Russian composer well-known locally for his numerous Visits here during the past few years, has sent word 10 his friends that in his concert February 2, in the New York Town Hall he devoted a, whole secon 10 music he composed "in China. Thi music, he writes, was inspired by. China, and he would give anything fo be back in this country. AS it is known, Mr. Teherepnine has done much to translate Chinese music to European scales, thereby evolving 2 musi¢ which would sound Chinese even on foreign instruments.
Amowa those arriving in the Empress of Russia on March 20 were, Sir Only Kadoorie, Mrs. W. N. Gray, Mr. 'A. Brostedt and Mr. J. C. Fleming.
Mrs. W. Graham Calder and Ronald are leaving Scotland next month for Hongkong where Mr, Calder has recently been temporarily transferred.
Mu. Paul Baldensberger, local silk} Jexpert, left on March 16 on the /Bianeamano for Europe. He will re-{turn to China in July to join Messrs, Grimth, Lta,, in Canton.
Mx. 5. E. Hargreaves, Manager for China of Messrs Babcock & Wilcox, Ltd, left on Mar. 22 on retirement) from China. Johnson will replace him as manager of Babcock Wilcox Ltd., China interests, Bisuor Herbert Welch of the Methodist Episcopal Church, formerly resident Bishop of the Shanghai area, has just been assigned by the Board Jof Bishops to the Boston ares, with headquarters at S81 Boylston Street, Boston.
Miss Greta Garbo, famed _maotion picture actress, told the United Press Jon March 17 that she did not plan marry Mr. Leopold Stokowski, Jsymphony orchestra conductor. Jam not married und do not plan to marry," Miss Garbo said. Both Miss JGarbo' and Mr. Stokowskki are visiting Moly.
Mu. A. H. Candlin, ata. formerly fof the staff of the "North-China Daily News," then an assistant master in the 'S.MLC. schools, who left 'Shanghai last June, is" now the rinelpal of Dane Court preparatory 'School, "Parkstone, Dorset. He—is assisted by his wife, who before her marriage was Miss' Gladys Prosser, a teacher at the Cathedral School for Girls, Mu. and Mrs. C. D' Pearson were Jat home on March 13 to the foreign members of the staff of the Shang-hal Waterworks Ca,, Ltd. and their: wives, and, although a number of the staff was necessarily on duty, some 120 gathered together at 565) Kiaochow Road to wish bon voyage:
fete popular chet and is wife reception compensated for the cancellation last autumn, owing to coal hostilities, of the annual garden parly for the staff which would have been given by Mr. and Mrs. Pearson to mark the end of the tennis season, Advantage was taken by. those pres: fent to congratulate their hosts on the marriage of their son to. the daughter of the late Mr. A. D. Bell and Mrs, Bell the previous day.
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