British Soldiers Leave For England Shanghai, Jan. 18.
Bound for England after a tour of foreign service various members, of British military' units. in Shanghai boarded the s. Taksang this morning prior to the vessel's departure from the Roosevelt Terminal ]Wharf for Hongkong at noon. In the Colony the party will. join HIM, Transport Dilwara on her homeward voyage.
Included among the personnel leaving Shanghai are Regimental Sergeant-Major W. E. Smith, of the Royal 'Army Medical Corps,' who will "be 'accompanied by his wife and family, Corporal Royal of the Royal Army Service Corps, regular playing mem~ ber of the RA.M.C. Football XI. and tone of the RALE. team which won the recent Shanghai Darts Championship, Ple. Adams of the Seaforth Highlanders and "Driver Woods, RASE. the former being a member of the Seaforths First XI. and the latter a British Services Rugby three. quarter, Tu honour of the men who are leaving Shanghai, a farewell "party was held at the British Miltary Hospital on January 16, all Bue fish naval and military unite. bein represented at the gathering. Dur= {ng the evening a concert party under the direction of Corporal Mesmer, of the Royal Army Service Corps. anier. tained the large assembly and songs were rendered by many of the quests, Prize Distribution During the interval RSM. Smith resented the prizes given in con nection with a recent tournament organized by members of the RAME. The awards wore ax follows: Snooker, Private W.. Davie, 2: Sergeant Dunne; billiards, 1; Private Hitehcock; 2; Private Houghton; darts, Lance-Sergeant Eatwell (Bast Surrey Regt): 2: Private Wilke Following the presentation Mr. 'Smith; on. behalf of the departing personnel, asked them all to rise and rink a toast to those staying behind ud in a short speech he thanked the embers of the R.AMLC. for the sup-ort which they had' given to him uring his term of office as Sorgeant-Atajor of the Military Hospital Quartermaster Sergeant" Roberts, who will act ax Sergeant-Major tem-orarily, also addressed the gathering while, later in the evening. the departing RSM. was accorded muisleal honours in the Sergeants' Moss.
Corporal Crowe acted as M.C. while the excellent catering arrangements were in the hands of Private MeDade Jand the RASE. cooks, French Embassy Officials Leave for North China Shanghai, Jan. 23, Int. Knobel, French Charge d'At-faires, accompanied by M. Negro, Secreiary of Embassy, left for Tien-{isin at noon yesterday aboard the s.
Knobel's trip to the North is being made in the form of a tour of Peiping and "he is expected to return here in about a fortnight.
'A. guard of honour of the French Police was lined up in front of the French Consulate "General on the French Bund and was reviewed by the Charge d'Affaires, before he lous times experienced at intervals during the past ten or twelve years. [The conduct of the men had been exemplary, and he thought he could say that every resident was proud of {the representatives of the army who from time to time bad been stationed here.
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