He would like to read to them a etter from the Officer commanding HES. Cumberland as an example of the appreciation of the Club's work. The letter, which was written imme-Jdiately following the recent Coronation Celebrations, read:
1 would ike to thank your your commnltiee ents that, were made fo give the saxe [Coronation "Tattoo "a. meet Jcontributed materially 19, the' finer appearance. 1a the' arena—BY maxing them. feet that the work, the fod pt into tne Tattoo was appreciate twenty of our bays to the cinema. and "giviege them Bu "form of enters fsiniment "is sways. much ed be'the boys who cannot afford to Day for "thole" own, enteriaiament. tin the Jsuine' way ax" the other fatings. Thele Sabatged by me fact that You s0 Kindly choice "s to which 82 are most ested for your Yours sincerdiy. (Signed) John Leach, He thought "this letter epitomized the work of the local branch of the Navy League. A debt of gratitude was owing, Mrstly, to the Shanghai Race Club, and secondly to the House Committee, to the manager and to Mr. E_ S. "Wilkinson, hon. secretary, who despite his many other activi-
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.