A distinguished visitor to Shanghai yesterday was Brigadier-General it Walter Ramsay McNicoll, K.B.E, LB, C.M.G, D.S.O, V.D, Administrator of the Mandated Territory of New Guinea, who, with Lady Mc-Nicoll, is passing through the city on the M.M. liner Athos LI. on a holiday trip.
Sir Walter and Lady McNicoll were the guests of Sir Herbert and Lady Phillips at H.M. Consulate yesterday afternoon and were entertained of dinner by Mr. and Mrs. V. G. Bowden, Australian Government Trade Commissioner, The distinguished visitors, whose home is in Rabaul, administrative centre of the Mandated Territory of New Guinea, the mandate of which is held by the Commonwealth Government of Australia, passed through Shanghai on October 9 on the s. Nellore bound for Japan, whence they are now returning for Saigon. They will spend about ten days in French Indo-China and will visit Angkor. They go thence to Bangkok, staying a few days, and then proceed to Australia and Java and Bali. After spending some weeks in Australia they are due back at Rabaul in January.
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