The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-07-04
CHINESE MINISTER DEPARTS
SIR CHENTUNG LEAVES WASH
INGTON FOR PEKIN.

II Took SIX Carriages To Garry Him. His
Children and the Legation Stan and
servants TO the station A DemOnstra-
ton as They Made Their FareweIIs.
WASHINGTON. July Sir Chentung
Liang-Cheng. the retiring Chinese Minister
left Washington to-day for Pekin. where
he 10 to become assistant secretary in the
Foreign Office. With him went his chill
dren and the extensive legation staff and
s~ervants. 1t was a picturesque departure
and the people who saw the party at the
railway station were highly entertained.
Sir C%hentung felt much regret in leaving
Washington. particularly in the middle Of
the baseball season. When he was a stu
dent at Phillips Andover he was a crack
pitcher.
The procession from the legation TO the
station was an interesting sight. A line Of
open carriages carried the departing ORR
entails. In the first carriage was Sir Chen
tung with his two sons and his daughter,
Miss May. an attractive young woman,
who wore a silken robe Of pale blue with
much white in the figured pattern. Her
hands were covered with tan suede gloves.
She did not wear a hat. There were six
carriages with the secretaries and attaches
and their wives and families. Yung Kwai,
the first secretary, had Mrs. Yung Kwai.
who is an American. and a load OF children.
the smallest OF whom waved an American
flag. The whole procession was one gilt
tering array Of yellow. blue and rose color.
There was a chattering as the time OF
the departure of their train drew near, and
there was more OF a demonstration as they
made their farewells to the friends who
came to zee them of. The retiring Minis
ter il extremely popular and his children
have made many friends among their diplo-
matte associates and their schoolmates
During the first few years Of their stay here
the boys attended public schools, but went
recently to Andover TO complete their edu-
cation. Miss Wong. sister Of the Minister'S
late wife. who brought the children over TO
join him several years ago, accompanied
them to-day on their way back to China.
The Minister'S daughter has been a ia
miliar figure on the streets in Warrington.
She was a devotee of driving and was very
fond OF shopping and was frequently to be
me while walking along the streets. gazing
in at the shop windows and apparently I'M
conscious OF the attention abe attracted.
Invariably she wore the dress Of her native
land. but with this she wore shoes and
gloves OF the oonvential kind. She is now
10 and was introduced to Washington so
ciety by Mrs. John w. Foster, wife OF the
former Secretary of State. who Ia repre-
senting China at the peace conference at
The Hague.
Miss May LANG is an Oriental beauty,
with a bright, round face, beautiful skin
and a plump figure. She had no sooner
entered society than she was obliged
to withdraw from it owing to the death OF
her p~aternal grandmother. which threw
the family into three years of mourning.
according to Chinese etiquette. This code
called also for the resignation Of the Minis
ter. but the Emperor allowed Sir C%hentung
to waive this formality and remain in his
position until the present time.