Ambassador to China, has formally thanked the Chinese Government for the "prompt and generous assistance" rendered to the. survivors of the USS. Panay by the Chinese magis= trates in Hobsien and" Ianshan, Meanwhile, the report that Mtr. John son was leaving for Shanghai was denied. Tt was learned that he in= tended to go to Shanghai, but later changed his: plans—Rewter, itself in Dairen awaiting some. ship, to bring it across. At last one ship, the Houlee, ventured across at inter vals of about a fortnight, and so. our mail gets brought, The' same ship has just come over this week with over 2000 Chinese passengers, and her return passage war booked up even before sie came in, to about 3,000.
For two or three weeks. we have ice proved itself much too. strong. for the Post eleven, At hockey however, the tables were turned in he ftrst|_mateh, which the local Players won decisively, thou' Just lost in the second, The ELM. schools are just finishing. their autumn term this week-end, and small parties will be leaving for Tientsin and Shanghai early next had HAMS. Duchess has a very fine soccer team which Year. port, She week, fo return just after ise Nee
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