At a dinner of the Oxford and Cambridge Society held at the Shanghai Club on Wednesday night last Mr. Duncan McNeill presided, a large number of members being present. Rear-Admiral Barrett, ¢.B., was the guest of the evening. Aiter the toast of the King, Mr. McNeill paid a tribute to the work of his predecessor, Sir Havilland de Sausmarez, who had worked so well in the interests of the Society and expressed the good wishes of the members for the future happiness of Sir Havilland and Lady de Sausmarez.
Dean Symons, the Vice-President, in proposing ''Alma Mater'? referred to China's need for education and hoped that when British schoola called for aid the Society would respond. He eulogized the work of Dr. Wu Lien-teh, that distinguished Cambridge man, now battling with plague in Manchuria.
In answer to the proposal by Mr. E. M. Gull of the guest of the evening, Rear-Admiral Barrett replied, thanking his hosts for the kind expressions which, directed through him, objectively affected the Royal Navy. He mentioned incidentally the interesting fact that for the first time in history a naval officer rowed in a Varsity boat this year, Roll was called by Mr, G.. M. Billings, the Honorary Secretary, and after a flashlight photograph had been taken a pleasant reunion terminated.
Those present at the dinner com. prised Rear Admiral G. H. Barrett, c.p., Mr. A. D, Bell, Dr. W.__B._ Billinghurst, Mr. G. M. Billings, Mr. R. D, Evans, Dr. €, E. Goode, Mr. P. W. Goldring, the Rt. Rev. Bishop F. RB. Graves, Messrs, R. E. S. Gregson, D. Green, M. Gull, W. S. Batten, H. W. Hosking, J.' ©. Hutchison, H. Jaffee, L. K. Kentwell, N. Leslie, N. H. Langley. Smith, E_ A. Long, H. W. P. McMeekin Duncan McNeill, 'S. Nishigori, G. E. Shard, OE, E. Slaughter, Rev. 0. E.
Messrs. H. A. L. Wilkinson, Y. S. Ziar and the Rev. A N. Rowland.
Ar a joint meeting of the Chinese General and the City Chambers of merce, held on March 2, it was decided that a Famine Relief Committee be appointed. The Chambers would guarantee to collect $900,000 on condition that the goods surtax be cancelled. The money must be used, however, under the direction of certain gentlemen appointed by the two Chambers. spreading rapidly all ways. The fire had started underneath the only staircase in the house and the six people were unable to get out. They were a man, five women and two children.
Fierce though the fire wal, it did not last very long once the Brigade got to work, a quick stop being effected. The premises had been used as a factory for making coloured fire.
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