Mr George Dunein, the "old friend" referred to in' the poem, accented custody of the clock on behalf of the Education Authority, of which he is chairman, He said it was-one of the surest sissus of the Vitality and life of the school that it should attract so many gifts from old pupils all over the world. Within' the fow weeks he had jure of acknowledging three such gifts—one of £500 given in memory of Who was a pupil more than 70 y go. The present gift would not "only be of great use and a great ornament to the school, but a lasting remembrance of former pupils across the They seemed to be all over the world, as a glance at the member ship list of the club would show, and they were usually in positions of grent influence and great fulness.
He asked Mr. Begg to convey to his friends in Shanghai the grateful thanks of the Education Authority, Whose thanks were also extended to the Town Council for undertak-Ing to light the clock.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.