Presentation Made to: Members of Zero Club pleasant little function took, place "at a. private meeting of fiembers of the Zero Club, on May when opportanity was eae Gate tee ing from China. a few words the chairman, Mr.
Or Langhorne, referred to the [great friendship which had existed Between the guest of the day and the Club for'so many years, and,_ on behalf of the members, present:
plate.
Sir Peter with @ small piece of jr Peter Grain in a very happy lie speech, returned thanks for! the honour which had been done! him, and for the many happy times he had had amongst them. He then [sprang a complete surprise upon his by presenting them a handsome loving cup as a token of his appreciation of their friendship. lent of St. George's Society To bid farewell to Sir Peter Grain, twice President, and an revoir to Mr. E. L, Allen for nineteen years Honorary Secretary, the Committee Jot the Royal Society of St. George, with their President, Captain 3. Martin, in the chair, dined at the Shanghai' Club on May 4. Present, too, was Mr. E, F, Bateman, an original founder of the Branch of the Society in Shanghai and for ten years Secretary and Treasurer. health' Captain Martin. briefly" reproposing Sir Peter. Grain' viewed the distinguished career now Hf. closing here and expressed the Com. fnittee's sense of the deep debt owed one who hed s0 actively furthered cause of England in Shanghai. in. support of his tribute Captain Martin effectively quoted from_a etter addressed to the President by past President ate. A.C, leat, tact, ciety in Shanghai at havin those services.
The toast was received with must.
honours. In a brief reply, Sir Peter assured the Committee, that he had thoroughly enjoyed all his work for St, George's: it gave him treleome relief from. the dryasdust happenings in the Court." ite was slad to have ¢aken parti Inge the Society's labours Shang hal, He contrasted the strength of Englishmen here. with that obtaining in hig ime i Bataiba where, ineautiousty agreeing with the out other English guest ata St, One drew's Dinner to dine hie hosts on St. George's Day xs the guests a till then unborn St, "George's Rociety of Zanabar, he found next day that. they two" were the only Englishmen in Zanzibar and, had therefore to share the cost of dine ing forty Scotsimen on April 23. Sir, Peter concluded. with a. tribute thanks for the help be had retrived from various members of the Committee and. in. particular. from Mir Allen and atr. €: 8. Speyer.
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