"At the present time she is Sroshly painted, but not even the disfiguring bright orange spots with Which she was Kotted at the week-gnd when two "North China Daily News" representatives were given a welcome by officers on board, could aaa by ctieea on best ashore from their distant anchorage, the officers have wasted no time in getting acquainted with Shanghai, The Spanish community here is small, numbering in actual Spanish by blood, between 40 and 50 only, but it is doing its bit towards providing private entertainment for the off-cers off the cruiser. The courtesy: of the Cercle Sportif Francais has also been extended to them to enliven off-duty hours, Considerable, charm attaches.to the idea of these distinguished naval people from so romantic a country Spain. Bull fights and mantillas immediately cropped into the ques~ tions put before the officers who entertained visitors to their ship with an old world courtesy. These things were immediately put straight,
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