When high officials relax, esyecially those whose ordinary' duties do not include oratory, invariably they are more entertaining than those who might be called profes: sional speech-makers, they provide far more illuminating examples. Jand they usually make their point fay more easily and forcefully. A Jeood example occurred yesterday at a Zero Club tiffin to Admiral M, M. Taylor of the United States Navy. It is scarcely possible to be formal Jat these delightful gatherings and yet they must da a great deal towards making and cementing friendships, Admiral Taylor said he was not "a speaker. However, ho had teen given a cue by that champion adven-tiffin speaker, Mr. N. 1. Sparke, who had said thut tthe Firitish and Americans were members of one family, and such they necessarily had their periodical differences, but these twere. friendly litre. quarrels be five en themselves, and there. wax rouble for anyone who butted Admiral Taylor said" this was tainly so, He remembered many years ago when he was [Shanghai much diferent' to that of to-day. A British and an Americ ship each had a, man presumed be a champion boxer. "They wei ched in' the Chang-sucha Gat ens, and it seas soon seen that either could box' at, all, but they certainly could hit, 'They, pummel. Jed each other toa standstill, and then "it became "a question -as to who ad won, 'There being' no other "way of settling. the. argue ment, the British and American audience paired off and started far more exciting fight' on. the floor. "After "a while, the police butted "in. whereupon the audience temporarily united forees go. that they could throw the police through the windows, after which they proceeded in their own way yo find out {who had won the tial fight. That, the Admiral held, was a very per friendship, and his audience did not disagree.' And hence nother robust chapter in the history of Anglo-American friendship.
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