'The large circle of friends which Major-cantar APD. 'TelterSmollet has' mate Gerethat during his term of office as Cent Sen of the British Forces hers, sander "har of ie new eppalniment wie scot o Nscolved, an," Lirtienamt Gores tomnsey and its dependencies, contitiog Gijemmey and Sark, "The signal services, i'he has een able fo render the' come duty "during the troublous. times through "hae pasced and is' suit posing see nie appreciated by those who realise the deerrsoug amount of work he" has done, and sereqieeney with which he hae done i, and the Siparture from 'Shanghat will be attended wes svery. cal regret. 'The Channel' Islands ihe only portions of the Dukedom of Xormandy. now belonging to" the Crown Keying, to" which they have been attached Bie the Norman Conquest. 'They. are ade Minitered according to their own' laws and micas, Jersey bes a separate existence, bos fect Guernsey ts administered bya Licaten? iMidovernor and. a Bollif appointed bythe Giown, 'The former has the Tight of vee on certain forms of legislation, and while he and the' Crown offers' may "address. the "States sembly neither he not they are ended to fate By a law passed: in 1810 the approval the Lieutenant Governor and. the Royal hurt the Island is required previous to the Sequisition, of leasing or ceeupation of immov~ ible property by aliens or allen" companies Guernsey despite is comparative smalivess fends about 100,000 tons of granite, 20,00 tons tomatoes, 1800 tons of potatoes, 680 tons of fruit and 4400 tons of flowers. to. the United Kingdom, while it registered shipping, amounts to 33 vessels totalling 2,642 tons, Sir Havilland te Sausmaren, formerly Chief Judge of 70M Sineeme Court in Chine, was for a term Bait a Guernsey. after his retirement, Major-Gene trol and 'Mrs. Telter-Smollett wil take. sith them. when they leave Shanghai for their new verne, the best Yelshes of the many" who' Move fered' to Mike them 50" well The Late Mr. Browett The death on Dec, 14 at the ripe old age of 76 years, of Mr, Harold Browett, senior memter of the Bar of H.M, Supreme Court, and a resident in Shanghai for fifty-one ' years, removes another of those links with old Shanghai, the number of which now is becoming all too small, "He was what he called himself, a "family solicitor" of the old type, well read, learned in his profession, and gifted with an old-world courtesy which endeared him to li with whom he came in contact. His work did not bring him so often Into court as other practitioners, but when he did appear he was quite able to give a good account of himself and his case, Browett was another of those men who not only delighted in his own work, but took a pride in serving the communi Thus on arriving in Shanghai he joined Coy, $.V.C, with which he served for two years, after which he Joined the reserves. was One of the first to join the Special Police, remaining with them long enough to earn the long service medal, Up until comparatively recently he led a most active life in the service of Shanghai as a member of various committees where his long knowledge of local conditions often proved of the utmost valu Gifted with a quiet sense of humour he was most delightful when reminiscing on Shanghai, and his excellent memory made him a very lweful source of reference, especially to some of the older newspapermen' who remember well the courtesy with which he did his best to help them in their work, Indeed the whole of his life was dedicated to the service of his fellows, and amongst the many fine men, past and present members of the British Bar in China, Browett will always be remembered for th Ungrudging manner in which he gave of his lime to be of assistance in matters not immediately connected with his profession. Of late years he has, naturally, not been so active, but his interest in the doings of Shanghai was unflagging, Of hig quiet acts of charity there are only a few who know, for he managed to keep stich very much to himself, but there are many still in Shanghai who will remember with gratitude the manner in which he was always feady to extend a helping hand to those less fortunately placed than himself. His passing will be a very definite loss to the community.
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