Mr. George Pickering, senior surveyor. Lloyd's Register of Shipping. transferred to New York after nine years in Shanghai. Farewelled by many friends and associates.
Tifin by Mr. D. A. MacFarlane, his colleague. at the Sharfghai Club Tuesday when Mr. W. S. Burns. for-perly of the Shanghai Dock and veteran shipbuilder. reminisced and complimented. Dinner by the Boilermakers" Union Wednesda y—Maj, Pickering is Deputy Master-Boilermaker. Dinner Thursday by Mr-J. A. Bonnyman at the Shanghai Club.
Mrs. Pickering and their two daughters now in Vancouver. will join him later in New York: mode world's greatest port....fmancial. economic and industrial centre....by war conditions.
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