Nanking, Mar. 3.
This past week og witnessed tne departure of Nanking's most. popula Fesidents tis being the incentive many "farewell parties "and large fatheringe "Than there, wore other Parties for people passing. through, Visitors and Yor those, who returned {o'the capita, "There have also Been number of ices ud "At Homes Wwell'as bride parties, afte. 3. Hall Paxton was hoties to a large tea mary last week on Wednesiay, her Rusts inetuding most of Nanking: Popular' matron, "Phot same attr oon Mir. J.'W' Parsons hed too bride at her house on. Tala 1 Shan. her guesitineluding: Magarge Notarbartolo di Villars, Mra, Vines. hs.'A. D) Blackbisn, Madame Pierre Gilbert airs, weary. Baker: Care and its, P. H. Munro-Paute, The same night there were a mim~ ber "of dinnetspartles preceding the Mei Eancfung play "Vengeance on the Tiger General" The theatre which ieithe mewest and best decorated the capital, was more than crowded, Repeated applause. of the_sudionee Was a. sigh of "great apprcelation Genctat "and Mrs." Ghang' Chun had Feserved several fos on the balcony from which their privileged" quests hada good view ot'the stage, "the fuesis Included. the German," Amer fan and 'British. Ambassadors tele indies, other" members of the Alplomatie'corps"and high "foreign sffcinis of the Chinese "Government 'The heads of several departmionts of the' Ministry of Foreign" Afaits and thie wives were seated in itch a way that they could explain the me itieacles and symbols of the Chinese Mone to the Coreign guests Guests From Shanghai Dr. and Mrs, A. Nolte, head of Carlowitz & Ca, in Nanking, were hosts to Jarge' dinner-parly at the International Club last Thursday night. Their guests included the German Consul-General and Mes, Knobel from Shanghai who arrived the morning of that day, staying at Mr, M, Fischer's House who left for europe more than ten days ago, is joining his wife in Germany and tx expected to return to the capital in about two months, 'The Kricbols at-fonded several other parties and left for Shanghai on Sunday morn and Mrs, Nolte have their daughter visiting here. She x a well known Inferpretative daneer' and was joint give a performance atthe. In= ternational Club but due to her short stay here, it could not be arranged. The party of the Nolles included the Minister of Railways, Mr, Chiang, Kia-in. the German Ambassador and Mrs.' Trautman, General and Baroness von Falkenhausen and mi other prominent members unity. night was the dinner Huang of the his) party bela, Cocktail and buttetjor party wis arranged by Me, B. Hudson in honour of his sister, Connie, whose twenty-first birthday' It fag that night, the party including Mr and Mrs, P. H Munro-Paure, Mr, Iver Mackay, Missi Alathea Knatehbull-Iugessen, Mr. C. Robertson, Mr. G. Young, Mr. C. R. Elton,' Miss Pat Leslig and many others, Miss Hudson has been visiting her brother the past few months and with Yeave the capital in April, She sailing to Colombo, Ceylon, where she to spend 'a few weeks, her final destination being South Africa where she intends visiting her' other brother, There avas also a farewell party for De, E, G, Mohr the same night, Major and Mrs. Heinrich being his hosts, Dr., Mrs. Pound Entertained Dr. Wang Shih-chieh, Minister of Education, "and Dr, Lo Chia-lu Chancellor of the National Conte University, were hosts toa. large dinner-party in honour of Dr. Roseou Pound, retired dean of the Law Schoo! of Harvard University, and Airs Pound, who were in the capital only. tone day, last Friday, on their way Peiping. The distinguished. visit were also entertained by" Mr Yung-pin, Minister of Justic luncheon the same day, "Dr. and Mr Pound intend visiting judicial instil ions and prisons in the old capital.
Week-End Festivities There were a great number of di ner parties on Saturday night and the Club was well patronized. Mr. F. 8. Lynn, Chief of the Division of Protocol of the Foreign OMlee was host to a large dinner party. "Others were Mr, T. 'T. Hsiao, Director Central News Agency, Mr. and Mrs.
Hall Paxton. of the American Embassy, Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Ritchie and many others.
Mr. TH. Glimpf, head of the German News Bureau, was host to: large tMn-parly in honour of D: E.G. Mohr, secretary of the German Embassy, on Saturday,
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