of the British forces in China owing to the departure of LieutGen. 0, C. Bor-reft, Lieut.-Col. N. Hammond-Smith will' assume charge of the British Forces in Shanghai, Major-Gen, A. W, Bartholomew, who has been ap: pointed to succeed General Barrett, is expected to arrive in December when Brigadier Thackeray will re-tum' to Shanghai,
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