Chefoo, Nov. 12.
Some months ago several of the men who baa returned to Chefoo irom the Front, met together and decided to form a society, which they termed the Sons of Britain Organization. Naturally a certain amount of difficulty was experjenced in getting it formed, but it has now passed its embryo state and can claim to have luily established itself in Chefoo. To the members is due most of the credit for the programme arranged to commemorate the second anniversary of Armistice Day.
While not exactly a general holiday, little business was done in the port, for most of the foreign firms closed, for the occasion. Flags were flown on all the flag staffs and everywhere there were indications that Chefoo was commemorating some historic event. At 10.30 a.m. the chaplain held a memorial service for the fallen and thanksgiving for the Victory given. The church was packed and fortunately arrangements had been made previously for reserving seats for the returned warriors, of whom Chefoo proudly boasts 17. These met at the Club and were there lined up for church parade bythe Harbour Master and marched to church.
After the singing of appropriate hymns and the offering of prayer the Chaplain led up to the time of the two minutes silence, by basing his few remarks upon the words in Revelations "They overcome. and they loved not their lives unto the death." He reminded his hearers that the words were written in connexion with a great struggle in which Right triumphed over Might. He then pointed out how on the occasion of their gathering they were remembering the dead who had also laid down their lives in the maintenance of Right over Might. Closing a short, but telling address, with the reminder that they had assembled to lay their wreaths of memory on the known and unknown graves of the noble dead whose sacrifice had meant the saving of the Empire and its Allies and the Victory of their. arms, he called upon the entire congregation to rise and spend the two minutes. in solemn silence. This was done and at the close of the service the National Anthem was sung and then the congregation dispersed.
Other items en the programme were the tiffin at the Club given by the Sons of Britain, a football match between the latter and the Chefoo School, and a ball at night, also given by the Sons of Britain, in the Chefoo Club Anne:
Arter 42 years in the Chinese Maritime Customs Service, during which period he was the recipient gf various honours, Mr. L.A. Kowloon and District, retired OH Chief Tide Surveyor for
pension on October 31.
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