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“...too. Soon
afterwards Father Christmas came along in a rickshaw with
one “reindeer” drawing him and boys behind hailing his ad-
vent with a gong and bugle, sounding very much like a
demented Chinese funeral.
After Father Christmas had gone, Mr. Martin, by means
of shadowgraphs told us a story about St. George and the
Dragon who would not fight. Mr. Punch introduced us to this.
The test of the day passed quietly enough. We went
to bed early and thus ended our Christmas.
WEDDING AT THE CHINA INLAND MISSION
Chefoo gave away another of its daughters in the
marriage celebrated on Wednesday afternoon, November 18th.
Miss Constance Knight, long known to many Chefoo people,
first as a girl in the School, and recently as a member of the
Prep. School Staff, is surrounded by affection and good wishes
as she leaves us, and the bridegroom, Mr. N. J. Amos, equally
gets our good wishes. It was a special satisfaction that the
bride’s mother, Mrs. Knight, at one time Principal of the
Girls’ School, was here...”
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