Colonel Graham, as his record shows, Is a brave soldier, but bravery does not imply rashness, Therefore he wisely refused to be drawn into comparisons. 'This much he did say: the ditieully of recruitment in the Straits Settlements and in Shanghai has this common factor: in the Straits was found that in' towns like Singapore, Kuala Lumpur and Penang, it was more dificult to get Europeans {0 join the Volunteers than it was from the upcountry stations, The reason was, of course. that i larger communities, social activities were more extensive and consequently took up more of a young man's spare time, Colonel Graham insisted that the reorganization scheme had resulted in reducing to a minimum any waste of the Volunteer "The emeer who had gone through the lecture courses in the early part of the year were now imparting the knowledge gained to their own men, and, similarly, the non-commissioned oticers who had undergone weapon training were now instructing where they previously were taught. This was a good sign. The handling of Corps. consisting of twenty-theee units and one regular battalion was not an easy task, but ever since he had been to Malaya Colonel Graham lad been bitten by enthusiasm for volunteering. The experience of 1914 showed that the volunteer was a very Amportant factor in national defence, and from the point of view of the British community in Shanghai, it was highly necessary that that fact should be borne in mind. The Shanghai Volunteer Corps was unique. Tt had to perform duties which no other Volunteers in the world had to face. For example, its primary purpose was to assist the police in times of emergency before regular troops could be brought into play. To those around him who were employers, Colonel Graham appealed for support in obtaining suitable recruits for the British units of the Corps. to Royal Couple whose long service as a medical man in China, chiefly attached to the Lester Hospital, had been appreciatively noted by the President, was briefly grateful to the Committee for the compliment they had pai him and hig Society. As President of what he described as the smallest national society in Shanghai, he claimed the privilege to make a short speech. He therefore declined pleasantly to follow Mr. Wilkinson in his Aisquisition on the merits of Welsh Rugger, but contented himself wit accepting the label of an "old stage" and an exponent of the noble art of healing.
Mr. ES. Wilkinson was conratulaied by the Committee on the presentation recently made to him by the Lords Commissioner of the Ad-morally; and in addition to the usual loyal toast, the health of the Bride and Bridegroom of the day's ceremony in London was enthusiastically drunk.
was announced that earlier a telegram of good wishes had been sent to the royal couple. Mr. Wilkkingon remarked with satisfaction 03 the fact that the new Duchess of Kent would have the Cross of St George incorporated in her arms—information which he had gained that day from the Woman's Page of the "North-China Daily News."
In one of the most, daring day-ght robberies recorded in Shang hai police annals, three men obtained $6,000 in bank notes on Monday (Nov. 26) from the Yui Tsung Native Bank 505 Honan Road, and escaped with their loot,
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