Mr. and Mrs. John P. Strong, in other words our old friend Done Ford and her husband, were in a large party for the musical evening. They have gone up to stay with Major Ford at Weihaiwei for some weeks before they return to Europe. Mr. Strong will go vig America where he has some business, and Mrs. Strong via Siberia—she will, no doubt, be glad to get back to her three children, two boys and a girl, who ere now' in the care of their Strong. grandparents. Probably the grandparents will be most reluctant to give up such adorable children. Miss Margaret Marsh is the proud godmother of one of the little boys.
Brigadier Telfer-Smollett has be~ come quite devotee of the Whangpoo and may be seen nearly every we fend In his house boat Snipe. Snipe Jo, in reality, one of the oldest boats on the river but has never Jooked s0 smart as she does now, and buzzes up and down like a two year old, An important member of the parties on boats 1s the Brigadier's fine black retriever who is now quite accustom-to life on the ocean waves.
Crocodiles and Fishes"
'That typhoon of Tuesday upset my. customary bathe. T've no doubt but that I was about the only one to be. so cowed by the elements, and cer~ {tainly the rising' generation seem to Urive on below 70 degrees swims. While their mothers wait patiently bby the pool, small fat boys and girls, gurgling with delight and festooned with green rubber crocodiles and pink and silver fishes, learn to swim. Jean Stirling—(oh lucky young male Shanghailanders of 10 years hence when this most attractive child will be a deb, at St, George's Ball) appears to have every conceivable ty; of dive at her fingers nds. It is Quite obvious that the Edwardes children have been coached in swimming by their mother who is an ex~ pert performer—little Miss Edwardes confidently joined in the divine exhibition sponsored some Sundays ago, by Mr. Kenneth Cumming. The latter, in addition to his golfing activities, has many diving trophies to his credit. Other hardy infants are Alexander Stucken, David Newbiggin, John Russell Currie and his small sister. The Russell Curries are living inthe Waterworks house at Yangtszepoo, where they have a marvellously complete model electric ain. T hear there is no small com= petition between John and his father. 4 to who shall be chief stationmaster for the day!
Lady Mossop, in spite of all her social activities rarely misses her daily dip and frequently brings her friends for a swim with her.
On the stroke of twelve. the children disappear, and in half an hour, the place is duly littered with earnest males, lying face downwards and glistening with sultan all. Tu bathing trunks and black glasses the effect is very uniform and the bodies ward to identity. Miss Veronica Clifton, who got her tan in Weihaiwei, Inspires the ladies to endure another five minutes in the sun. Of the Shanghai sunworshippers, the young American Mr. Stewart and Mrs. H. S. Peake have been most re~ warded for their patience! An _unfailing swimming regular. in addition to working all morning, appears to complete the very high-brow London eross-word puzzle in half an hour after his lunch. Maybe, of course, its all an elaborate piece of bluff to impress us.
Dominion Proficiency Another little conviction "we like to sce illustrated is that everyone from the Dominions is a wonderful swimmer. This is amply borne out by Miss Doreen Bowden, daughter of the Australian Trade Commissioner, whose snappy turquoise blue bathing kit draws the crowd every time. Mrs. 'T. W. Gubb, who hails from South Africa, is also. perfectly at home in the water—while her husband. bears out my rule for the men. Without exception newcomers always remark, with an air of great - ori-finality to Mrs, Gubb on her quite remarkable resemblance to. Bette Davis, to film star—t gather this is 2 compliment which has long since become tedious and no longer welcome.
As supporters of the daily swi include mo less than three medical authorities, one of them with his wife, we seem to be well fortified in our regime. One doctor, not content
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