Limehouse Chinese Children Benefit by Entertainment London, Apr. 30, Many figures prominent in public attended an entertainment given today In aid of the Chug Hwa Club, which "has been founded by the Chinese community here for the benefit of Chinese children in Lime Lady Astor lent the huge drawing-room of her house in St, Jame Square for the occasion, and amon, those who attended were Mrs. Stanley Baldwin, wife of the Lord President of the Council; Lord and Lady An-caster; Lord and Lady Desborough; Prince and Princess Bismarck: Lord [Southborough; Lord and Lady: Neymouth; Sir' Ronald and Lady Macleay; Sir Reginald Johnston, Lady Leveson, and Sir Richard and Lady Paget.
The Chinese Minister, Mr. Quo Tat chi, introduced the performers, The entertainment, consisted of short play written by Mr. Hsi Hsiung, author of "Lady Precious Stream," which was acted by Chinese children. Chinese music, acrobatics and sug: Sling also figured on the programme, During the interval, the Hon. W. W. Astor explained to' the gathering that the club was founded: to give Chinese children in London a proper knowledge of the culture and lan. uuage of the land' their fathers.—Reuter, The three Shanghailanders, comprising the entire crew of the 33-foot ketch Flying Dutchman, who ran foul of the Japanese authorities in Formosa on Thursday, will have to stand trial on charges of violation of the Shipping Law and suspected espionage.
According to despatches to-day from Taito, in south-east Formosa, the examination of the three foreigners has just been completed, and they fave now on their way 0 the procurate Giran City for tral, The men involved are:—
W. S. Gates, 28, an American, formerly an officer in United States Navy, the navigator of the Ketch:
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