Seekingjao Most Animated Scene.with Some 350 Guests and Members Honouring Big Occasion Shanghai Gott Club nota their Coronation Celebration Field Day at Seekingjao on May 16, with all day golf sports. Sponsored by the British members of the club, it was a huge success and the front lawn at noon, when between 300 and 400 members and guests were assembled to drink the Loyal Toast presented an animated appearance.
The club house was beautifully decorated and the garden was laid out in red, white and blue flowers.
'At 1230 pin. the President of the club, Dr, Win. O'Hara, speaking Into ess. T will now ask you to drink 1 microphone, asked those assembled the health of' the King—Gentlemen, fo charge their glasses to drink the The King."
Loyal oast. In his address the After the Loyal Toast had been drunic President, in part, said," Ladies and with acclaim, the President called on gentlemen, the club to-day welcomes Mr. 0. 1 Yul to say " few words, He you In honour of the King's Coro-said, Mr. President, Committee "and hallan, We are glad to see so many members of the ' Shanghai Golf friends present here to-day, espect~ Club, my wife and I feel highly hon-ally our quests, We are also glad to ured to be present to-day.. We feel have with us Mr. 0. °K, Yul, the an honour to drink the health Acting-Mayor of Greater' Shanghai; your King. The Coronation has pass-unfortunately he is not like his prefed but it Is sill with us In spirit. decesser, who played golf, but' we Tam a Chinese but 1 feel that your hope he may do so later. We see celebration Is also ours. This Is prov-amongst us a good many ladies, ed by the way that my fellow coun-evidently the wives of ardent golfers trymen unanimously took part in the and. who do not often visit the club celebrations, "showing the great and are therefore all the more wel-friendship here is between the British ome, The thanks of the club are duc and Chinese. "Suh spontaneous en-{othe special, committee for their thusiasm shows that It is a true and work In making to-day such a suc~ Henulne drienship and the motives simple and pure,
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