Shanghai, Sept. 13, Mr, X. Itoh, assistant manager op the Mitsu) Bussan Kaisha Ltd. Shanghai, and manager of the firm, Insurance department since 1910, why will be leaving on transfer to Tokjy fon September 21, will be the gust of honour today at a luncheon at the Shanghai Club organized by his tony coreign friends. in Shanghai, most whom have been associated with him 'A member of the committee of the Shanghai Fire Insurance Association, Mr. Itoh, whose successor on that body will be Mz. MI. Otzulea, hat secelved the thanks of the confinities or his valuable services during Riy erin of office, while the Marine Underwriters' Association, of which Sody Mr, Itoh was also''a member have expressed their regret on hi resignation from the committee, His position on the latter Association wil filled by Mr. K, Matsumura, Before joining he service of his present company in 1016, Mr. Hoh iwas a member of the Melfi Insurance Company in Tokyo. for ten years [Shortly after entering the service of the Mitsui Bussan Kaisha Ltd, he was {transferred to Shanghai, where he hay remained ever since. In 1019 he was elected a member of the general come mittee of the Shanghai Fire Insurance Association and later of the Sino. Japanese Hostilities "committee 1932, During the present conflet i, toh' has served on the same com: mittee which has made use of his services as a unison between the 'Association and Japanese companies, 'The Marine Underwriters' Association, lof which body he has been a member for many years, have also expressed their appreciation of his services during the present hostilities, Nantao Boom An interesting task with which Ins, toh is at present connected is the raising of the Nantao boom. by the Nippon Salvage Ca, whose agents li Shanghai are the "Mitsui - Bussai Kaisha Ltd, while other salvage operations in'which he was concerned Included the refloating of the. inv, Glenamoy which was. stranded "on May 11, 1924 off Video Island at the entrance to the Yangtze River, the saving of the N.D.L, Hner s. Giessen which struck Button Rock on March 13, 1920, when about to. enter the Yangtze River, and the inv, Roseville which went aground at Turnabout {island on March 6, 1081.
'A. member of the Japanese Rose Jents' "Association, Mr. Ttoh was the guest of honour at @ farewell party given by the Association, and many expressions of gratitude for his efforts lon behalf of the Japanese community jin Shanghai were voiced, Mrs. Itoh Jond her three sons, all of whom were born in Shanghai, are at_presont in Japan where the Latter are frushing Their education after attending the local primary school here.
'Among Mr. Itoh's recollections of JShanghal during its early days we the facts that when he first arrived {in the city the highest building on the Bund was the Palace Hotel, "Thi Dullding," he said, "stood out' ament the rest/and was easy distinguishable from Wayside Wharf, but today it is Jdwarfed by the massive structures Jaround it" Memories of the Fire Brigade when most of its officers' were volunteers, drawn mainly from the Tanks of insurance men in Shanghai were also recalled by Mr. Itoh, who Jadded that while he would be gind to Juet back to his native: country he would certainly miss Shanghai,
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