On the mainland, a happy if more restricted holiday has been enjoyed by visitors at King's and East Cliff Hotels. Picnics to Half Moon Bay and Cats-Eye Bay are as popular as ever. At the former hotel, Mrs. Leo Croucher has been showing good form on the tennis courts, and Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Davies are also tennis devotees.
Among the "Shanghailanders who have been staying at East Cliff Hotel are Mr. and Mrs. Gregson. Mr. and Mrs. Lord, Mr. and Mrs; Foster and Mr. and Mrs. White, exchanged the heat and dust of Tientsin for Weihaiwei's breezes, and Mrs. Howell About one third of the army has been, or will be, promoted under the new conditions of service, time promotion and earlier retirements. It is sad to see generals like Sir George Jeffreys, Sir Harry Knot and Sir Hugh Ellas go as well as lieutenant generals like Sir Henry Karslake, Sir Arthur McNamara, Sir Geoffrey Howard and B. D. Fisher. Sir Walter Pitt-Taylor who is made a general vacates—G.O.C.-in-Chief, Western Command, India, on August 31, on the area being reduced to a western district under Maj-Gen. T. J. Hutton. Sir Walter is on his way to the Far East on two months leave.
Sir Reginald Hildyard who is made a general is Governor in Bermuda. Sir Robert Gordon-Finlagson has been made a G.O.C.-in-Chief in Egypt owing to the increased importance of the Near East. In this connection an 18th Infantry Brigade has been formed in Palestine with Brig. O. H. Tidbury in command. He is transferred from command of the Ist Middlesex in Hongkong and promoted. His battalion are being sent from Aldershot during September, the 2nd King's Own, 2nd Leicester and her family represent Hankow. Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Orr are shortly returning to Hongkong, but have expressed 4 wish that next summer will again find them enjoying e beauty and health-giving properties of this popular resort.
Dr. and Mrs, Rector Smith, Mme Basset and Mr. and Mrs. with their families appear to have had the usual happy and enjoyable summer, while contrary to the predict tion of some of the more pessimistic Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Shaw with their daughter have been able to remain in their bungalow as far out as Narcissus Bay, without undue alarm or injury.
Mr, and Mrs. Donald Clark with their three children will shortly be leaving for Scotland, where their home leave is to be spent. The annual rifle meeting which began on August 29, is now in progress. Prizes will be presented by the C.-in-C. Although Weihaiwei's season for 1938 may have been quieter than those of former years, no murmur of its having been less enjoyable has yet been heard. and 1st Worcester.
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