The Council of the Society, he said, had in mind certain extensions of the usefulness of the Sociely during the coming year in addition to its usual activities and the new features. inaugurated during the past year, 'The first of these would be two art ex. hibits, one to bea loan exhibit of a private collection in Shanghai and {or the other it was proposed to hold fan exhibit of paintings of riving Chinese artists, who paint in Chinese lyle. 'Though' many persons thought fof Shanghai as a commercial centre, such was not the actual ease and lore ana more a centre wining each year, in which the Society played a prominent part the SMC, other than the Police, attended, he speakers were Mr, Arnhold, Chairman of the S30; Major K. M. Bourne, Acting Commissioner of the SMLP.; Mr. R. Aiers, Deputy " Commissione MacDonald, Deputy. Commis: slone? (Specials); Mr. C. Young, Deputy Commissioner; Mayor "Wi Te-chen; Capt. P. Galble, Acting Commissioner of the French Police; Public Safer "The hall was festively decorated in the colours of the various groups represented; the S.M.C., Chinese, French Police and Japanese Police flags were attractively displayed about the room. Asa memento of the ococcasion each guest received a minia-re pair of silver hand-cults, The Police Band played in the courtyard of the building between 745 and 830 o'clock,
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