Vice-Admiral A. Craig Waller arrived from England in the s. Petroclus on April 28.
M. P. E. Nacoras, French Ambassador, and M. R. Luc, Attache, returned in the my. Felix Rouse! on Friday.
Mes. P, D. G, Gain and her elder daughter, Joyce, are expected to arrive in the s. Empress of Russia tomorrow, Tur former Polish National holiday which falls on May 3 although not officially recognized, will be observed by the local Polish community, for whom 'h/special Mass will be served at 8.30 am. in the Church of Christ the King, (Rue Bourgeat.
Amomosr the passengers who arrived in the s. Patroclus on Thursday were—Mrs. Selby-Walker from England; Mrs. Travers-Smith and Mr. C. A. Member from Marseilles, and from Hongkong—Bishop L. H. Roots and Miss F. Roots, Lieut. Col. Hens-tock, and Messrs C. H. Arnhold and J. H. Liddell.
Tug Chairman of the Executive Committee of the "Provisional Government" in Peiping, Mr. Wang Keh-min, arrived here by plane on April 27, states a me: e to the "Life Daily News" Mr. Wang was accompanied by the Japanese Special Service Officer in North China, Lieutenant-General Kitz, and a Chinese attache, Mr. Li Hsuah-wet.
Ckobb in the wake of the recent visit to Hankow by Mr. Li Shih-hao and Admiral Wu Kwang-hsin, two other former leaders of the pro-Japanese Anfu Party, Messrs. Chang Shih-chao and Tseng Vu-chun, have arrived in Hankow to interview the Central authorities, says a dispatch to the "Standard.
Mong than 300 students of the South-western Joint University arrived in Yurnanfu from Changsha on Thursday after a trek over 3,400 li by foot, states a dispatch to the "Sin Wan Pao." The youthful arrivals, who appeared none the worse for the long journey, were given a big ovation in a welcome meeting arranged by educational circles in Yunnenfu.
Tuk Chairman of the Yunnan Provincial Government, General Lung Yun, will shortly mobilize three snore divisions of Yunnanese troops to the front, states a dispatch to the "Hwa Mei Pao" The Yunnanese troops, it may be recalled, recently gave a creditable account of themselves in the battle of Taierchwang, where they doggedly held their ground in spite of heavy casualties.
Tue British and French Consuls in Canton have filed strong protests to the Japanese Consul in Hongkong over the flights of Japanese planes Over the foreign area in Shameen, the "Morning Leader" learns from its correspondent in Hongkong. The protests, it is learnt, pointed out the grave danger to foreign lives and property in—Shame possibly resulting from such flights.
Locat money exchange shops were recently ordered by the Chamber of Commerce to devise strict measures to stop the smuggling of old copper coins out of Shanghai, says a report t^ the "Standard." Accordini to the report, these shops were instructed to refuse any application for the exchange of dollars for these cóins giving rise to reasonable doubt' as to their bona fide nature.
A coop quantity of, Anti-leprosy serum prepared by Professor Riensteirna of Upsala Universi arrived on Friday by the m Roussel from the Fourth International Leprosy Conference and is to be. tried in the National Leprosarium of Shanghai operated by the Chinese 2 Mission to Lepers, 41 Tsze Pang Road, Shanghai, by Drs. F. Rei: and Lee S. Huizenga. The reports of this serum are very encouraging.
Dm. and Mrs. W. W. Yen gove a. lunch on Friday at the Park Hotel in honour of Father Jaquinot, who is leaving Monday by the s. Em of Canada for Washington. Among the guests present were Mrs. Ki Chun, Miss Stops, Mrs. W. S. New and Mme. Kraevsky, Dr. Alfred Sze, Rev. R. D. Rees, Dr. Sze-ming Sze, and Messrs. J. E. Jones, Calder Marshall, Findlay Andrew, O. S. Lieu, Hers, Doodha, Henry, and Drs, Y. Y. Tsu, W S. Fu and T. F. Huang.
IN order that full advantage may be taken of those pursuits of leisure Which summer days make possible, many local firms have amended their office hours, and instead of opening at 9 am. and closing at 5 p.m. they will work from 8.30 a.m. to noon, and from 2 to 430 pin. Among the firms adhering to this summer time-table are:—Mackinnon, Mackenzi Ca; Butterfield & Swire; Davies, Brooke and Gran; The Shanghai Gas Ca., Ltd.: Assurance Franco-Asiatique, Cie. D'Assurances Generales Incendie, Cie; D'Assurances Generales Accidents, and The China Homeward Freight Conference.
A Rertrep Officers' Corps has been opened by the Central authority Hankow with a view to again ce missioning retired commanders active service at the front, so a dispatch to the "Ta Wan Pao." The Chairman of the Military Affairs Commission, General Chiang Kai. shek, was. concurrently pointed Director of the Corps, while General Li Yang-ching, former Commander of ihe 3rd Cantonese Army, made ficer-in-Charge. Meanw it is reported. the Headquart the Cantonese forces on orders from the Central Government has sent many retired officers to Hankow during the past week.
Evensonc in shortened form will be said in the Cathedral today at 5 o'clock, and at 6 o'clock there wilt be held the specially arranged service in which the combined choirs of the Russian Cathedral and the two daughter churches. will ce-operate with the Cathedral choir in a service of Easter Music. The Cathedral chair will take the first part of the service, singing the Psalm and the Magnificat. After the Magnificat the service will be in Russian and consist of selections from the Easter Liturgies. The Russian choirs will, as is customary, sing without accompaniment. It will be an interesting occasion in that in addition to the combined choirs, we shall have assisting in the service an Anglican Bishop and Bishop of the Russian Orthodox Church. The Russian choirs will be under the leadership of Mr. M. A. Shouliakovosky, Conductor the Russian, Cathedral choir.
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