'A pleasant garden party was given at the Victoria Nursing Home yesterday afternoon by Miss E. Sumfmerskill, matron of the hospital for ing turses belonging to the Nurses' Association of China, Miss! Summerskill and the 13 nursing sist lers attached to the Home acted hostesses and greeted the large nui ber of guests who attended "Tea was served in the garden which al this season is particularly attractive Jand a great deal of interest attached to the fact that many of the vi were refugees from numerous inland places in China, Among those who attended were Lady Barton, Mrs, J. L, Maxwell, president of the Shan hai branch of the Nurses'
'Association, of whic 'Miss Lillian Wu is president, Miss Hope Bell, secretary of the sociation, Mra, E. L. Marsh, Mra, E.' G. Gauntlett, Miss C. Macre, matron jof the British hospital at 10 Kiukiang Road and all the nursing jets attached to the British militia 'A large group of Chinese nurses Shantung Road Hospital, and the hospital at West Gate were also among the guests.
Two goods trains daily now are being run by the Shanghai-Nanking] Railway. is. officially notified that a parade of the troops of the British Shanghai Defence Force, under the command of Major-General John Duncan, the General Officer Commanding, will be eld in honour of the birthday of H. M. King George fon Friday, June 2, at 7.20 am, on the Recreation 'Ground. Tha parade will consist of the ceremony' of Trooping the Colour by the 2nd Battalion the Coldstream Guards, followed by a march past of detachments of all unite, A. Military Torchlight Tattoo will be held by the British Shanghai Defence Force} fon the Recreation Ground on the evenings of Friday, June 3. and Saturday, June 4. Fall details wil bbe announced later, low of the early departure of the Dutch cruiser Sumatra. from Shanghai, the landing party aboard her on Tuesday morning were brought ashore for an inspection. The party paraded at 9 a.m. in the S.V.C. drill hall, under their commanding officer, Lieut—Commander yan Popta, and_were inspected. by Major-General John Duncan, C36, BS, commanding the Shan hai Defence For and Mr. Stirling]
Chairman of the Municipal' Council. After' the in-[spection, both General Duncan and Mr. Festenden expressed their great appreciation of the services of the landing party and" the efficient manner in which they had carried ut their duties, also thanking them 1 they had done for the integrity of Shanghai. In saying ood-bye to them, they both wished them a happy "and prosperous} future. In the absence of the Consul-General for the Netherlands, Mr. G. M, Bijvanck, the Consul, at. tented.
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