y THE SHANGHAI CLUB
St. Andrew's Society Honours Mr. C, I. Cookes St, Andrew's Society on June 21, gave a farewell tiffin to Mr. C. I. Cookes, sub-manager of the Hongkong & Shanghai Bank, who is leaving shortly for a holiday at Home and then a term of duty in Manila, preparatory, as all hope, to other spell in" Shanghai. with higher rank, and also a welcome to Mr, K. E, Greig, Chieftain of St. Andrew's Society of Hongkong, Int Ranald G, McDonald, acting Presi dent of St. Andrew's ' Society, spoke enthusiastically of all that Mr. Gookes had done to advance the Prestige of the Scottish race "here and elsewhere." All who were brave enough, or who were wealthy enough' to enter a bank, knew that Mr. Cookes was a banker, and as, in addition, he was a Scotsman, they' could be convinced that he would glimb to. whatever eminence fancied, "He could claim the distinetion of being the frst piper to play the Shanghai Club—officially—and he was one of the leading spirits in that very flourishing institution, the Reel Club, In his case it was not a question of too many cooks spoiling, the broth, but of one "Cookes" very much improving many broths.
Mr, James Macbeth, President of the Reel Club, said that at last. Understood @ remark he heard in his uth that, When @ lawyer "hed finished, there wax not. much for anyone else to say, do, or get, However, he could pay tribute to, Mr. Gookex for having done much to make Seats people in Shanghai more graceful and to popularize the fam-'Sus Scottish country dances,
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