Chefoo, Feb. 13.
The unexpected death of Mrs. Gardiner a week ago to-day necessitated the postponement of the ico carnival, which event was to wind up the skating on the rink -improvised on the tennis courts of the Recreation Ground. For the last five years the local skating rink has been a great success.
For the third time this year Chefoo has had to mourn the loss of a prominent foreign resident. The case of Mrs. Gardiner was extremely sad as death was'so sudden and unexpected. The deceased lady was greatly esteemed. The funeral was held on Sunday afternoon when, despite the bitter cold weather, practically the whole of the foreign community attended. The service was read by the Rev. H. A. H. Lea, who, since his return from France, is undertaking the duties of the local Chaplaincy.
We have now got a Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. The following have been elected to serve as Executive Committeo:—Mr. Sugden, Commission er of Customs, Mr. Abbott, from the Missionary Body, Mrs. Stooke and Miss Cameron representing the ladies. The four Chinese members chosen are the Taoyin, the Chief of the Chefoo Police, Mr. Tan T'ai, Chairman of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce, and Mr. Liu, secretary of the Y. M. C. A. -A good deal of time was occupied in discussing who should be asked to form an Advisory Body. It was generally thought that this Body should include all the prominent Chinese officials in Chefoo. The Society cannot expect to accomplish much without the aid of the Chinese.
Mrs, King and her daughter left, here last night for Tairen, en route to Shanghai for England. Mrs. King is the wife of H. B. M. Consul here and her departure makes another gap in the number of popular hostesses:
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