Shanghai, Feb. 1
Yesterday saw the retirement of Dr. A. C. Bryson from the firm of Dr, Jackson & Partners, of which he was the senior member, His plans fare not yet known but he has offered his services to the Empire and expects {0 be called upon in the nat too distant future, So a distinguished career in China comes to an end, 'Born in' Hankow, Dr. Bryson at Tientsin until 1802, when he went to the Bedford Modern School, on Blackheath, now known as Eltham College, after which he studied in the London Hospital from 1900 1902 winning the National Surgical Scholarship at Westminster Hospital and also several yearly prizes indue: Ing the much-coveted clinfeal sur-gory prize, It was' In 1906 that he obtained his ann, and mse. (Lox) degrees. During his period of study Dr. Bryson always a keen sportsman captained the cricket, rugby and swimming teams.
Returning to China in that year, he became ofoer in charge of the medical service. ofthe Pekin Syndicate on the 'Tao Ching Railway at Chiaotso, Honan, and eight years later, namely 1914, went to Peking where he acted as' the physician for the Ite Yuan Shih-kat and his family, "besides occupying several important adviserships with—the Chinese Government. He remained there until the following year. when he offered his services to the Crown, foing to France where he served as 8 surgical specialist, obtaining the MIC. before he left the army in 1910 n which year he returned to China and joined the Jackson firm, with whom he has been ever since, Amongst his other activities locally it will be recalled that for ten years hho served with "the Health Gom= mittee of the S.M.C., was a member of the important "Hospital Commis sion, served for ten years with the Lester Hospital and a similar term one of the governors of the General Hospital, also doing work with the Red Cross Hospital and the refugee camps, It is interesting to learn that dure ing hig rugby experience he played with the Harlequins, and for Northampton and Bedford, playing with 'A. D. Stoop, the well-known Rugby player. "During the Coronation Year. Dr. Bryson was president of the local St. Andrews Society, He was also for 20 years a member of the Northern Lodge of Free Mason:
His many friends will greatly regret his, retirement from "active work in Shanghai, and so will be many patients who have benefitted under hig skilled attention, Mrs, E, Krogseth Shot By Bag Snatcher Shanghai, Feb, 3, Mrs, E. Krogseth, Norwegian, the wife of Capt. Krogseth of the Customs 'Marine Department, was shot in the right arm by a robber in Columbia Rond shortly before noon' yesterday. She was not seriously wounded as the bullet only penetrated the flesh. It was the first time a foreign woman been made the object of an armed attack in the western area since the badlands" became notorious for crime and lawlessness, Mrs. Krogseth, who resides at 410 Great Western Road, was wating at a bus slop at the corner of Great Western and Columbia Roads at 11.45 clock, when she was approached by two Chinese one of whom attempted fo snatch the brief-ease she was carrying under one arm. She resisted vigorously and one of the men produced a pistol and fired at her. Only tone shot was fired and the bullet tore through Mrs. Krogseth's right arm.
'Then the two men took to their heels, and they managed to essay 'The foreign Indy, as soon as Setitement Police' arrived the Scone, was sent to the Country Hose pital.' The stolen brief case, it Is reported, contained no money, only papers, Three Americans Held By S. M, Police Shanghai, Jan, 31.
Three American citizens, Lawrence D. Morgan, Albert C, Evans jr, and Theodore W. Johnson, "were being detained in the Central Police Siation since early yesterday evening, at the request of Me. Arthur Petersen, US. Deputy Marshal. They will be brought before Judge Milton J, Hele mick in the US. Court for Chinia this morning to answer charges of va~ leraney.
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