For an hour or more there was an unbroken procession of guests to the hall, fully 1,300 attending and the pretty dresses of the ladies and the gallant Highland uniforms made a bonnie picture which would not be improved upon. anywhere in the world save in Scotland itself or at the great Caledonian Ball in London. One could write columns of the people seen there, for they represented all that is best in Shanghai. The official guests were:
Major-Gen. Sir John and Lady Fowler (Officer in Command, Hongkong); the Consul-Gen-ral for Italy and Mme. de' Rossi: Mr, Sidney Barton. c.x.c., British Consul-General: the Consul-General for France and Mrs. Wilden; the U..S. Consul-General and Mrs. E. S. Cunningham; the Consul-General for Japan and
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.