The departure of the Harveys on the Russia last week is going to leave asad gap in dancing and bridge playing circles particularly. Although it is only about nine months s.nce Mr. and Mrs. Harvey and Pat arrived in Shanghai from Vancouver on what was Intended to be a very brief visit, they have become amazingly papular with every community. their "friends numbering Canadians, Italians, "Americans and British fairly equal numbers. Mrs. Harvey will be remembered as an expert at the contract table, while Pat, who could dance till dawn and appear in the Cathay lounge at 11 o'clock for cocktails looking as fresh as. the proverbial daisy, was only allowed to depart on condition she returns fas her father's secretary when he visits Shanghai to look the lumber situation over in the autumn Another Departure Others who will be greatly missed British-American circles are the Sidney Knights, who are leaving for Chicago on an extended tour' via Europe. Before leaving the Orient, they intend to explore more thoroughly the beauties and. ancient culture of China, and to see the fruits of the new impetus in re-Jconstruction. They will attend the DERE. conference in Sian, Shean, and then travelling through Shansi Province, visiting Taiyuanfu and Wutaishan, will go to Peiping.
Mr. Knight was formerly with the Central Electricity Board in England <the famous Grid System. Mee. Knight, "also a clever person, was with the Institute for Research Land Economies and Public Uulites Jat. Northwestern University, and Jcame to China in connection with a research project in agricukural economics and sociology being made lurider the direction of Professor J. Lossing Buck at the University of Nanking.
'The Knights are especially interested in social economic developments and will probably find many opportunities to see new agricultural and industrial' projects and electric ower developments. They expect to [spend about six months in Germany, and after visiting England, to spend a year in North America. A lucky couple—they will travel in a leisure "fashion, and keep. themselves free from definite schedules of rival and departure Elijah"
With such soloists as Mrs. J. Fullam, Mrs. P. D. G. Gain, Mr. D. McGavin and Mr. W. T. Fulstow, the Shanghai Choral Society's pro-Jduction of "Elijah" next Saturday should offer something very special jin the way of musical entertainment.
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