A most charming dinner wax given Inst week by the Association of Foreign Consuls of Great Britain, who once a year meet to discuss the good things of this world in the Whitehall Rooms. This your's thering was most representative and included" men" and" women who" bad journeyed to almost every known quarter of the globe. The Chairman in rising to propose the toast of Our Guests" said it give him geat pleasure to see among them such distinguished travellers as Me. and Mrs, Acchibald Little, Many of them must have listened, as he had, with delight a few nights previously to Mr, Archibald Little's most. instructive lecture on the Yanutze Valley, followed ax it had, been, by. Mrs. Little's most. interesting views' of her travels, in China and they felt much honoured by their presence among them that night.
On the 12th of January, Mrs. Little is to read " paper before the members "f the Pioneer Club on the "Position of Women in China"—it is to be. followed by a discussion in. which men will take part anda large audience is expected. During the winter months a paper on some subject of interest is read every Thursday before the. members of the Pioneers and large audiences are now quite the order of the day, showing now fully the efforts of the lecturers ure appreciated.
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