Piping, Feb, 7.
Dircetly the news of the death of His Majesty King George of England reached Peiping all social engagements were cancelled. Owing to the very limite! accommodation in the Embassy Chapel, where the Memorial Services were held, three identical Services took place one after the other at which the Right Rev. Bishop Norris, assisted by the Rev. C, W. MeDouall' and the Rev. M. Garten, officiated. Dr. Aspland, of the British Embassy, played the organ. The first Service was for the soldiers of the British Embassy Guard, the second for Chinese oMelals and the Corps Diplomatique and the third for all British residents in Peiping. 'The Mittle Chapel was crowded to capacity for each and Mr. R.G. Howe, Counsellor of the British' Embassy, was the Senior British representative in the absence of the Ambassador and escorted H. E. the Lady Theo Cadogan the Services, 'Among the social events which were cancelled were very many private dinners and. parties, the Skating Carnival at the Peiping Club which is yearly event, and dance which was to have been given at the Club by the members of the Sudents' Mess of the Brilish Embassy.
Interesting Engagement An engagement of much interest to. 1 lam sure, many of my Shanghai readers was announced last week, Tt that of Miss Barbara Nicholls 10 Mr.
Miss Nicholls has a wide lends in China and has fon the Nursing Staff of the P.UMC. for several years, Her fiance, (oe has been here for a {ow years, and is in the Archives OMice of the British Embassy. As he is due for home leave, very soon the wedding announced for February 12, a smi reception will take place at the home fof the bride after which the newly married couple will leave for England on a prolonged honeymoon.
London Visitor 'The well-known London "socialite" 'Lads' Louis Mount-Batten spent nearly 8 week in Peiping recently when she Said most of the sights in sunny but cold weather, "Owing to the near relationship of her husband to the late King George she did not accept any engagements other than those toa few old friends but one of her excursions was a flight over the Ming Tombs and the Great Wall in company with Mr. and Mrs, Rush, Sir James and Lady. Fitzpatrick, the Rev. 1, A. Laurence and several other visitors 10 Peiping. Mr. and Mrs. Rush have been here for several weeks but are planning to continue their travels very soon.
We have been really lucky in the visitors we have had this. winter, other wise it might have proved a dull one, but when one has the opportunity to meet or renew acquaintanceship with such interesting personalities as Mrs. Alfred Sze one just cannot com= plain, Mrs, Sze is, of course, the wife fof the Chinese Ambassador to the United States and she flew to Perping specially to visit Mrs. Futsin Sia and to see her old friends here. Many entertainments were given for hey and she had an extremely busy time.
From The Four Corners Me, William Tecling, British author, traveller and politician, was also here. "He has just made some very me teresting trips in the South of China and 1s now on his way back to England." Mr. and Mrs. Berry of Manila were also sightseeing for a few days as well as a little group from Chicago nich included Mr.
Mrs, and Miss has recently come and is staying In the French Embassy with AM. J. Dubose, He is a portrait painter acclaimed inthe United States' where hho has held many successful exhibitions. Lady Bateman of London who has been to Peiping before, is. back again and welcomed by many old friends. Other visitors who spent some time here will be sadly: missed They are Miss Anne Follis, Miss Virginia Metntosh, Mr. and Mrs. Per-civil Brooks, their son'and niece Miss Jean Gilman, who have now departed for a trip through Java, Saigon and India, Miss Follis and Miss Melntosh ame here to be bridesmaids to Mrs. Gokdsborouth when she was married in October and Peiping outbid itself in entertaining them." f think they left We.are all congratulating Mr. and Mrs. Fitzmauriee on the birth of their son who arrived on February 4. The Fitzmauriees have. been here for nearly a year, Fitzmaurice Ing. Feleived "Mr. Tuson as British Consul at the Embassy. "By the way, many of thir friends in Shanghai will be interested to hear that the Tasons are going to live in Honolulu where Mr. Tuson will take up his duties at the Consulate, because Mr.
Turner, the present Consul, is. going to Manila on his promotion fo Consul= General.
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