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THE

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FUNERAL OF MR. JOHN

JOHNSON.

announce

TELEGRAPH. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 21,1931.

THE R.E.O.C.A.

ANNUAL DINNER HELD LAST NIGHT.

We regret to

the The annual dinner of the Hong- donth, which occurred at the kong Branch of the Royal En Matilda Hospital yesterday mor-gineers Old Comrades Associa ning, of Mr. John Johnson, of the tion was held at the Hotel Cecil Taikoo Dockyard and Engineering that evening. Company, after a long liness.

The President, Colonel Skinner, Mr. Johnson was one of the said that na far as he was con- Colony's old timers, having come out here about 1900. He was forcerned, that would be his awan song, for he was returning Home Home time employed in the Naval in two or three months' time, He Yard, and on the construction of

was glad to have marked the in- the Taikoa Dock entered the en-

crease in membershin, and the ploy of that concern.

many new faces which gathered around the feative board on this, the last occasion at which ho

Mr. Johnson leaves a widow and three childron-one Hon

who in Chief Ollieer of the s.a. Apoey, took the chair. He hoped they be members grown-up daughter, and a son who would continue to has just left school.

during their time with the Corps and afterwards,

The funeral was held at the Protestant Cemetery, Happy Val-

They had with them on this oc- ley, yesterday, the Rev. Mr. Waldecasion a representative of the As grave officiating. There war asociation from Shanghai, Mr. A, H. large attendance, among whom Gordon, who had lately formed a

were the immediate family, Mr. and Mrs. Simmons, Mrs. M. Blake, Mra. Hardwick, Mr. and Mro. Proulx, Mr. K. E. Greig, Manager of Taikoo Dock, Mr. P. J. Sherveli, Mr. B. E. Fielder, Mr. E. Moore. Mr. G. Gerrard, Mr. 1). Peoples, Mr. T. Young, Mr. T. Boulton, Mr. G. T. Bird, Mr. Weatherspoon, Mr. C. 1. Summers, Mr. W. Bell, Mr. D. McColban. Mr. W. Brown, MA. R. K. Duncan, Mr. J. Laing, Mr. G. H. Stewart, Mr. W. Warnock, Mr. J. Watson, Mr. Mackay, Mr. N. Macarthur, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. A. Davidson, Mr. C. C. Nelson, and Mr. A. D. Fraser.

The pall bearers were Messrs. Mackay, Young, Nisbet, McColgan, Weatherspoon and Gerrard.

new branch of the Association there (Hear, hear). For this they would congratulate him, and wish all success branch.

for the new

Continuing, the speaker said he had reason to believe there was a permanent inlnon between the military and the civil Government for the employment of not only ex- members of the Royal Engineers Corps but of ex-servicemen as a whole. There was now a perman- ent Committee furtioning in this

direction here, and he suggested Tint members of the Corps leaving the Force should

Tuply to the

leer in charge at Headquarters.i view the sporting activities of the

The chairman proceeded to re- :

Corps during the course of the vent, referring chiefly to the suc eess attained at inter-regimental sporta..

The Shanghai Branch.

A large number of beautiful wreaths was sent, including those from His Sorrowful, Wife, Dolly, and Albert, Mary, Nellie, Florence Concluding, he referred with re- and Bernie, Mr. and Mrs. Greig, gret to his impending departure. Mr. and Mrs. Shervell, Mr. and marking the end as it did of four Mrs. Nelson, Mr. Fielder, Mr. and years of pleasant association with Mrs. Gerrard, Mr. and Mrs. Peo-other members of the Corps and ples, Mr. and Mrs. Young, Mr. and with the community in general. Mrs. Bolton, Mr. and Mrs. Bird. Mr. and Mrs. Ramsay, Mr. and Mrs. Weatherspoon, Mr. and Mrs.

Mr. A. H. Gordon, called upon Summers, Mr. and Mrs. Moore, Mr. to speak on the constitution of the and Mrs. Fraser. M. and Mrs. new branch of the Association at Cunningham, Mr. and Mrs. David Shanghai, and that they already san, Mr. and Mrs. Duncan, Mr. and on the roll 63 members, in- and Mrs.

Laing,

Mr. and Mrs.eluding individuals in responsible Stewart, Mr. and Mrs. Warnock, positiona in the community there.

Mr. Mr. Bell. Mr. McColgan.

The new branch had to be more Brown, Mr. Watson, Mr. Mackay. ivli than military in character, Mr. Macarthur, Talkoo Dockyard this on account of the different Engineering Company, Taikoo conditions offered, and arrange- Club. Mr. and Mrs. Carroll, Mr. W.ments had also been made to carry Carroll, Mrs. R. Carroll.

on the branch in its civil character after the active military element was withdrawn.

JAPANESE

LOSSES.

DEAD AND WOUNDED ABRIVE AT MUKDEN.

Mukden, Nov, 20.. This morning a saddened section of the Japanese community gathered at the railway station to receive the first batch of ensualties from the Nonni front. The train brought in 19 dead and more than 80 wounded, believed to be less than half the total, which is Tthe ported to be 40 killed and 155 wounded.

Toasts to His Majesty the King, to the Corps of the Royal En- gineers, and to the Royal En- gineers Old Comrades Associa- Lion were loyally honoured.

ton-

The Medway Clee Party tributed to an ewinyable musical programme after dinner.

Mr. Gente also entertained with much comic numbers, which were appreciated.

Amongst the large company pre- sent were Lt. Col. Marsden, Vice- S. President. and Sergt.-Major

the Smith. Hon. Secretary of Association.

troops will be withdrawn within a few days. He thinks the Soviet will not take any action ns the Chi-

Official circles have no news of developments in the Taltsfhar area. The field radio has failed, while nese Eastern Railway was neither bandits continue to cut the tele-damaged nor endangered,

A despatch to the Wor Ofice graph lines to Anganchi. Junanese headquarters stale that Chinese says the Japanese Consul and troops are concentrating at Tung-residents who left for Harbin on ino, in westers Fengtien and ap- November 14, have returned prehend trouble in that area. now that west Fengtion is practically

denuded of Japanese troops.

The advance guard of the mixed brigade which saited from Japan fon November 17 has already arrived

at Mukden vin Korea-Router.

A Bombing Story.

Tokyo, Nov. 20. Reports that Japanese aeroplanes bombed Tsitsthar are denied by General Minami, who is quoted as telling the Cabinet this afternoon that Gen. Ma Chan-shan has re- treated twenty-Ave miles north-east of Tsitsihar, and that the Japanese A

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