The Archive · 1941

Veteran China Hand

To Offer Services Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Percival Leaving Port Soon

Mr. A. J. Percival, MICE, is relinquishing his position as managing director of Messrs. Inniss & Riddle (China), Ltd., at the end of February and is sailing on February 25 for England to offer his services.

Mr. Percival received his engineering training with the British Thomson-Houston Ca., Ltd., and came to China 20 years ago afer having spent nine years in Japan with the Kaigunsho on explosives. He has travelled extensively in the Far East He was chairman of the Chine Centre of the Institution of Electrica' Engineers 1933 and 1934, president of the Engineering Society of Chi 1939-40, chairman of the British Chamber of Commerce Engineerin: Committee for many years and ha just resigned the chairmanship of the Federation of British Industries Chinese Students Selection Committee of which he has been a member since its formation. He has also

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