In addition to s large number of police, many visitors attended the 8.M. P. annual smoking concert in the Town Hall on Thursday evening the 30th ultimo; and the entertain ment was one of the most sucessfal of that kind ever held in Shanghai. Lient.-Colonel ©. D. Brace presided and among those present were the Senior Consul, M. D. Siffert captain P. Mallet, Chef de La Garde Municipale, Major K. J. McEnen, Captain Barrett, and all the cadets and senior members of the force. The well arranged programme of music and singing was thoroughly appreciated and demands for encores were in some instances so frequent that they had to be declined. Mr. Stormes was: heard at his best and received a tremendous reception. Mr. Barr, of FLM.S. Astraea, delighted the audience with three clever songs, and as a
funny representation of some leading final encore gave an extremely actors; and P. (. Hodson crested i ging " Flight ly fine falsetto. Of the remaining i Mr. Redmond's Killarney was one of the most popular; bat where all were good it! was difficult to select the best. the course of the proceedings the Chairman said that re-unions of that kind always promoted good-fellowship, especially in " cosmopolitan centre like Shanghai, and he was sure! that all the police appreciated the fact that the Senior Consul and the (chief of the French Municipal Police were! present.
In reply M. Siffert said that he had enjoyed the concert heartily. He knew that the members of the 8. M.
Police were good officers, bat i surprise for him to learn that they were such good comedians. In conelusion he congratulated the committee on the saccessfal entertainment and thank-them for their invitation. Captain Mallet also replied suitably and Ins-sector' Mellows of the River Police thanked the Police on behalf of the guests.
After several other toasts had been honoured, the proceedings terminated at
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