Weihaiwei, Nov. 14
Visitors fri Shanghai who are still in Weihaiwei, joined with the residents in the keeping of Armistice Day, under cloudless skies. They assembled for this purpose on board H.M.S. Suffolk at 10.45 a.m. where an impressive ceremony was held.
After the two minutes silence, so pregnant with meaning to those who had reached adult age during those four unforgettable years, the stirring notes of the "Las! Post" floated across sunlit waters, followed by a prayer. and the hymn "O God, Our Kelp In Ages Pas The young people present were visibly thrilled when the order to present arms was given, and at the sight of the well-drilled sailors and marines who took part in the celebrations.
Among the Sha ghailanders present were Mrs. H M. Spence, who is shortly returning to Shanghai, Mrs. K. M. Bourne, Miss M. Parsons, Mr. and Mrs. A. S. Phillips, Miss K. Lynch, Mr. and Mrs, J. H. Brownbill with their daughter, Dr. and Mrs. E. A. Aylward with their three daugh-lers, Mi B. Fraser with her two elder sons and Mrs. Griffin and her daughters, and Mrs. K. Lemiere.
The short ceremony over, visitors were invited to the wardroom, where they were the recipients of the well-known hospitality of H.M. Na
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