Peking, Sept. 26.
The Anglo-Chinese Society gave a farewell dinner to Sir Beilby Alston, the British Minister, last night, after which the guests numbering upwards of 200 were retained to a Chinese play iv hich the famous Chinese actors, Mei Long-fang and Chin Hsueh-fang appeared Mr. Wang Te hsieh who presided made. a fell tous speech to which Sir Beilby Alston suitably responded.—Reuter.
Mr. G OG Wu, formerly Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs, a son of the late Dr. Wu Ting-fang, is shortly to he gazetted Chinese Minister to Great Britain, states the "Eastern Times." will have to be exercised by those in charge to avoid overlapping of work or anything in the nature of competition one against the other.
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