He was appointed Personal Seeretary to the Inspector-General 1624, a position which he held con Uruously, "except for periods home leave, until October 1033, Although he was then compulsorily retired on reaching the maximum eye limit, his services were retained for special duty at the Inspeeorate until ho finally severed his connection with the Customs service ft the end of April this year, During the spring and summer of 1037, he wes appointed secretary to Dr, 'U. M. Kung, Minister of Finance, to company him while on his special mission as delegate to. the Corona tion of King George VI.
During his long career Me. Weight as received many decorations cognition of his" services. Notable among these are the Customs Gold Medal, awarded by the Chinese Government in 1938; Order of the Brilliant Jade with Red Cravat (Fourth Class), conferred by the Chinese Government in 1937; and the rank and insignia of Command= of the Order of St, Olaf, awarded by the Norwegian Government the end of the same A farewell dinner" was given by Sir Frederick Maze in honour of Me. and Mrs Wright at which a large' number of prominent Shanghai residents, inelud-Ing Mr. Oskar "Oxhoim, the Danish, Minister, Dr. M. Fischer, the German Consul-General, Dr. A." Vienich and Mr. Hahnehe as well us many senior members of the Customs service were present, Sir Frederick Included in his forewelt speech the following re-
"Brilliant Caree "The approaching departure of Mr. Stanley Wright is an event which closely affects the Interests. of the Maritime Customs Administration, After a brilliant career in the Queen University, Belfast, he' joined ud ith that wielded connection with the development and mal tenance of foreign Fel with, China." Mr. Weight has played many ts in the country of his adoption, where his versatile attainments have enabled him on. various occasions inder meritorious service the Government—his most outstanding achievement in' this respect is. his masterly production "China's Revenue since the Revolution of 1911", which since become the standarit work fon the subject: By his retirement the terview will lose one of its most But apart from his oMelal aetivities, his veneral success and. popular ity in China may be. attributed to many personal qualities—ineluding hhis native wit and his keen sense of humour. iis clastic: mind has enabled him to appraise the signifeance fof each change of many-coloured lite ud politics in the Far East, and 1 st that he will not waste his political gifts in the land of his retirement.
"Mrs. Wright's departure will also Jeave a blank in our ranks, and her Kindly, unselfish and generous disposition has endeared her to all with whom she has been brought into con-tet."
Best. wishes are extended to Mr and Mrs. Weight by their many friends for a long and happy retire-
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