vas a tempting sight to any new photographer, but one of the pilgrims, whose care they seemed to b jumped in front of them, waved arms around and said no photographs." We did not, speak in Eng-Aish, of course, but his meaning was unmistakable, The pilgrims, who seemed to be scattered all over the ship, ranged from rather unkempt camel-drivers, ruftsmen, furriers, farmers and herds-men, to General Ma Lin, 62-year old Chairman of the Chinghai Provincial Government, returning from is first trip abroad: Thanks. to a. gift of $10,000 from General Chiang Kal-shek recontiition of the meritorious ser~ vices of his family and his achieve. ments in the province, he. travelled in somewhat better style than was the lot of the other pilgrims, but he ate the same food that they did.
The husband of the Lady. in Black, 0. was of obviously better social strinding and education. A tall, well Built man in the prime of life, Wwelldressed and with beard carefully kept, he made an imposing figure which was all the more enhanced by virtue of the happy-looking little child that he carried in his right arm.
Having had a narrow escape from burning to death several months ago while on a concert tour of India where he successfully played to large and appreciative audiences in Bom~ bay, Delhi, Calcutta and other cities, Mr. Ciford Huntsman, English pianist, arrived in Shanghai last week.
Mr. Huntsman had the good misfortune to be mixed up in the tribal wars on the North-West Frontier, Dur-Ing. the early functioning of the newly-opened! broadcast station in Peshawar, the artist had¢o use an ortinge'box for No Chinese Going to Ethiopia The Italian Consulate-General in Shanghai has informed the "North-Chirs Herald" that the statement included in a report published in several local papers that, a large number of Chinese workmen are leaving for Moly, from which they are sent Ethiopia, is absolutely groundless. There has been no change whatever in the number of Chinese citizens, mostly tourists and merchants, who visited Moly during the past' month,
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