Sir Victor Sassoon, Mr. D. E. Sassoon, Mr. W. B. 0. Middleton, Mr.
Start, Col, G. RV. Steward and Mr. 8. J. Chen arrived in the Empress of Canada on Thursday.
Gen. Huang Fu, Chairman of the Peiping Political Council. left, for Mokanshan on Tuesday (Feb. 26). Tt thas already been reported that {found this city far too noisy for his comfort.
Madame Henrietta de Villard, one Jot Shanghai's well known residents, jeelebrated the 70th anniversary of her birthday on Friday. Numerous Hfriends gathered to offer their good wishes and hearty congratulations. The many gifts and flowers were evidences of the love and esteem In which she is held Percival David arrived hero from Gerard, Legation, accompanied ard and. their daughter, ceted te erie bare sory his way home [leave, "Str: Gerard and his family expect to leave Peiping on March 15 Sand leave here in the MIN. 36. Aramit fon March 26 for Marseilles"
Mr, Charles Claudon, formerly wice-Consul in the French Legation in Peiping, is now in Parie and it is expected. that he' will shortly come out to China again a5 consul at the coa! trench. Consulate General, He was married in Parison Fel 20'to Mile. Renee. de Remondange, according to. word re ceived by friends in Peiping, 'An informal dinner was given in the SVE. Club on Satirday evening by' past and present members of the Shanghat Seotish RUE. as 0 fare: well 10 Mr. W. E. Grieve, Mr. J. 8 Ritchie, and Me, C, J.-A. Taylor, the free' Musketeers" of ihe "Scotish atten, all of whom are leaving 5 in the near future, and revoir to Mr RD. K. silky, the "d'Artagnan"of the" Scottish aloe, Who eaves on home leave shotty.
Atthough he has never aspired. to becoming a "City Father," or to tuy rank in any social or sporting. way, there are few men mo widely known Shanghai" and other centres China as 'Mr. John. Walter Barber, Who. Stiled for" England' on "re: Lirement last Wednesday, by the 'Terukuni Maru, Béchaps "it 4s) not an' oseasion fo. express regret when an old friend "goes into well-earned" retirement after a Hrenuous business life, ut there sill be a noticeable" gap when "John Winier sails and an army of friends Tong absent.
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