The Archive · 1936

SHANGHAI OBSERVES ST. GEORGE'S DAY

Celebrations Curtailed for Court Mourning very quitely without the annual bat St, George's Day this year

which would have been held on Thee day evening but forthe intervention st court mourning, the only celebrations being a ceremony at the Cenotant at 845 am, when the President at the Royal "Society of St. George 'Shanghai branch, Mr, M, Render Hig Fis, and the Past-President, tr. F.C. Master, Jaid a wreath on' be: half of the members of the comm. tee and the remainder of the men bers of the Society; a special service eld at' the Cathedral "that evening, conducted by the Rev, Giteweli, and a cocklall party" given later by Mr, and Mrs, 'NM Reader Harris.

'A. special. service, consisting of shortened form. of Evensong, was held in the Holy' Trinity Cathedral 530 pam; when the Rov.

OtteweNt oetated, and a large num: er of members and their friends at tended. "Special prayers. were. said, while. the congregation. was led. the singing of the hymns' Uy" the Gatiedrat Chole,

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