Community Celebrate National Day: Farewell to Mr. Brett The Irish community of Shangh: on May. 17 celebrated their national day, St, Patrick's Day with less festivity than in previous years, owing to abnormal conditions exist-tug 1 Shanghai, but with undiminished. enthusia the morning, the President and members of St. Patrick's So-celery placed a wreath on the War! Memorial in memory of Irishmen who fell in the Great War, Shortly after noon, a tiffin was held at the! Shanghai Club when the significance of the day to Irish people was stressed and the occasion was! utilized to say farewell to Mr. LIH. J. Brett, HM. Commercial Coun-ella of Legation, who is shortly leaving on retirement, a few other members of our Society whom we have invited to join us in saying an official farewell to Mr. H, J. Brett—we Irishmen naturally wished to have with us to-day our }Consul-General—himself an Irish-/man—and the chief representatives lof our sister British Societies. And We are happy to see here as our guests Mr. J. F. Brenan, C.M.G., the Presidents of the Royal Society of }$t. George, of St. Andrew's Society, St. David's Society and of the So-Jciety of Anzacs, to each of whom extend a hearty welcome in the Jname of St. Patrick.
Tt may perhaps seem that we have {forgotten our Canadian family connections. But auch is not by any Mr. S, W, Wolfe, the President, took the chair and' others present included Messrs, H. J. Brett, guest of honour, J. F. Brenan, C.M.G., ABM, Consul-General; Dr. E, Gauntlett, Pres. Royal Soctety of St.
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Sub'Dean; H. P. Wilkinson, President; Dr. J. H. Jordan,' Past President; v, i, Fenton, ant; Captain J. E. Inch, M, 0. Springfield, Past Vice President; 8. M. Edwards, Past Vice President; T. P, Givens, Hon." Secretary; Lieut, Commande: P. GE. Gilmore, Society Commitee in his speech, Me, Vole said: As you all Know by "reason sot the XCondition of Emergency" which has exited in Shanghai for. so" many weeks. past, we found it necessary {o'abaidon' ove plang for the usual St. "Patnicles Bah celebrating "Ste Patrice's Day very quietly: this year, in fact excepting for this ite tin" pasty, and. the Iayingof the wreath on the Cenotaphchis mucrnimg, there are 0
Because this Jo a. family party—ggtnosed of our Committees Past Presidents, past Vice-Prestdeni, an
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