Asked whether he Mked Shanghai, Mr, Sayre. stated that In his opinion IU'war a "straight" city and pointed out that in his capacity as adviser to the Siam Government years ago, frequently visited Shanghai on his way to-and from the United States, lidding hat the last time he was hhere was in 1926, Barber in the day, when interviowed on board the President Cleveland, Mr, Sayre said that the extension of United States reciprocal trade agree ments with Far Eastern Nations de-ended on the ouleome/ot the Sino-Supanese "war and that, until" this eonilict is settled, there''could be no question of the sincere approach to discussing commercial agreements in the Far East He pointed out that the "United States had concluded commercial agreements with about 20 nations and that these had. worked out to the nnutual satisfaction of both parties.
Mr. Sayre, who is the son-in-law of the late Mr. Woodrow Wilson, Pre-Sident of the United States during the World War, was until recently Assistant. Secretary of Slate Washington and in that capacity. handed notice of the abrogation of the Commercial Agreement with Japan, to Mr. K. Horinoveht, Japanese Ambassador to the United Siates.
A native of South Bethlehem, Pa., where he' was born 5¢ years ago, Mr. Sayre was for many years a law professor at Havard and wrote a number legal books. He lectured at the University of Southern California and was adviser in foreign affairs to the Siamese Government from 1923
1925, negotiating a number of import ant commercial "treaties for that country, first Baptism at Cathedral Stewahal, Ost, 14
Exaclly 90 years ago "today, October 14, 1640, the est baptism ook place'in Trinity Church, or as itis now. known," Holy. Trinity Cathedral. Ofeiating at" this im= portant event inthe history of Shanghai religion was the Rev. John Hobson, then Chaplain Trinity Church, and the child he baptised was none other than his Infant son, John Philip Hobson. One of the signatories witnessing the ceremony was Bishop Boone.
'The record of this baptism, faded and yellowed by the passing decades, "sul preserved' among the Voluminous "records of the. Holy Trinity Cathedral. Evidently the record was not started until a few years after the first baptism, for on the "Mest page of the register fs list of four "baptisms, under the heading "Memorandum Baptisms performed by me. before the opening of this register" Then, at the bottom of the st is the annotation "Baptised according to the Rites and Ceremonies of the United "Church of England and Ireland."
'This register of early baptisms in the Holy 'Trinity Cathedral has roved of great benefit to" many People throughout the years, for. apparently no. such record has' been kept in the Consulate. Thus, persons desiring birth certificates were able to get them from. the records of the Cathedral,
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.