'No doubt there are a good many in the Far East who remember Mrs. Alec-Tweedie, the traveller and author, who has returned to her flat in' Devonshire House. I notice that the "Daily News" remarks:—"There is something very novel about Birs. Alec-Tweedie's drawing rooms, for they contain mementoes of her travels the world over. They fare papered with 2,000 pieces of veal gold paper, which she brought from China; each piece is ten inches by six; what a job it must have been! The Chinese use this gold paper for cutting up into little scraps and strewing before the industrious ones in processions on fete days, much as we strew rose petals before a bride. It created Just the right atmosphere in which to drink China tea and eat sand-wishes made of rose petal jam. The latter had just arrived from China and 1s considered a great delicacy out there.
master-General announ-sequence of the closure Postal Agen: y at ci, vhich will take place the postage rate for letters addressed to Weihaiwe' will bene forth be tie same s for other places in Ch'ne—-namely, the first once and Lid" for Jounce thereafter; the postage rates for parcels will be unaffected.
Hermes Recommissionéd The aircraft-carrier Hermes has now returned to Portsmouth from her commission on the China Sta-' tion, and at the beginning of next week she will go to Sheeness and Chatham to recommission at Chatham on October 2 for further service in the Far East. No. 403
(Fleet Fighter) Flight and No. 440 (Fleet Spotter Reconnaissance) Flight will recommission with the ship and go out again after any necessary adjustments. No, 442 (Fleet "Spotter Reconnaissance)
ight will remain in England. Cantain E, J. G. Mackinnon, 0.0. will. relieve Captain J. D. Campbell, M¥O., 0.8.6, when the ship recommissions. He is 50 years of Jage and has been in the Navy since 1894.
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