On the eve of his leaving Shan hal "for Home, a presentation was made on Monday evening to Mr.. M. Henderson, of the Shanghai Electric Construction Company" (Shanghai Tramways), in Hongkew. Mr. Het derson, who. will sail to-day the inv. Scharnshorst, was. given a silver toilet set by a group of friends fand responded (0 a speech of presentation made by the spokesman for the group, Shanghai's winter season opened on, Friday night with the Pan-Pacific Association's frst formal ball. This affair, planned for the chief purpose of Eringing members of various. nationalities together ina gala party, was libeld in the Paramount ballroom and proved to be a success in every way, especially in regard to numbers, fo° several hundred people crowded the large ballzcom.
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