whom he Linked in-a twin' comende: dhlor Mu, Martin extended the most Goreial greeting. He could, "not Gnderstand why. they deserted, the o°cgme to the chilly edge of China ory of Queensland fu summer time 'January, But," however, cold Shanghat might be, that. tempera fave "wns me inverse ratio. to the temperature' of the welcome Eng ishmen in. Shanghai gave to. two Tending representatives of an ime tant State in the Commonwealth, pointed out that Queens: and" had no less. than. twenty-nine Out of the forty-two branches of the Royal Society of St, George formed SirAustralia, and thave was a special season, heh te ere fore, to extend has: Pete Mossop, as. South African, tality: to these two guests. put before the Society nis qualifica: Tons as an Englishman. by citing hig family" connections. with "Line oinshive, Cumberland, Cornwall and Bevan. "As forthe Dragon, Mr. Mossop declared that his early be: Raviowr in life had! cinelled his nother to "select George ts his, see-and Christian name, The. ex} Bion, apparently, was vouchs ihn his "pnatore day Whether it waa the dilation of Mossop "was not Rostrls, the ery convexity. of hi exe or the stertorousness of his incantile harmon; which: inapived the maternal decision.
He had been gnember of St, George's Society, in pite of an ently lapse when he was {freed to join the Roving Club as a edo Scot, because, in is day, the fowing Club had no' Colonial Eight and the 'Scots were hard up. for sri, Fortunately, the then Secre-of St. George's wns able to Enguishman which successfully We & devastating definition of an rolled, inthe ranks of the Societ one hose family had been domini. edwin South' Afrien for a. hundred years, These were days, said Mr.
mossop,, when" violence was noi tolerated. That, perhaps, was vight, and no doubt in lis judicial capacity, had lived in the days of the 'Dragon, he might have been called upon to issue' an injunction and ater, perhaps, an order for com. initial "fo prison for contempt of court. on account of the Dragon's Sehaviour. slite was not to sure tha etoclive, At the same "time, George's way was. not more
foped asthe Society and English nen in Shanghai would maintain {hele traditions and support the tele law On. that ba {nlgn and "merlon tov owed loyalty to those Colonel Polly, falling. back on the pressed his pleasure in Anding' the soldiers privilege of being beet, exfremory of St, George Kept green Shanghai, it was a. good custom Shich he thought: might be more of Australia, was in for more pros-'He and Mr. Thomas 10 Shanghai_in order to Team. They had-come-on a good-will cal asta tothe oppronch coop draught. ships visiting Shaniat, As far back as 1870 8 Former EngineerinChief of the of the financial difficulties confront ing the board of directors and executive personnel of the organist: mission with the object of liscover- Board, Mr. Derik, called attention Although the possibility of close ing the best means of stimulating Rothe necessity of" improving. the reciprocal trade conditions between the Far East and Australia, They bot ant i no new sue ing the International Branch encom withthe ince ave made, in con. dominant at the moment, the fnane had not come merely to sell Queensial knot "awaiting solution frst and products to China. They hoped Customs, special investigations were brought itself' before the public that they would be able to create a made ud 1020 Dr year ago. At that time, the Joint Scjprocal relationship beneficial Committee "of 'Shanghai Women Renstams' onthe possibilities, report for loth sides.
Organisations' came to the rescue Mieaging the Bar with the drag with fund which carried' the English Spirit Kept Alive area ype of arcager, This report International Branch through. 1985, Mr, 'Thomas supported his, cole feat adopted by. the' international At the time, however, it was nder: league, and expressed his. satisiae. omumiscion of Conalting Enaineers stood that' the Joint' Committee tion at finding the English. spiel for "Shanghai Harbour Investiga-could not continue the responsibility Kept 80 vividly alive by the Royal fon in 1981, andthe Government permanently. 'Miss Elsie Andersons Society of St, George on what was twas advised' accordingly. With the return home at the "end. of the foreign, aal. They Thad) both had wonderful hospitality wherever they aoitane of Mr fe Soong ion of way and' mena." Rain. precipitates: the ques:
Thad been. Me. Austin had referred val was "obtained from" the 0 the greeting which they had re-Executive Yuan in 1990, author! ceived from the St. George's Society ithe Whangpoo conservancy in Hongkong, and Mr. Thomas con ito do the work.
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