Shanghai, Aug. 1.
When "Ta Shu," the Day of Great Heat, has passed, one may be completely justified' "in saying that Shanghat is deserted and that social activities are definitely at a standstill: With this climatic milestone having been reached a week ago and "Chin Shu," marking the Stopping of Heat, due on August 23, the corresponding period for this year in not only running true to form, but has become exceptionally quiet.
For this the events of tremendous~ ly grave import happening in the North are responsible. Their country faced with a life-and-death struggle for its very existence, no son daughter of China has time for the pleasures which brighten happier Gays, Hence, no social events are taking place.' The same dark shadow 4s affecting the plans of many summer vacationers, some cutting their holidays short or cancelling them altogether, if they had not already left before the Sino-Japanese crisis Farewell (0 Governor Coming here specially to attend the Tenth Anniversary Celebration of the Shanghai City Government and to report to the Generalissimo, Gen. Wa Te-chen, Governor of Kwangtung, left for Hongkong, en route to Canton, in the Empress of Japan last Wednesday. Having spent some weeks here, Including visits to Nanking and Kuling, Gen, Wu's time has been wholly' taken up with offelal busl-
For many years one of Shanghat's most popular mayors, Gen, Wu's visit was most welcome to the hosts of friends and admirers which he has.
Limitations of time and more serious business prevented him from accept ing the invitations showered upon him, but on the eve of his departure, several of his personal friends gathered together to bid him "Bon Voyage." saying it with a dinner party at Eh addition to the guest of honour, those who attended were Mme. Wu, Dr. and Mrs. U. Y, Yen, Mr, and Mrs, Jabin Hsu, Mr, and Mrs, Tsuyee Pei, Mr. Bang How, Mrs. P. W. Kuo, Miss Virginia Chang, Mr. T. C. Pan, Miss Lee Ya-ching, Gen. M, Cohen, Me. Peter Doo, and others.
Mme. Wu also left for the South with Gen, Wu, She had been, pre vented from doing so when her dis-Lingulshed husband rst assumed the Governorship, owing to illness. She will be greatly missed by a large circle of friends.
'Trip Cancelled 'The Kuling residence of Gon, Ho Chien, Chairman of the Hunan Provineial Government, will be untenanted this year, in contrast to other happier times.' Instead his family are remaining at Changsha, while iis daughter, the wife of Dr. F. F. Tang, resident in Shanghai, wil stay here. Both had intended to spend the sum= mer at this mountain resort, but the trip was postponed once following the outbreak of hostilities, and has now been definitely cancelled, Families to Return Last Thursday Mrs. T. I, King loft for Kuling to bring back her two sons. Herbert and David, who had left earlier for their holidays. They are staying with Mr, and Mrs, Tommy Kiang. Her small daughter Marie accompanied Mrs. King, who is expected to return in two weeks' time, Mr, King was unable to 40 for business. reasons, Mrs. Amos Wong left last week for Peitatho where her children have been summering with her sister, Mrs, Tsu. She hoped to be' back soon, with her family, for whom she specially went up North because of the critical situation existing around Peiping. Dr. and Mrs, Eugene ¥, B. Kiang have returned from Kuling.
At Tien Mo Shan After planning to go for weeks Mr, T. C. Pan left for his, summer residence atop Tien Mo Shan last Thursday morning, He left by train together with Mr. K. C. Bao, who also has a bungalow nearby, and Mr. Nelson David. The latter will be the mutual guest of both Mr, Pan and Mr, Bao. The former's brother, Mr. Richard Pan, left the week before with his wife, to open up the house, Off to Mokanshan Mini. and Mrs. C. P. Ling, and seven little' Lings, are off to the mountain coolness of Mokanshan this Thursday. Although Mr. Ling will prob: ably have to return to the city after two weeks, his family is expected to spend the rest of the summer Delegate Returns One of the frst of the Coronation Delegation to return was Mr. P. T. Quo," brother of Dr. Quo Tal-chi, Chinese Ambassador to the Court of St. James. He has already returned to Hankow where he occupies {he post of Commissioner of Foreign
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