The second annual dinner of the! British Universities Society was held yesterday at the Park Hotel, followig the annual meeting of the society About sixty members and guests of both sexes were present, the official guests being Mr. and Mrs. Bruce M. Smith, of the American Universities Society, Major E. T. Heslop, com manding the First Battalion, the Durham Light Infantry, and Captain S. J. Ritchie, of the First Battalion, the Seaforth' Highlanders Proposing the toasts of "The King," the "Chinese Republic," and "Our Society," the newly elected president. Mr. J. E. Badeley. paid a special bute to Mr, H. G. B. Perry for his work as hon. secretary and treasurer The society itself, he stated, neither overlapped or competed with any existing society in Shanghai Membership of other university societies, did not conflict with membership o their society.
It was their object to induce each individual member to take ar ctive part in the affairs of the society, and the lite president had inaugurated the system of working in groups. Each group was under a convener, and was devoted to a special subjes. At four groups had been or-or were contemplated. and these were the literary. music, science and economies groups.
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