Family Leave for England of the "North-China" have often curious to know the origin of the Scriptural texts and comments which have appeared in its advertise-tment columns for so many years. Mr, Hugh Moreton, of the Shanghai Free Christian Church, was inspired io adopt this method of propagating the Gospel, and many, not only of his friends, but others who have read with interest the Biblical quotations so unexpectedly appearing among advertisements of rubber company meetings and business announcements, will ised learn with genuine regret that he left yesterday in the Conte Biancamano on retirement.
Mr. Shanghai Moreton came to thirty years ago to join Messrs. Weeks arrival in Shanghai, Mr. Moreton joined the Artillery, S.V.C. and for are pany years was an efficient trumpeter of that unit. Marriage came and with it regeneration and different interests, until Mr, Moreton became an elder and frequent speaker in 'a little church in North Szechuen Road, a church in passing which as a volunteer trumpeter he often found excuse to sound a call for the benefit of the startled congregation.
A son and daughter engaged in religious work at home will welcome Mr. and Mrs. Moreton and their two younger children on arrival in England.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.