The Archive · 1939

Mr. N. L. H, Railton, of Messrs

Jardine, Matheson & Co.'s Shipping Department in Hongkong, passed through Shanghai in the s. Empress of Canada on his way home on leave.

1H, E.R. de L Logo, the Brazilian Minister and his family arrived from Peiping on February 23. and are staying at the Cathy Mansions, The Minister intends to stay here for some time, A necterion was held by the China Study Society in Berlin on Feb. 24 to take leave of the newly appointed Consul General, Dr. Siebert, who is tcbout to leave (o take up his oficial [duties In Chungking.

Aagoxe those who arrived in the: s. "Fmpress of Canada from Bony kong on February 23° were—Rear-'Admiral and Mrs. R. V. Holt, Sir E. Kadoorie, Mfr. and Mrs. L. Kadoorie and Mr. 7, P, Pottinger.

Lon and Lady Baden-Powell respectively celebrated their 2nd and JSoth birthdays on Feb. 23 by atten: Ing a Girl Guides celebration at the Government House "in Nairobi. The Chief Scout was in excellent spirits, Asonc the passengers who left London in the s, Canton on January 27 for China were—For Hongkong: Dr. AM, Barwell, Capt. P. Marr-Johnson, Dr. Davies and Mr. W. [Chester-Woods. For Shanghai: Rev. TW. Allen, Owty one Cardinal travelling for! the Conclave went by aeroplane to Rome. This was the Patriarch of Lisbon, Goncalves Cardinal Cere-Jelra, who is $1 years of age and the "youngest of the 62 Cardinals. He arrived in Rome on February 18.

'Mu. A. Piercy of Jardines' import Jdepartment left for Hongkong on Feb. 26 in the s. Taksang on busi ness. He will be returning in the Empress of Russia and going on to Victoria B.C, where he will attend the diamond wedding of his parents, Mane Chadorne, the well-known. French writer, is. at present. Shanghai, making his third visit to the Far East. Since the publication fof his frst book "China," M. Chi jdorne has written a number of novels, one of which was awarded the Femina-Vie Heureuse Prize.

Mu. J. V. Crowe, Far Eastern General manager for the Ford Motor Ca, Exports, Lid, and Mrs. Crowe leave today in the's. Empress of Canada. on Home leave. Mr. Crowe has been in Shanghai and, after undergoing fan examination in Detroit, will, with Mrs, Crowe, spend the remainder of his leave In California, They propose to return to Shanghai" in Septeiaber.

Wesury Morris, 13-year-old son of Brigadier and Mrs. B. Morris, of the Salvation Army, is making satisfactory progress at the Country Hospital, it Was stated on Feb, 22 by Mes. Morris. The youth was badly injured on February 11 by the explosion of a hand-grenade, it being necessary to amputate his right hand. It is] Velleved, however, that the left hand, also seriously injured, will be saved.

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