Lurton were ''at home"' last Friday afternoon to the members of the executive board of the American Woman's Club and of the social department of the Club, in honour of Mrs, W. Lunt, who is leaving for Home by the T.K.K.S. Korea Maru. Mrs. Lunt is acharrer members of the Club and was one of its first Presidents. During the past season she hag presided over the social department and, while always show-Ing the greatest interest in the Club's development, has been particularly active of late in furthering the scheme for a new Clubhouse. Her departure from Shanghai is regretted very much by the members, but all unite in wishing her a pleasant holiday and safe return, Typ funeral took place on Wednesday, at the Bubbling Well Cemetery, of Jacoba Hendrika, daughter of Mr. J. H. de Rous, Consul-General for the Netherlands, who died on. Tuesday night. Miss de Rous, who was only 12 years of age, had been at school on Tuesday morning, but about 11 o'clock she returned home, complaining of sickness. She seemed to recover later in the day, but during the night she became seriously ill. Medical skill proved of no avail, and she passed away, death being apparently due ptomaine poisoning. The whole community will join with us. in expressing our deepest sympathy to Mr. de Rous in his very sad bereavement.
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