Mr. J. K. Brand said that poppy sales realized $524.88, and the concert added $581.70 to the funds, The Asonciation was indebted for assist ance by contributions from the Unemployment Fund of the British Chamber of Commerce, the Shanghai Race Club, and the Caisse des Ocuvres, He reminded the meeting that the main expenses of the Astociation were taken up in giving board and lodging for men out of work, [schooling for the families of ex: Service men unable to provide for themselves, and repatriation, Empire Day, the chairman said, was observed on the usual lines. Arm!
Day fell on Sunday and so the: Inter-Allied dinner, excellently. arranged by the Amicale des Anciens Combattants de La Guerre, was held the previous evening, and attended by a number of nationalities, includ ing over 100 members of the Association. The wreath-laying ceremony was attended by representatives of the Army and Navy, the Volunteer Headquarters, and Various Nationa) Societies, and was followed by a service at the Cathedral.
The concert, after many trials and tribulations, Was held. on Monday, November 12, thanks to the timely arrival of WINS. Cumberland, which ably filled the gap caused by the departure of the Worcestershire Regiment, and the thanks of the 'Association were due to the commit: we of the AD.. for the use of the Lyceum, to Mr. P. C. Colman for gain producing a first-rate concert, Jand to Mr. E, C. Baker and the subcommittee of the Association who' surmounted an endless string of dif culties, and were responsible for a vast amount of work.
They sent $400 to the British United Services Association, Tsingtao, 1o contribute towards building a wall round the British Soldiers Cemetery there, Finally, the chairman appealed for new members. "Twenty-five life members joined the Association during the
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