Dr. Wu Lien-eh, Director of the National Quarantine Service, arrived here in the s. Tjisadane on Sunday.
Mr. Kamekichi Takahashi, one of Japan's outstanding economists, has arrived in Shanghai oh an inspection tour of China, Gen, and Madame Chiang Kal-shek flew from Nanking to Fenghua on Sunday. They intend to spend a few holiday there.
Sir Alexander Cadogan, British 'Ambassador to China, arrived in. Nanking from Peiping' on Thursday. He ig on a regular visit without any articular mission, Lady Teichman, Mr. and Mrs. B.A. F. B. Archer, Mrs, G. R. V. [Steward, and Mr. C.'B. Ogilvie were among those who left on Tuesday, Oct. 15, in the P. & O. s. Chitral for Mrs. T.C. White (Princess Der: Ling) returned last Wednesday. Shanghai from Peiping. This was her frst visit to te ancient capital in eight years. She is stopping at Broadway Mansions.
Gen. Chiang Kai-shek is expected in Shanghai within the next few days. Later, the Generalissimo is to go to his native place in Fenhua, Chekiang, for a week's stay, before Felurning to Nanking.
Mr, King Chun-cheng, a banker, has been elected by the Chinese Ratepayers Association as a member fof the Land Commission of the SMC, in succession to Mr, Wang Po-yuan, who has resigned.
The Ministry of Finance has appointed Mr. S.C. Lu liquidator of the National Commercial & Savings Bank, Shanghai. Mr. Lu formerly was general manager of branches of this bank, which now is in voluntary liquidation.
Among the arrivals on Sunday was Mr. Huang Lokeges, member of the Central Executive Committee,—who gen route to Nanking for meetings that. will commence about November 1. He fs also a member of the Southwest Political Council.
Miss Esme Barton, daughter of Sir Barton, British Minister to Abyssinia, arrived in Djibouti on Sunday, Oct. 13, from Addis Ababa and sailed for China via Aden, 1 ports Reuter. Her father was formerly British Consul-General here.
The German Ambassador and Frau closure approached through the porch trautmann gave a reception in Nan-
Jof a temple, the priests of which are charged with its preservation:
testimony of their belief that is a branch of the identical tree under" which Gautama Buddha Sakyamuni received enlightenment, Jduccessive Ceylonese kings have dedicated their dominions to it There is an ancient tradition that, whenever the island of Ceylon undergoes any evil influence, the tree will Hfade, and this belief was strengthened by the fact that, during the riots in 1915, the tree began to die, and leaves dropped off. Shortly after the trouble creased, the tree recovered. The sapling planted here yesterday iwas grown out of a seed taken from the tree.
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