(North Lancashire), who are relleving the 2nd Bu.' The Lancashire Fusitlers, will arrive in Shanghai carly to-morrow morning. Shang-hal wilk have the opportunity of welcoming the new battalion and bidding farewell to the XXth Foot in the space of little over an hour.
Lt.-Col, J, B. Hume is in command of The Loyal Regiment, cots, for was not his master Messrs. Butierfield and Swirel The 125 Kansu pilgrims, who reach-Shanghai by aeroplane and steamer will be Joined in Hongkong and Singapore by hundreds of addi-tonal Moslems who will make the trip to Jeddah and then on to Medina and Mecca. The Kansu pilgrims have been in Shanghai, for the past month, making preparations and assembling their provisions and fobes for the great journey.
Quick Wits "Mr. Donkey," until his departure, visited at the home of Mr. Andrew. While others less quick-witted sewed many seams to make their volumin" us robes, "Mr. Donkey" purchased 2 wide tle laces These annual pi rom China have been undertaken for at least a half-century by water route. Tales are told of one Kansu Mohammedan who made the journey over-Tand by the prescribed way of horse back and walking. It took him three years to make the round trip. In ihe past few years the Blue Funnel Nine have conducted the special trip annually, turning one of their freightrs into' a pilgrim ship, carrying ut little cargo, and transforming the holds into living quarters for the travellers.
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