The Archive · 1939

Leaving for New Post

Shanghai, Aug. 20.

Mr. E. Vega, Chilean Consul-General in Shanghai, who has, been appointed Counsellor' to the Chilean Legation at Tokyo, was entertained to luncheon by members of the Consular Body of Shanghai, ai the French Club on August 17 and was presented with a silver cigarette box bearing the signatures of all the Consular heads' in Shanghai. Mr. Paul Scheel, Danish Consul General and Senior Consu), made the presentation and a short speech to which Mr. Vega suitably replied.

Mr. E. Vega will leave for his new appointment some time in the middle' of September after his Successor, Dr. Juan Naryn, will have. arrived here.

'The departing Consul is entertained at' numerous private parties before his departure for Tokyo.

Mr. Vega, who is very popular ta Shanghai, was first appointed to the local posi on April 1, 1935, and took up his duties here on Getober 7, 1935.

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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