The Archive · 1936

Naval Attache Passes Through

Li-Commander R. A. Ofstie, USN, who is with the Naval Attaché's OMlce at the American Embassy. tu. Toky passed through Shanghat on Tuesday, Feb. 8. Inthe. s. President Grant or Bana Sir Frederick Leith-Ross, Chie Heonomie Adviser to the British Government, Je{t Hongkong for Canton on Thursday evening accompanied by Lady Leith-Ross, Mr. N, E, Young, British Treasury expert attached 10 the Hongkong Government as financial adviser, and Mr, RH. Scott, acting British trade commissioner ai Hongkong The party intends return to Hongkong on Monday.

Mx, R, Vaughan Fowler, who was formerly managing director of the Far Eastern Aviation Ca, Ltd, and adjutant at Kaitak Aerodrome, Hongkong, is one of the competitors in the Viceroy's Cup air race around India, Mr. Vaughan Fowler Is flying a B.A. Eagle, a three-seater Jow-winged cabin monoplane fitted with a 130 lip. Gipsy Moth engine.

Prorrsson and Mrs, Becker have recently arrived in Nanking and made their home at 8 Pan Chiao Msin Tswen Shih Pan Chiao, Nanking & Professor Becker is Professor of Geology from the famous University of Leipzig, Germany and now lecturing at' the National Central University as well as being According to a Chinese report, Mr, Chen Chung-fu, Chairman of' the Foreign Relations Committee of the Hopei and Charhar Political Council, has received a telegram feom Mr, Han-min, requesting him (0 £0 lo Canton and make a report onthe situation In North China, A resident in Japan for many years, Mr, Chen once served as Japanese secretary 10 the late Dr, Sun Yat-sen and. ater he seted in a similar capacity: to Mr, Mu Han-min, Judge Millon J. Helmick, who left for Canton on February" 12, accom: panied by Mrs, Helmick, Miss Helen. Wiley, court reporter, Mr. W.'T. collins, acting U, 8.' Commissioner, and the court interpreter, returned in the President Hoover on Monday. Judge Helmick made the trip Canton in order to hear some cases there, and it fy also expected that calls will be made at Tientsin and Han-10 hear cases before finally returning to Shanghai, British insurance friends of Mr, Ralph, manager of the insur nee department of Messrs, Bulter field & Swire, who Is" retiring is shortly, entertained him to tiffin the Shanghai Club, on Friday, Among those present were Messrs," A. Ik Harris, W. G, Dove, H. E, Weight, G. F, Dumbarion, W. C.'Bond, R. N. Swann, T, A. T. Boga, B. B, Pars Lester' Arnold, C," C, Cruttwell, Ht, Piercy, G. D. Nicholl, A.M.

journey, A, C. Hay, and Int. If, Ivy. and. their so Richard, have arrived Nanking and are living at the home of Dr. and Mrs, Edward James while the larier are on furlough, Dr. and Mrs, Mather have been mis sionaries of the Northern Presbyter= fan "Mission in Paotingfu for over thirty years, Dr. Mather will teach Nanking Theological Seminary ing the spring term. Their son Fecently returned from the United States, where he graduated from Princeton University.

Mr. L.A, Falkner gave an me teresting address on 'Australia to members of the Shanghai Rotary. Club, who held their usual weekly som' reunion on Thursday at the Metropole Hotel, after which a short "uikic® film dealing with Tasmania, "ihe smallest but oldest state Australia" was shown. Mr, Faikne! was enabled to show the film through the courtesy of the Australian Trade Commissioner to Shanghai, and. proved both entertaining and instru tive, tery in the afternoon, The services services at the Chapel and at the grave were conducted by the Rev. Futher were conducted by the Rev. Father Jacquinot. "A guard of honour fron Andreott assisted by the Russian 'B" Company, S.V.C, attended under choir. The casket was borne to the the command of the Company Ser-grave by Messrs L. Andetiem, S. Keant-Major F. J, and a G."Storozol, L. G. "Savchenko," A.

wler from Company Korzoff, L, Evdochenko and V, Dob+ wed the "Last Post." The casket, rovolsky. spon which rosied two beautiful floral Mr. Evaristo L, M. Castro pieces from Mrs. Mooney and children, was borne to the grave by. Messrs, Funeral services were held on Satur= J.P, Mawes, F. W, Golding, F. day afternoon for the late Mr. Eva Madar, L. P. Quincey, J. A." Smith, risto Luiz Manalisay Castro atthe

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