Nanking, Feb, 17.
anticipation of a few healthy holidays in the country around Nan king after strenuous work in Shanghai quite a few visitors from the pert-oily flocked to the capital dur-Ing the Lunar New Year. They were partially disappointed, however, as a heavy snow began to fall on Thursday evening, which by the next day entirely covered the capital and the country "around. Golf, riding. and hikingsparties had to be put off and amusement had to be found intimin and dinner parties instead, Amongst those visiting Nanking from Shang: hal were Mrs. W. H. Gardiner, wife of the well-known " physician, the Misses Doreen Parkhill and Daphne Rogers, who were the guests of Mr.
D." Billiard, tocal Commissioner of Customs and Mrs. Kay Courtney of Shanghai and Tsingtao, who stayed at the Butterfield and Swire house.
Last Thursday the A.P.C. mess gave buffet dinner for more than twenty Euests, the party proceeding to the ternational Club afterwards to dance, The Lunar New Year parties there included those of Mr. 'T. Y. Lo. of the Waichiaopu, Mr. Chen. Chieh vice-minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr: Y¥. C. Tan of the Ministry of Fi Mr. C. ¥. Wu, Mr. Chen Chin and others, Ambassador Entertains On Friday the British Ambassador and Lady Knatehbull-Hugessen enter tained a number of prominent Chiese and Foreign officials to dinner, the principal guest being General Chang Chun, the Minister of Foreign Affeirs. That same night Mr. Iver Mackay, representative of Butterfield Swire entertained to dinner for x umber of {riends, who proceeded t0 the Club to wind up the evening.
Saturday was again a big night for the International Club, which was fied "with large and small parties. Amongst the large Chinese parties were those of Mr, T. T. Li Of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Mr. Yui Ming, Mr. C. Ho Yule of the Ministry of Railways and Mr. KY. Chai of the same. Ministry, Another large table was occupied by the party of Mr. C. ¥. Chen of the At the Club Parties amongst the foreign community were those of the British Ambassador, and Lady" Knatehbull-Hugessen_ who entertained Dr. and Mrs. G. Rosen of the German. Emassy, Mr. and Mrs, J, P.M. Alma, Lieutenant G. M. "Wheadon HIM. "Aphis" and others. Me. Hil-liard, who had given a large buffet dinner in his newly and tastefully Aecorated house, also took his guests fo the Club. Mr. and) Mrs. J. M. Hanson had y table at which were observed the American Ambassador jand Mrs, Nelson Truster Johnson. Mr. T, T. Zeo and Mr. and "Mrs. Junker of the German Embassy, Dr. J. Lossing Buck had a. party of sixteen, Mr. M. Fischer, Councel-Jor of the German Embasty one of eight and many more.
Dancing hours in the club_have been curtailed and apart from Satur nights, when the music plays until one o'clock, the "dancing finished at midnight. The club how-fever remains Nanking's favourite social centre.
Lest Sunday morning, the emeers of IMS, "Aphis" hada fow people for cocktails, the majority stayin, for an impromptu tin, Diplomat Departs Count Ghislain Clauzet, the popular secretary' of the French Embsssy, who has been for the last two years the Ambassador's representative in the Copitat is leaving shortly for France eave. He is travelling. via. Balt aid Java_and expects to leave Shang. hat on February 24. The French Ambassador, P." E. Nagghar gave farewell party for Count Clatizel at the French Embassy for which he had invited a large-mumber of clone friends of the departing guest honour and the "members of Nane King's younger' set, including the es, Knatchbull-itugessen, "Count Clouzer's departure will be_greatl regretted. by his many trends, who are. wishing him happy tp.
Other Farewells Professor W. Schermerhorn, the noted Netherlands solentist hits completed his work" for the National Economic Council and Jeff for home on Thursday last via Siberia, Colonel Williams, who is travelling for the Empire Sociely. spent a few days in Nenking and left again to continue his trip.
Another visitor, who was on his way to Foochow, was Commander TIN. 'Shock, Naval Attache tothe American Embassy, Leaving Nanking' on home leave are Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Jenkins, Jun, 'Mr. Jenkins who has been a secretary the American Embassy for many years, and Mrs. Jenkins are travel ling via Siberia to Berlin in order to visit Mr. Jenkins' sether.
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