According to the Chinese calendar, Saturday August 24 was "Chu-shu" or the "End of Great Heat," Tientsin residents were all hoping that the hot weather was over, although during the past Week there was a marked drop in the temperature and the nights cool, but not enough to stop the anties' of our little noctur playmate the mosquito, Yesterday was decidedly warm and the night muggy with no breeze. Vacationists are already beginning to return to Tientsin and Peiping from Peitaiho, although there has been a short spell of. warm weather at this popular Seaside resort. However the temperature suddenly dropped and the Sea was too cold for swimming or bathing.
There was a large attendance at the East station on August 20° of friends who had assembled to bid goodbye and bon voyage to the departing Commandant of the French troops in North China, Col. Chas. Roucaud and Mme Roucaud. Pra tically all the Commandants of the, American, British, French Italian and Japanese contingents were present on the platform, including Chinese officials and prominent busi ness men of the port of all nationalities. Mme Houeaud was presented with a number of beautiful bouquets and baskets of flowers while Col. Roucaud had to do a lot of handshaking before the train departed, 'A' contingent from the Pao An Tui was also present along with the Band. The Shanghai express carry ing Col, and Mme Roueaud drew out of the station to the strains of "Auld Long Syne."
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