Nanking, Jan, 7, Under the dim," flickering "light: Jsupplied by "Nanking's temporary power station, the first diplomatic Jdinner in Nanking since the with Jdrawal- of the Chinese Government was held on Thursday night for the American envoys returning here.
"The dinner was given by - Mr.
Fuku, Acting Japanese Consul-General," for Mr. John B. Allison and Mr, James Espy, of the American Consulate-General 13 Shanghai, who returned here to reopen the American Embassy, "Ateiving at Hslakowan at 1i o'clock' Jon-Thursday morning aboard a war-Ship, they were the first representa-vet of the foreign diplomatic: corps to return to the, former capital—
Domei.
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