at Weihaiwei, which he held from April, 1015, to April, 1916, when he was appointed Crown Advocate, He was Acting Crown Advocate in China from December, 1916, to April, 2018, from July to "October, 1918, from May, 1921 to November, 1022, and from July to September, 1022. Sir Allan was appointed British jtodian in China of enemy property in October, 1918, and Crown Advorate in China' in October, 1926 He was a commissioner on the Sino-ritish joint commission in. Nanking Claims "from "October, 1928, November, 1029, Sir Allan has' been fudge of H4.Mf. Supreme Court for China since "December, 1933. He received the Silver Jubilee Medal in 1938, Tue branch library of the China Aviation Reconstruction. Association the local Chinese YMCA. will Suen be enriched by more boos on aviation asa result of a donation of 31,000 by "Mr. KKhouw Ko-hien, the: aviator who arrived here early this. month from Java in his own aeroplane.
The musie was typical and was Histoned to with the greatest pleasure, but it was when the searchlights picked up the three entrances to the Jarena and the men of the Loyals filed Im to give an exhibition of physicial training exercises, that enthusiasm first rote to its real heights, Tt was the most novel number produced in Shanghai, for the men were dressed In inck'and white costumes, white front and black behind, so that as they went through their various items, It keep the spectators laugh-Ingly quessing as to which was white and which was black. But not only was it so highly amusing, It was a splendid display of physical jerks, Including the massed skipping ex-raise which Is a novelty having only Feeently been Introduced into the Army training syllabus.
And then the ceremoi aril display" by seamen, howitzer battery. It always proves an attractive number and last night was no exception to the rule; it was carried through with a precision Which delighted the onlookers. The men on parade moved literally as one man, 0 much 0, that if one of them had' made the slightest mistake, it would have created just that type of amazement which H. Mf. Bateman kes so much to portray.
Local Display But if the regular forces stationed Shanghai can give a good account of themselves, local pride will always be bolstered up by the achievements
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