Mr. and Mrs. M. Reader Harris, arrived hero on Sunday in the P.
s. Ranchi, Lady Manning arrived here on Sun-[day in the P. & O. s. Ranchi. Her Ladyship left for Hankow on' Tuesday.
Carram J. Gordon Dyson, Chief] of the Fire Brigade, and Mrs. Dyson, left on Sunday morning for Japan in the s. Nagasaki Maru, Dr. E. Lautenschlager, Counsellor of the German Legation, is in charge during the absence of Dr. Trautmann, the Minister, who is on sick leave.
Mrs.. F. B. Upham, wife of the Comménder-in-Chief of the U.S. Fleet in Asiatic Waters, returned here in the s, Empress of Asia on Sunday, Mr. C.F. A. Wilbraham, Chief} Tide Surveyor of the Chinese Marl-time Customs, is leaving here 08 April 16 in the s, Cordillera on eave in England Me. RW, Telfer manager of the Wednesday in the s. Shanghai Maru for Japan, from where he 4s to continue his journey in the s. Chichibu Maru io the United States.
On the 48th birthday of the Amerjcan Minister, Mr. Nelson -T. Johnson, ea April' 3, officers and men of the' American Legation Guard in Peiping participated ina special Farade in honour of the Minister in the Legation Compound and took occasion to extend to him the good wishes of the entire command.
Sir Alexander Cadogan who with Lady Theodosia and Miss Patricia [Cadogan has arrived in Shanghai, is expected to stay here for a few days before returning to Peiping. His party includes Mr. H. A. Caccia, First Secretary to the Legation, Mr. W. G. Graham, Private Secretary and Captain K. O'B. Harding. On Saturday Lady Sophie Scott, Sir Alexander's "sister, arrived ' here from England, Tientsin lost one of its best-known residents when Mr. Leslie Stedman, Jaccompanied by Mrs. Stedman, left jon March 29 on their way to Japan, {from where they are proceeding home via Canada, after 33 years' residence in Tientsin. Mr. Siedman arrived in Tientsin on Christmas Day, 1903, and from that date to 1910 he was with the Chinese Engineering and Mining Ca. (now the Kailan Mining Administration). Since 1910 he has raciised asta chartered accountant.
Mrs. F. B. Winter, who is leaving for home on, the Empress of Canada on Easter Sunday, was guest of Ronour' at a tifin given on Tuesday, "April 2, by the retie~ ing executive committe of the [British Women's Association. rs. W. F, Bichard, acting chairman in the absence of Mrs. V. Wilkinson, presided, and the party was entirely Informal, "Mrs. Bichard thanked the {uest of Honour on behalf of the rest St the committee for all she had done during her term of office as fRonoraryeasuer and wished her bon voyage and a safe return.
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