Apart from the Far Eastern hon ours to which reference has already made the awards in King George Vi's frst New Year's list have General interest here. 'The list is not large one and preserves the restrain' which "marked the last issue of New Year's Honours in conformity with the desire to avoid the exuberance of the years immediately' following the War period, On the casion of Hils Majesty's Coronation custom will prescribe a generous flow from the fount of honour. Custom will be duly approved, but itis satisfactory to note that the tendency to make on honour nowadays real mark of recognition for public service. For example the admission of Mr. H. A, L. Fisher to the Order: lof Merit gives the list special distinetion. An eminent University scholar, historian who has lately" achieved the feat of writing a "History of] Europe" which, besides meeting the applause of the learned, has become a best-seller, a former President the Board of Education who has the distinction of being the only educa Uonalist ever to have filled that high office, Mr. Fisher fitly enters the Fanks of the most exclusive British orders. The elevation of Sir Harry MacGowan to the peerage will be welcomed here ay well vas nome. Sir Harry's leadership of a Great industrial concern has. been marked by sound statesmanship and considerable vision. The House of Lords thus acquires yet another important addition to the experience at fits disposal in men who have carved out for themselves careers of lable success in commerce a industry, Lord Greenwood's promotion is stridly a well-deserved party honour, but it has a wider signiteance in that Viscount Greenwood is by. birth a Canadian and the last Chief Secretary for Ireland, Medical science ig honoured by the Iknighthoods bestowed on Mr. J.C. Ledingham and Mr. Ernest Lo Fleming. Sir John Ledingham is a scientist who has rendered long and notable service t0 medical research and Sir Ernest Lo Fleming's Chalrmanship of the Council of the British Medical Association speaks for itself, Mr. H.R. Tlaard's services to aviation may be said 10 have inspired the knighthood which. he receives as Rector of the Imperial, College of Science and Technology. Sir Henry Tizard did much for ex: perimental, work in the Royal Air Force both during and after the War. 'The award of the K.C.B, to the King's Private Secretary will' be specially approved, Sir Alexander Hardinge was one on whom the strain of the constitutional crisis bare with partie cular acuteness. It fe fitting that a public recognition of his work should be promptly forthcoming. If Reuter's summary is comprehensive once again it seems that women have been less Generously treated than the Import ance of their present place in the nation's activities justifies. The me novation begun by King Edward VIII and continued by his' successor appointing a royal lady to the Mastership of an Order of Knighthood—the Queen becomes Grand Master of, the British Empire—prompts the hope that in future lists women will be, more conspicuous.
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'A. dinner for Old Harrovians in Shanghai will be held on Monday. February 15. meeting was held on February 3 to discuss a proposed Cathedral 'School Old Boys' Association, Foreign banks in Shanghai will be closed for the Spring Holiday Fes-rival on February 11, 12 and 13, Messrs, Maitland & Ca, Lid, have been appointed sole agents for the Alas Chemical & Industrial Works, The Paymaster, British Forces in Shanghai, invites tenders for Chinese Aollars up to and for the sum £10,000, There will be no isle of the North-China Daily News" on Prle day, February 12, on account of the Spring Holiday Festival, The name of the Ningpo Trading Company has teen changed to that of the Yah Chang "Trading Company from February 8, 1997.
A second interim dividend for the year ending March 31, 1997, of $0.01 per share has been declared by the Tanah Merah Estates (1916) Lid, The, name of the Shantung Brew ery Limited will be struck off the Register of British Companies in China untos cause is shown (0 the contrary.
Persons having claims. ayainst the estate of John James Sheridan, who died at Shanghai on November 13, 1936, are requested to send particulars to Mrs, Anna Sheridan, 90 Nanking Rend, Shanghai.
Persons having claims against the estate of Terence George Randal Skellington-Smyth, who "died at Shanghai on March 9, 1936, are requested to send particulars' to. Hansons, 39 Peking Road, Shanghai.
Interest Coupon No, 6 of Shanghai Power Company First Mortgage Debentures, 5% per cent. dollar series due 1973, will be payable on or after February 10, 1937, at the Hongkong Shanghol Banking Corporation Shanghai, Shanghai Harbour Notineation No, 1 of 1937 concerns the swinging of vessels in thick weather, "In addition to the usual signals required by vessels about to swing in the channel, the new regulation calls for Souind "signals, five short blasts on their whistle, when visibility Is poor The next examinations of Trinity College of Music, London, at the Shanghai Centre will be hold at the end of May. The list of entries will lose on February 22, 1997. Entry forms, syllabuses, et¢, may be ob= tained from the local secretary, Mr B. do S, Lazaro, 232 Nanking Road, Shanghai.
As considerable embarrassment 19 safe navigation is being caused by the numerous. bright non-navigation ints exhibited." on board. vessels navigating the Whangpoo or moored fat their berths, a regulation has been enforced requiring vessels to. have lights, except navigation lights, to be properly and effectively screened riverwards.
Brdcr to carry out the approved reduction inthe "number" of public Fiekstaw teenees 109.00 in the setts tment, the Shanghai Afunlelpal Coun: eit_ate arranging draw of the 48 Ticenee numbers to be cancelled, The Tieenee numbers of all public eke shave inthe seitloment, with. the exception of singly-owned "vehicles owner-puled, Wil be ineleted in the 'The Commanding Ofieer, 4th Regt. US Marine Corps, calls' attention to the fact that those having dealings with enlisted men of the regime entirely at their own risk. He says the limitations on the pay the men is well-known to everyone, and the practice of extending credit in excess of that which is granted Har tnanetal elt ig: highly. unbusiness-like fand imprudent, Headquarters, Fourth Marines, will not serve as a collecting agency to recover losses result ing from a disregard of this warning.
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