The annual meeting of the above Society was held last evening at the In the absence of Dr.. Reid the Rev. C. E. Datwont was elected to the chair.; dn opening the'meoting Mr. Darwent said he bad a very pleasant duty to perform in presenting the secretary (Mr. J. Hervey Longhurst) with a pair of silver vases in recognition of his excellent work {on behalf of the Society during the past year. Not only had Mr. Longhurst It was, a new departure, of.the A. D.C. to give, a. matings. performance. but the. success of M. Beancaire " fully. justified the opportunity given yesterday.afternoon to the, children, of Shanghai. rose the play, The juveniles of the community' turned, up in force and. the; shouts.of delight that wont up from time. to. time, testified. to their, intense. enjoyment. Naturally the subtleties. of the. highly polished dislogua did not appeal to the. youngstérs_so,, much as the stirring clash of swords, the waving of d ance, and,, the other exciting which the hero always manages to get. the hetter of his oppononta.., Thecom-:.; pany of limping beaux testifying to
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