Prentice: Presentation of the Losers' Flags The lawn bowls Interport dinner at the Shanghai Club on Tuesday ""vening was a great success and the attendance far exceeded in number' ary in previous years. The dinn itself was excellent and smartly served. Mr. O. Crewe Read, president of the Shanghai Lawn Bowls Association, occupied the chair and was supported by Messrs. Barton, o.s.c. (H. M. Consul-General), H.G. Simms" (Chairman of the Shanghai Municipal Council), Brodie A. Clarke, J. Prentice, M. Bain and Col. T. E. Trueman, "80 Messrs, W. Gerrard and E. wen (captains of the Hongkon;: and Hankow Interport teams, respectively). A flashlight photograph was taken at the conclusion of the dinner, after which an excellent programme of music and song was gone through, interspersed with speeches, Mr. O. Crewe Read expressed his regret at having to leave Shanghaa and such a sporting body of men as lawn bowlers had proved them-golves to be. He had great pleasure in stating that a well known local resident had promised to give a cup te be competed for by Interport teams, the details to be worked out by the Shanghai Lawn Bowls Association.
This offer was gratefully acknowledged and it turned out later that the donor was Mr. John Prentice.
Mr. Read welcomed Mr.- Barton to Shanghai and announced that all the four local bowling clubs had elected him an honorary member.
Mr, Barton, in a few well chosen words, thanked the various clubs for the honour and said he hoped to take up the game at some future cate. He stated that he was a under of the Junior Golf Club and learnt his first strokes at golf in Hongkew Park.
Messrs. S: mins and Prentice both expressed their pleasure at being present at such a happy gathering nnd Mr. Owen, for Hankow, handed over to Shanghai and Hongkong their Interport flags. Mr. Gerrard did the same to Shanghai.
The proceedings wound up at midnight with the singing of the National Anthem, The artists who contributed to the evening's enjoyment were Messrs. C. T. Parsons, Mason, I. Zellensky, J. Roberteon, E. J. Ling, E. P Graham Barrow and H. F. Landers.
Looan Japanese papers report that a number of Russians in Shanghai have erected wireless instellations over their houses contrary to the regulations of the Chinese Government. Although these Russians are in constant communication with their fellow nationals in the north, neither the Chinese authorities nor the Municipal Counci} will take action in having the installations removed, concludes the report.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.