'A Gay Time!at the Prize Distribution: Prospects of Interport Races at Hongkong here was a very merry gathering at the Shanghai Club on Wednesday evening for the dinner and prize Aistribution of the Shanghai Yacht Glub, The walls and ceiling of the ming room were hung with numer-fous ensigns, the racing flags of all the Boats in the fleet and the class irate withthe clays colours of mal flags, whilst the tables were
expressed that, owing to illness, Sir blue and. white, "Great regret wat Edward Pearce, who was to have presented the prizes, was unable to attend, but the members were glad to have Sir Skinner Turner. and Capt. A. Hotson (the Harbour Master) as the guests of the even ing.
Just as in the past season the lub has beaten all previous records for the number of boats and members, the attendance at up-river meetings and the general enthusiasm shown in racing, 0 also this fune~ tion probably excelled the sort in the club's history. successes of thes season still fresh in the members' memories and they were further excited by ths prospect of an Interport sailing teries against Hongkong, which seems to be practically assured, The good-humoured chaff and sarcasm for which yachtsmen are not flew back and forth incessant speeches were numerous but brief and, if lacking high oratorical flights, certainly were of the "perfectly' priceless" order and therofore wore well received, whilst ever and anon the famous choir, recruit from the mates of the' nautical schoo! and led by Professor Fowkes, Durst into what they believed to be song.
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