Countess Elsa Bernadotte's Exciting Experience in the North Counters Lisa Bernndott, duughter of Prince Oscar of Sweden, second son of the late King of Sweden, feels that this is a par "North-China Daily News, it has not been possible to se everything I should have seen in quieter times, but this expone has been much more interesting. Countess Elsa should know whereof she speaks, for on her journey from Peking to Tientsin she passed through the fighting line and the allied train on which she was travelling had a bullet pass through one of the carriages.
The Countess is on a tour round the world, in company with Miss Ethel Stevenson, of London. They were both at the conference of the World's Y. W. C. A. held in Washington, the Countess acting as, proxy for one of the Swedish delegates and Miss Stevenson as a member of the Exective Committee.
Countess. Elsa is a member of the National Y. W. C. A. Board of Sweden, and while not making this [trip at' all in. the interest of the Association, is naturally much interested in' seeing its work as she visits <ifferent countries, and also the work of Swedish Missions.
'After spending some time in America, Countess Blsa and Miss ¢|Stevenson went on to Japan, through Korea and Manchuria, to [Poking and thence to Tientsin. 'They' left for Hankow last night after' only one day in Shanghai, where they were guests of the ¥. W. C. A. Hospitality Centre, 18 Yuen-ming-yuen Road. After visiting Chang-
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