Terminating 25 years of service with the local branch of the Banque Franco-Chinoise Mr. M. E. Monnier, manager of the bank here, has resigned from his position and is leaving soon for South America where he intends to settle down with his family. The retiring bank official, Who is 46, came to China after the World War and joined the bank which was then known as the Banque Industrielle de Chine. He has resided fifteen years in Shanghai.
During the World War, he was a soldier in the 54th and 404th Regiments of Infantry of the French army, and in the "Service Auto." he finish-
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