The Casa d'Italia witnessed yesterday a select gathering of Italian personalities there when Cav. V. Chien, representative for China of the Italian Naval League and president of the China Trade Development Navigation Ca, Ltd, entertained to tiffin the commander of the cruiser Montecuccoli, Comm, Jo 2a having as guest of honour the Italian Ambassador and Col Andreini, commanding the Granadiers of Savoi Other guests were the Embassy's councillors, Comm. Alessandrini and Angeloni the Air Attache, Col Piroddi, the Military Attache, Major Principini, the Navy Commanders Bagicalupi and Cioppa, the representatives of the Italian press, Messrs. Galimberti, Barazini and Sandri, as well as the representatives of the various local institutions and the members of the Italian Naval League.
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