The grand rally of Shanghai Boy Scouts was held under most auspicious circumstances in Millington Camp, on Hungjao Rond, the wenther, differing from that the original date, proving most Aelightful. Throughout the exition the ground was filled with interested spectators, friends ant families of the boys and girls who took part, The inspection of the assembled Scouts and Wolf Cubs was under the auspices of Mr, E. S, Cunningham, U.S. Consul-General, Sir Sidney Barton, H. AM. Consul-General, Mr. S. Yada, Consul-General for Japan, Mr. M. S, King, Commissioner of Foreign Affairs, Col Commandant 0. C. Barrett, and Col WP. Davis, of the U, S. Marine Corps.
In addition to the above, among. the interested spectators were rival Tyrwhitt, Maj-Gen. Wardrop, Col. Logan, and Col. H. B, Orpen-Palmer.
Shanghai this evening will have its first chance of experiencing the thrills of greyhound racing of which the papers at Home have made so The Greyhound Racing jon, the first of the three companies formed in Shanghai, will open formally at Luna Park,' the track which it has established in the Wayside district, thout venturing any farther, it may be said that the Greyhound Racing Association has set out a course which may be taken as a model for anything else of the sort established in the Far East and which, from what one has read and photographs which have been seen, only is excelled by the best at Home in the matter of the club and public accommodation. There is a com-odious and comfortable members' stand, with club accommodation, together with spacious public stands and open seating arrangements all round the course, The latter has been beautifully set out and, after seeing the dreary waste of but few weeks ago, it is difficult to understand how' the banks could have been made and such turf laid so short a while.
Everything, of course, allowing that the dogs run to expectations, depends on "Cuthbert" and there reason for believing that he will fail. Major Harry Husbands, who has' superintended the work on several of the biggest courses at Home, has been tinkering with Cuthbert, his track, and. other etceteras' for months past, It has not been easy work, but he is now prepared to back the hare against the dogs. The kennels are separate from the course, but there is access by a private road from Thorburn Road, Not the least interesting, but the most eventful note of the day, was the complete harmony and, true to the spirit of Scoutism, serene tran-4quillity which every Scout and Welt Cub displayed, inasmuch as Chinese, American, Japanese, and British Scouts took part,
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.