Shanghai, Nov. 17, Recently rumours have been going round to the effect that two German vessels, the Elsa Esberger and Anneliese Esbert ave loft Nagasaki and are now in the Pacific, presumably with the object" of fuelling German raiders. This is untrue, the facts being that these two vessels recently left Nagasaki and crept round the coast inside territorial waters to Kobe, where they now are, the "North-China Daily News? learns. which recently arrived here, describes the terrible buffeting, which the liner experienced before she was able to make port. The President Harding, states, left Southatnpton out October 8' and on October 17, after some very rough weather, ran into the thick of the hurricane the main force of which exerted itself from about 930 pin. that day until 6 am. the following morning.
Nearly everything in the ship was broken to bits, ales, went be freak waves. which, subsmer there appeared The estimated cost of these increases a full year is approximately $200,000 of which approximately two-thirds Fepresents the increase" in quarters Stlowances. The 1999 Budget strength fof constables and sergeants of the Chinese Branch provider for 371 constables and 406 acting sergeants as sengers were injured as they and furniture were tuny here and there with violent force. Among the Far Eastern passengers was Mr. H. E. Morriss of Shanghai, Reception Honours Admiral Shishido Shanghai, Nov. 21, A representative gathering which filed' the clubrooms to capacity marked the farewell cocktail party in honour of Rear "Admiral Shishide, commander of the Japan: ese. Naval Landing Party, given. yesterday evening by Col. J, W. Hornby and OMeers of the Shanghai Volunteer Corps at the 8, V.C, Club, Admiral Shishido is leaving Shanghai for Japan after a long term. of service here In charge of the Japanese defence force, On behalf of the S.V.C., Col, Hornby presented the departing aval officer with a framed minta= ure fag of the Corps, Admiral Shishido' responded to Col, Hornby's speech, thanking the affeers present for their ce-operation during his term of service in Shanghai" and for the pleasant relations he had enjoyed throughout that period.
Present were the various military and naval defence fore commande ers, "including Major-Gen, PF. K. simmons, Rear Admiral RV, ifolt, Rear Admiral W. D. Glassford, Col Joseph Fegan, and "Commander Morante, Other ofoers attending were Capt, E, S, Saunders, Liewt.-Col, " G, "E," Swinton, ' commanding 2nd. Bu, 'The East' Surrey Regiment: Maj." B, i, Ashmore, Brigade Major British Forces; Ma} HN, Stent, USMC: Maj, C, J, Corbin, Brigade Major 8, V-C.; Licut,- Col, WU. Utsunomiya, Japanese Hal fon' Officer: Tleut.-Col, Yvon, French Military Attache, and French naval Consular quests were Sit Herbere Phillips, HM Consul-General: M, M, Bauder, Consul-General of Franeet Neyrone, Italian Consul—ud Senior' Consul; Mr.
Japanese Consul-General; and Mr, E,'A. Long, Secretary of the Consular Bod; 'The International tlement was represented c.'8. Frankl Chairman of Council; Mr, G, God frey Phillips, Secretary and." Com= missioner-General; Maj, i, Mf, Bourne, Commissioner of' Police; Dr, Hf,' Jordan, Commissioner Public Health; "Capt, 1, G, Reed, Chief OMicer of the Fire Brigade Mr, RT. Bryan, Jun, Municipal Advocate; Messri, C." Akagi, Uyehara and G. W. Gilbert, Deputy Commissioners of Police; and Messe W. E, Fairbairn, m, W, Yorke, A. Ht. Samson and 1. Kakexawa, Aisisiant Commissioners. Mr. R. G, Macdonald, British member of the Council, and Me. Vu Yacehing, senior Chinese member, also. attended, The French Police were represented by Commandant L, Fabre, Director; MR, Jobex, " Deputy Director: and Mr, rie Davies, Chief fof the Speclat Police, The Volunteer Corps _offleers present included Maj, LIS, Bartley, Maj, Hans Berents, "Capt, F. J, Focke 13. Watt," Major M. Dean A, ES, Triveit, Senior Chaplain; Maj, Gauntlett, "Senior Medical Onicer.
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