Berwick celebrated their last day in Shanghai waters by giving 9 very pleasant reception on board—ship, on Thursday afternoon, the boat deck being appropriately decorated with coloured lanterns for the occasion, Tenders were kept busy conveying passengers to and from the ship far nto the ovening. The ship's orchestra played throughout the affair, ceasing only for a few seconds when the buglers sounded the "Sunsat Call" as the ensign was hauled down at sundown, Amongst those present were Brlnodier F. S. Thackeray, Sir Frederick and Lady Maze, Capt. J. L, Hayward, Mr. and Mrs "8. F. Hardman, Mr.
W. Woodhead, Mr. H. Martin Liltle and Miss Merren Martin Little, the Count es, Miss B. Smith, Miss Jane Richardson, M! Wendy Ramsay, Mr. J. Ro 3 Father E, Gherai, Mr. and Mes, Petlit, Miss Elizabeth Hargreaves. Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Gordon, the Misses Lorna. and Katherine Lucas, Mr. Robin Vise, Lieut.-Cér. and Mrs Jotin Woolley, and many others.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.