Club on Wednesday entertained a number of the notable visitors wha are at present in Shanghai Tha guests on this occasion included{ Sir Ronald Macleay, H. M. Minister, Admiral Sir Arthur Leveson, Sir William Rees Davies, Judgad Peter Grain, Col. W. F. L, Gordon, Captain Alington, Commander Green, Mr. S. Barton, Mr. H. G. Simms, Mr H. H. Fox an Mr. H. J. Brett. Mr. R. G. Me-Donald, Chairman of the Club, alluded to the honour which tha club felt in having so distinguished representatives of the diplomatic, consular, naval and military services present, as well as thd judges of the courts at Shanghai and Hongkong and their Lord Mayor. Sir Ronald Macleay and Sir Arthur Leveson replied.
Another tiffin in honour of Sin Ronald Maclay took place on Thursday when His Excellency was entertained by M. Wilden, the French Consul-General, there being present a considerable num, her of the leading French and) British residents. Sir Ronald replied in a happy speech. to the toast of the occasion, alluding to the subject of Anglo-French relations He emphasized that while. they in Shanghai were particular ly fortunate in having the cooperation of such a Consul-Gen{ eral as M. Wilden, he in Peking held himself no less fortunate in having for his French colleague M. do Fleurian who before coming to Peking had served for some} years in London under that great) French Ambassador, M. Paul Cambon.
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