The Archive · 1939

Major J. 7. Ford

tone of the British regiments, he presented to the Fourth U.S.' Marines {set of fifes known as the "Fessenden Fifes," and an unusual bond of Anglo-'American friendship was established. Lieut.-Col. F. D. Kilgore, commanding. the Marines, expressed this in a letter in April, 1029.

1929, Mr. Fessenden abandoned hig seat on the Council when it was prevailed on him that his services to the community" would be better utilized as Director-General of the Foreign Settlement, this appointment taking effect from April 18, 1929. At the Pan-Pacific Conference held at Kyoto from October 28 to November 9, he acted as the Council's represen-

Shanghai, Jan. 4, John Francisco Buzay, 16 year-old Filipino mechanic, was found shot through the head in his room at 237 Nanyang Road shortly after 1 o'clock yesterday morning. The police who arrived on the scene soon afterwards rent the body of the boy to the! [Country Hospital for an examination.

Buzay having been an American citizen, the Marshal's office of the United States Court for China was formed and took up investigations ju the case, being assisted by detectives from" Bubbling Well Station. An inquest will be held in the United States Court for China this morning, Mr. N, E. Lurton acting as coroner.

According to the investigations. the boy who had only one eye, was disheartened over the fact that his job jas-a mechanic only enabled him to earn $30 per month and he wanted to get married.

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