The Archive · 1939

Civil Branches tu One Building

In effecting the consolidation and reorganization Yequired under the legislation based upon the recommendations of the President " in regard to the foreign services of the United. States, we have now brought all civil branches of the American Government at Shanghai together in tone building, in the central part of the business' and banking district of Shanghai.

(On the third floor one finds the new consolidated unit including the Commercial Attache, "the Agricultural Commissioner, and the China Trade Act Registrar; on the fourth and ith floors, the' administrative and executive offices of the Consulate General; on the sixth floor. the U, S, Court for China and the U.S. 'Treasury Attache: and It may be of interest to note that. on the eighth floor is the U.S, Navy Purchasing and' Disbursing OMmee, Foreign Resident Dies After Fall Shanghai, Nov. 17.

Following a fall from his horse while out riding with several friends in Hungjao Road yesterday morning, the death took place at the Country Hospital at about 1.20 pin. yesterday of Mr. G. M. Pisarevsky, a popular member of the local Russian and Jewish communities and a member of ihe American Securities Corporation of 107 Museum Road.

Mr. Plsarevsky, who was 39 years. of age, was accompanied during the fide by Mr. Lindsay Moller, Mr. Erie Moller' and several other friends. As far as can be ascertained his fall took Iplace shortly after 7 a.m. but the cause for at is unknown, The injured man was immediately token to hospital by car and he died several hours later from a fractured skull, He leaves a wife but no ehildren, The funeral takes place today arrangements being in the hands of International Funeral Directors.

Mr. Plsarevsky, who is popular in many circles in" Shanghai,—wa formerly a member of the firm of Messrs. G. E. Marden & Ca. He loft this firm sie or seven years ago to Join the American Securities Cor: poration, And Part of Clothes Shanghai, Nov. 19.

'A Russian resident of Chusan Road was accosted by a gang of Chinese bandits as he was walking in Yang tszepoo Road, near Thorburn Road, at 1 o'clock yesterday morning and robbed. The man, two of whom carried black pistols, took the Russian's watch and a part of his clothing, and fed, Later the victim reported. to detectives at the Yulin Road Station that the value of the stolen articles was $290.

'A Chinese pedestrian was forced at pistol point to hand over his money, $40.70, to two robbers in Vu Ya Ching Road, near Swatow Road (between Foochow Road and Avenue Edward VII) at 830 o'clock yesterday morning, These bandits also escaped.

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