Homegoing ships continue to be well booked with Shanghai folk proceeding on leave oF leaving for good. Among the recent leave takers are Mrs. A, Bassett, Mr. and Mrs. F. N. Matthews, Madame P. Auge, wife of the acting French Consul-General, Mr. J. W. P. Marsh, Mr. J. H. Cubbon, low." Financial Secretary to the Inspectorate-General of Customs, and Mrs. Cubbon, Mr. and Mrs. Gironl and' family, all these having left within the past week for Europe, America or Canada. Some of our number have returned and among these is Mr. V. G, Bowden, Austra-lan Trade Commissioner, with Mrs. Bowden and their daughter. Miss Doreen. Their son Ivor is with them for a short time, he having joined his family in Java from England. Mr. Bowden junr.'s stay will be short as he Jeaves again for England early this month.
Mr. and Mrs, Hardman were perturbed a while ago as to whether the threatened trouble in Manchuria would prevent the crossing of Siberia by their two sons, but, all being well they should arrive here ext week from England where they. are in school. A long way to come for a school holiday one would have thought years ago, but these young boys will doubtless live to sce the time when they can trip off to Australia or China almost for a week end.
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