The Archive · 1936

Dr, Wang Ching-chi, Minister

Sweden and Norway. presented his credentials to King Gustot September 25, Gen, Chiang Kai-shek will return to Nanking before October 10, according to Gen, Cheng Chien, Chief of the General Staff, who on Sept, 22 returned from Canton by air, Mr. W. R. Myers, Customs Commissioner in "Hankow, lew to Shangiai_ on Sept, 22 on official. business. 1 is reported that Mr. Myers soon will be transferred to Tientsin, On Saturday, September 26, in the "gardens of the home of' Mr. W.-M. Lock, the' King's. Daugh: tors' 'Society' held a Children's Fair to raise funds for the general Work of the society for the coming year. Mrs, William Bond, Who. also took' over the management of the Jam Stall, was in the chair, Hughe Montgomery Knatehbull-Hugessen, the "British Ambassador, on Sept. 24 paid a visit to the Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum, where he aid a wreath before the tomb, Later he attended various social functions, including "a reception riven by' Dr. LIH. Kung, and a dinner by the Sino-British' Cultural Association, "He left for Peiping' by the through express at midnight, ud will return to Nanking October 5, it was Ladiest Day at the Rotary Club's weekly timn gathering at the Metropole Hotel on Sept. 24, and the address of the day, "The History of Perfumery," was "therefore partiularly appropriate, 'The speaker, Frank C. Cleary, said that the East Was the discoverer of perfume and traced its introduction' to. Europe across the deserts of Southern Arabia, to the warehouses of Babylon, the altars of Egypt, the palaces of Greece and Rome, and finally to the bound: aries of France, W. H. Warren who spoke of the deceased's work in the mission eld in China for the last thirly-three years. Prayer was offered tp. by Mr. D. E, Hoste while two favourite hymns were sung. 'The coffin was borne to the grave by Dr, C. Thompson, Mr. Frank Party, Mr. C. A, Fleischmann, Mr. A, K, Macpherson, Mr. Hf, L Bourne' and Mr HM. Grin, A' beautiful floral" pillow, from the widow, was lowered into the grave with the casket, Mr. Ware ven again oMeiated at the graveside, Mr, M, Hardman offering up prayer,

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