The Archive · 1935

Crew Entertained

Capt. K, Maciejewicz, Commander of the Polish training' ship, Dar Pomorza, and Second Officer H. Rowinski made a courtesy call on Vice-Admiral Chen Shun-yung at the local headquarters of the Ministry of Navy, Kiaochangmlao, on Wednesday morning, and later visited Gen, Wu To-chen, Mayor of Shanghai, at the Kiangwan Civie Centre, Mr. Georges Barthel de Weydenthal, Polish Minister to China, entertained the captain and entire crew at tittin, fo which Gen. Wu Te-chen, Mr. Kuo Vu-shu, and Mr, 8, C. Li, directors of the Sino-Polish Cultura! Society, also were invited. Capt. Maciejewlez and the Second Officer were to leave for Nanking that night to call on the Minister of Foreign Affairs, the Minister of Navy, and the Minister of Communications. oh Deparvure for Homgkous The Der Pomorza left on Monday gatinulng her round-the-world trip. Siaxting {rom Poland Inst September she crossed the Atlantic to America, passed through the Panama Canal, and thence to Japan. From Japan, she came south to Shanghai. Her next port of cal will be Hongkong, then Singapore. From" Singapore she crosses the Indian Ocean to Mauritius, From the Isle of Mauritius she will call at Durban and then make her way round the Cape of Good Hope and up the west coast of Africa to the Azores Islands. From the Azores the Dar Pomorza will sail back to Poland, going up the English Chanel and putting in for a short while Dover. She witl return to Poland in September, the total ertlse taking, approximately one year, The Dar Pomorza with the exception of small horse-power engine is. entirely dependent on her sailing power, Reception at Legation The OMcers and cadets of the Polish Training Ship, Dar Pormoza have been thoroughly enjoying their stay Shanghai. On Sunday evening farewell entertainment was" given for the visitors by the Polish Mfiniser and Madame Barthel de Wey-@enthal who were at home in the Polish Legation to a large company of foreign and Chinese friends In addition to the diplomatic and consular representatives and their ladies, those present included, Lord and Lady Li Ching Mei, Mr. and Mrs. Peter Li, Brigadier-General Macnaghten, Brigadier and Mrs. F. 8. Thackeray, Mr. and Mrs. U. 'M. 'Tavella, Mr, and Mrs. E. Fuerholzer, M. and' Madame G. 8. Moresthe, Mr. and Mrs. E, A. Long, Vice-Admiral 'Chen and officers of the' Chinese Navy, Captain and Mrs. T. Hutchins, Me. and Mrs, Jabin Hsu and Captain Mex Simon-Eberhard,

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