Some Kindly Advice to Both Foreigners and Chinese: "We Are Not Disinclined for Changes" the culmination to a long series of entertainments provided the host of his foreign and Chinese f¥iends, Mr. O. M. Green, the retiring Editor of the "North: China Daily News," on June 26 dined with a large company of his friends in the Shanghai Club, an¢ nade, as all had anticipated, gemavkal's. speech in which he Fave rosily good advide "to. oth foreigners and. Chinese, Sit Peter Grain presided snd the company consisted the following Sratns Bolg Oe. bore FW: Brooke, "A. P.. Blunt, G, Blount, China Daily News," which must have taken up a large portion of his time, our guest has devoted a great deal of his leisure to the welfare of the community, and knowing that he might have employ ed his leisure in various pursuits and arts in which we know he ex-eels, I think you will all agree our gratitude is due to him for the work which he Bas done for the cent munity in his leisure hours.
He has done great work for Freemasonry in Shanghai which not dilate upon as I am ask—|ing another to tell you something about that, as IT see many free masons present this even Our. guest has been President "of ort retts, "E, POniey Camming: mf:|the Royal Society of St. George [and has been for many years a cee Reccnaid Devs, pownies Dry Es anton hardworking member of the com-3. mittee of that society.
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Weadet Harris, Ce, Hill, atculing, Er too take, Capt, Hinchin, NU SRI 0 Mowar Holgate, De don office was a most successful one la every way, Some of you may know that every year there are examinations for the St. George's Scholarships for British boys and girls. Our guest has always taken infinite trouble over these examinations ALS, Keni Mackay, slack, Ard Pac de Mar (ENS st sande, total, ala, Hoi Boake ES Pash, 0,8.
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same time there is a note of san Wevll find ita pleasant. thing drink the health of our friend and] Companion of many years, But, in 'Going s0 to-night, we are also saying' goodbye, farewell to our friend far a Shanghai is eovcerned. 1 f 4 That fou wil all be with me when Tsay we shall miss him when he no Jonger is a member of our com-minty.
Some of us may not, at all times nave agreed with the views he has expressed in the important position ye has, held as Editor of, perhaps 1 "Pam entitled to nay, the leading phipor of Shanghai, But we all know nil times given. us] fis views of the various have been hasty ones: he has always given considerable thought and care to the 'We cannot always be right. T fear that I myself have given some wrong. judgments. Some I myself have realized later a wrong, some, in spite of the criticism] of th public and my friends and] perhaps' the Bar, 1 still consider who cannot bear with} public criticism should not hold a public position. One of the great "Units in the character of our guest Ytomnight is that he has never borne any ill-will towards his critics, either individuals nor societies who "may have eviticized his views. That, gentlemen, is a sign of intelligence Tis only stupid persons who resent celticism, the intelligent welcome it and, if they do not agree, merely ook upon the critic as a foolish person who ought to know better.
remember in one country where I joned that a judgment of] what severely eriticizpaper. At that parti-gular hour in the day when after a hard morning's work we all resort to the Club for some n ance, T met the What about a drink?"
Ho said "I thought, would never speak to me again.
I said "Don't be stupid, T only thought your poor old brain was getting a bit muzzy and that! you wanted a bit of bucking up. Boy, whisky and soda!" And we were great friends ever after. I anay say that my judgment was upheld by the Privy Council. Not that they are always right, T have Known them wrong once or twice when they decided against me.
Tam not going into the career of our guest as an Editor and journalist, except to say that in many parts of Europe he has exei (talents as a. journalist. Besides his duties as Editor of the "North-such as setting papers, correct papers and attending at the exami ations, which I can assure you is no light task for a busy We all know him as an accom plished musician. He has alw been willing, at all dinners of ya ous societies and associations, to place his talent at our disposal, however groggy the piano may [have been.
Wo all know his careful and -Jlaborate critiques of the various distinguished musicians who have visited Shanghai, as well as his critiques of local talent which have never been slovenly but always bore the impress of great care and dis-
Some of the A.D.C. performers may have thought his critiques of their performances somewhat severe for amateurs, But real criticism always does one good—oh that someone-(a sort of ghost) would always go round with me at golf and say what I was doing wrong! And besides, in making his careful eriticism of the amateurs' acting he was really paying them a compliment was putting them on a higher standard than the ordinary ama-tour.
T do not want to talk at too great length, although there are, 20 many things T could tell you to the credit of our guest, things that feel you would admire as much myself. But there are others to speak after me and 1 do not want to bring too many blushes to the face of our guest.
In conclusion, gentlemen, Twi say that T am sure you will agree with me when T say that our guest] has held his post as editor of the rth-China Daily News" with discretion, distinction, honesty! and honour, and outside his duties as Editor he has done much good work for the community, that we shall miss him much, ' not only in an official capacity but as a friend of ourselves and as a friend of the community, Mr. Green, we you all happiness in your retirement, and we look forward—to meeting you agai our own country.
Mr. J. Em, Lemiére, sir journalists in Shanghai, T can assure you that nothing could afford me more pleasure than to seize the opportunity which is iven to me to express publicly the sincere sentiments I feel towards you, or, as we express it in -my mother language, de dire de vous tout te bien que Fen pense": word, to show the real admiration feel for the confrere who since 1907 has been at the helm of the }"North-China Daily News." trying to do justice to your merits, Mr. Green, it seems to me, after all, that the opinion of even such a small Inonentity as I, but who for nearly 50 years has more er less contributed to the Press, may carry some weight.
Gentlemen, it is easy for all of, lus to criticize. When you wake Jearly in the morning the first thing you want is your paper. Sometimes you are in a good humour; some Itimes in a less exhilarating mood aS a sequel to an evening more oF
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