Transfer of Mr. W. J. Dexter to Singapore Regret is being expressed Shanghai musical circles at the im: minent dencriure of one of th strongest supporters and most ard-tent members, in the person of Mr, J, Dexter who, during his sixteen, years of residence in Shanghai, has taken a leading role in many forms jot musical activity.
Associated with the South British Insurance Ca. for some 23 years, 22 of which have been spent in the For East, he has now received in-Structions: to proceed to the Sing-spore office of the firm, and both he and Mrs. Dexter will be saying their farewells to Shanghai on February 4, when they sail for the south {in the 3s. Chitral.
Me, Dexter arrived here in 1920 and commenced his Shanghai musical career by conducting the incidental music to the Amateur Dramatic Club's production of "Twelfth Night." He has since been connected with other musical entertainments put on by this club, as well as being identi-fled with a large number of other Public activities, mainly musical, His most recent achievement, tone for which he both deserved and Feceived the great appreciation of Shanghai's music lovers, was the conducting of the Shanghai Choral Society's production of Mendelsohn's '"Walpurgis Night" and Handel's "Acland Galatea" in December This formed a fitting close to a season which opened with the production "Elijah." which he also conducted, fat the Lyceum Theatre in the spring, of last year.
He was also quest-conductor at the Municipal Orchestra's extremely suc cessful concert at the Lycet Theatre December, when Cathedral Organist
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