'A farewell dinner to Me. T. 1 ving, the retiring, Manager of the Hotels, cly, was given {rs'International Club, Teingtan, on the pith instant. Av the large die-tue room was undergoing repairs teas decided that the hosts should ie confined to. the heads of the foreign firms in Tsingtao.
Mr. A. G, Major, H. M. Consul, who presided, proposing the health the guest of honour said that hie personally and he had no doubt very one. present, was, Very SOT that they were going to lose Dr. Herlihy.
He vould bea divine rey On behalf of al pre Ife and happiness tu bia homeland The speech was coneladed with a Touring. tons to his health accom:
Ned with musical honours.
Me- Bekford said, he had known itecthy since his arrival Mingtao. "He was a man who bad iiwaye played the game. and was Iwayt recap to POL hip hand his pocket for any good cause, ver ready to help oe pout any tone Who. approached him It wat ch'men ay Mr, Herlihy that any Me. ER, Rice known Stes Herlihy tanger than any the present, a3 Re knew hit okchnima Before he came the, and he could heartily endorse Me! Eektovds' statement, when fad that Mee Herlihy" Rad. always Played the game. He played "the ame not only in Tsingtao but also Yokohama where he had many friends Nee Middlebrook anid that Me, 'Herlihy was the first man to give him the hand of friendship when he arrived as 4 stranger' and. be would always remember him a9 one his very Beat trends. Te was not nly the Business community whi would miss him; the and children in the Convent would also miss him very much as he had always been very kind apd helpful to them, Mr, Herlihy, responding, modest ly said that he was not entitled to all the flattering remarks about. him. He wished he had done more than he did for the foreign community. He greatly appreciated their kind words and would always remember his friends in Tsingtao.
Mr. W. A. Griffiths presided at the piano and gave several popular Irish airs, while Mr. J. C. Taylor gave a few vocal selection 'Mr, Herlihy came to the Par East nearly 32 years ago and had all the time been engaged in the hotel and club business. "He arrived in 'Tsingtao in 1915 to All the import ant post of Manager of the Grand Hotel. Under his able direction the' business of the hotel grew steadily until last summer when, due to the disturbed situation, it received a set-back, but the profits made still showed 4 marked increase over the years before he came to take charge of the hotel. His obliging ways and genial disposition are well-known among its patrons He is leaving by the Dairen Mara He expects to come back, next year.
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