Admiral Thomas. C." Hart, Commander-in-Chief of the United States Asiatic Fleet, has ordered the convening of a conference of American naval officers stationed in the Far East at Shanghai to discuss measures to cope with developments arising from the opening in Tokyo of the mediation conference form settlement of the Franco-Thai dispute. the newspaper "Nicht Nichi reported in a special despateh from Shanghai Basing his information on Shanghai diplomatic circles, the correspondent his despateh said that the conference would be presided over by Colonel DeWitt Peck, Commanding OMcer of the Fourth Regiment, United States "Marines, stationed in Shanghai, and will be oltonded ey Copiain John BIN. Creighton.. US. Naval "Aitache to Chungking ° and officers stationed at Peiping, Bangkok and Singapere—Domei 18,000 names of men and women employed in the Municipal Councils, Consulates, and foreign and important Chinese business houses, and this, with the Residential Section, forms 8 valuable link for placing individual members of the community.
Outport and Mission Sections While Shanghai as the premier port and city occupies the lagxest space in the publication, the outports fre by no means neglected. Here, too, there is every indication that the Information has been carefully revised, and the same remark applies to the Missions Section, which lists under their various stations and also alphabetically the Protestant and Roman Catholic missionaries scattered throughout the country.
The work is published from the fees of the 'North-China Daily News & Herald, Lid., at $25 per copy, or with map of Shanghai §27. Ad-Vance orders are being rapidly Glled, and copies will be placed on sale atthe offices of the publishers and leading booksellers throughout the city' on Monday next, U.S, Naval P: ley i
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