July 10, Berents entertained a representative gathering of friends to tiffin at the Shanghai Club to say farewell to Mr. N. Aall, the Norwegian Consul-General, who is about to leave for his own country, and to welcome Mr, L, Aubert, the Norwegian Minister, who is spending some time in Shanghai, Mr. Berents himself posed the health of each in felicitous: terms and suitable replies were: given. Mr. Berents—and Mr. Aall—expressed their satisfaction at the manner in which the Shanghai Club helped to promote concord between the different nationalities in the settlement. He and his fellow countrymen felt that in the Club they were among their own people and he was convinced that others had the same feeling. Kenneth Martin gracefully retin the encouragement of comradeship among foreigners in Shanghai was an obligation which the Club specially desired to honour..A warm welcome was given to the Norweter, Mr. Aubert, wno signified his intention of getting into touch with the foreign com-, munity as quickly as possible in order to obtain an idea of the trend of events in China, Among
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