New Brigadier Introduced to His Countrymen The Committee of the Shanghai St, Andrew's Society on Oct. 0 gave a tittin at the Shanghai Club to bia farewell to a former President, Ds. 'Dr. 3, Elliot "Murray, who is retiring from China to join Dr. F, M. Nield in practice at Home, and to welcome Brigadier "A. P. D. Telfer-Smollett, who has succeeded another Highland Light' "Infantryman Brigadier Thackeray in command of the British troops" in North China. There were present, in addition to the guesie:—Mr. "N. (resident) Brig.-Gen, rnaghten, Dr. A.C. Bryson, Dr. H. Couper Patrick, Messrs. C. MIN. Ranald MeDonald, "H.R. Cleland, Adams Con, Secretary), Blaikie, A. ¥. Tali, J.D. Watt, B, Nicoll, James Macbeth, Sirachan, Win. Lyle, A, Pollock, G.
W. Siowart, W. J, Keswick, Red. G. Macdonald,'s. G. Clay, and'C, With touching modesty, Mr. Macgregor, introducing the new Brigadier {o St. Andrew's Society, sald:—"As a Socleiy we stand supreme. We are the oldest national soclely in Shang~ hai and we take a great pride in rubbing that in and seeing that others Yecognize i, We started 71 years As to their activities, Mr, Macgregor mentioned first the Society's charity work, and said they certainly had an annual Ball, "which, rightly oF wrongly, we think is the social function of the ye Brigadier lier-Smollett confessed to being properly Impressed and exceedingly proud of the achievements St. Andrew's Sociely in Shanghai, which, "he. said, was' a record. no greater than i should be. For hhimselt, since he had been in Shanghhal, he' had learned: what was hospltality. "Never had' he seen such terrific hospitality. In five weeks the had put on 8 "th and he" was going to te here for' three years!
The Brigadier said that, if there had been anything in particular which had made him pleased to come here, it was that he had met an old Service Gen." Macnaghten, whose retirement from te Army was the Army's loss and Shanghat's gain, Had he stayed on in the Army, most certainly by now he would have been Mr. Macurogor had a lot of nice things (o say about Dr. Murray and hho certainly. touched respondent chord when he mentioned that It was in Dr, Murray's Presidential year that St, Andrew's managed to secure one of their rare victories in the series Of golf matches for the elusive Prentice Cup. There was a most enthusiastic response to his declar low that every member of the Society would. wish ihe very best of everything to Ds. Murray and dis family in the future, Bashfully brief, and subtle in honesty, Dr. Murray in reply said Mttle more than to convey a golfing hint which shoul not be disclosed, for font the English may appoint a Commission to elreumvent it.
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