The British community of Kaifeng, along with the loyal citizens of the Empire in every. land, gathered together on May "12 to pay their homage to the King and Queen, The Canadian Anglican Mission, with its close affiliation with the. Church of England, appropriately took charge of the proceedings. The devotional service was held in the Shengkunghwel Chapel in the South Suburb, at 4 pin, This was attended ty the entire British group and many others of the foreign comn: unily. The impressive service was conducted by Miss May Watts of the Canadian. Mission, who Jed in the prayers appropriate to the occasion. The Rev. James Taylor of the Free Methodist Mission was asked to. give. the address, The Scriptures were read by his father, the Rey. Herbert Taylor, the son of Dr. Hudson Taylor, founder of the China Inland Missio After the religious service all re paired to the "bishop's residence," Row occupied by Mrs. Georve Simmons and Miss Watts, where pictures of the historic occasion were taken, and where a bountiful supper was served on the spacious verandah, at which the community were the Buests of the British ladies.
Radios were installed so that the company might listen in to the pro-ress of events in London az they were announced," Unfortunately the crackling dry heat of recent' dsvs set up so much static that It led to the remark by someone that possibly the operator had tuned in by mistake Tonto the Battle of Waterloo instead of Westminster Abbey. Certainly
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