An S. V. C. Officers" mess dinner was held at the Shanghai Club on Wednesday of Me. week, wher opportunity was taken to entertain Corps guests the officers of the international navies and the police forces which ce-operated with the Corps in the defence of the Settlement.
The following honoured the Corps their presenee:—Rear-Admiral vay Anderson, tt, Owing to the exigencies of the the following regretted their pt their invitations Rear-Admiral C. V. MeVay, 8. N. 0. Yangtze Patrol; Captain F. Moreno, Poli, an 3 Captain T. J. Bivar Azexedo, Portuguese N.S. Patria; and' Lieut Colonel R. H. Darwall, cRe, 0S.0., commanding British Naval" Land ing Party.
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