<Deepsrooted in the English temperament Ts.n determined reluctance Yovmake anything approaching Dublie demonstration of sentiment. To patriotism as to other qualities the attitude holds, good, yet none Yhe.tess it was with the " heartiest enthusiasm that sons and daugh-Yers of the Old Country the world over joined in celebrating the festival of Saint George, patron and tutelary saint of England.
Owing to the actual date of the rear day falling on Sunday, Was on April 21 that the principal elabrations were held. by. the Shanghat" Branch of the Royal Society of St. George, the main Harris, who is at present in Tsingtao, past presidents His Honou: Judge Sir Peter Grain, Mr. R. F.C Master, and Dr, Gauntlett, the hon. treasurer 'Mr. C.'S. Speyer, and the hon, secretary Mr, E. L.' Allen. Elected members of the committee are Messrs, G. P. Forster, Piercy, C. E, Sparke, son, G. L. Wilson, G. F."Dambai of decoration lent distinct! scene, at the Cercle Sportif Francais feature, us usual, being the brill it [during the progress of dancing fand. Iafgely. attended ball" which entering, guests had before them a Yok place last, night at the Cercle hall banked with flowers in the red and white colours of St. George's banner. A particularly imposing ther marked: social success effect was created at one side of the annals of the society, the vice-the ballroom by a life-size picture president of which is Mr. M, Reader of St. George triumphant over the dragon, executed in imitation of stamed glass, and electrically. illu-
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