Local South Africans and their guests gathered in force at Shanghai Volunteer Headquarters, fon Friday evening, to celebrate the Silver Jubilee of the Union of South Africa. Just under fifty were pres:
resided over by Judge A. G. Mossop, Chairman of the local society.
Following "The King," a toast to the Union of South Africa was proposed by Sir John Brenan, "Consul-General, who said in part:
The Union of South Africa is now, of course, one of the great self governing dominions in the British Empire—an independent nation, but bound to the other countries forming the British Commonwealth of Nations by ties of sentiment and interest the chief of which is that we all fare subjects of the same King, By 'a happy coincidence, the King and the Union are both celebrating this same month their Silver Jubilees, for it was on May 81, 1910 that, in' the terms of the South African Act, the Colonies of the Cape of Good Hope, Natal, the Transvaal, and the Orange River Colony became united under tone government as the Union of South Afviea, South Africans may well be proud of their homeland and of their citizens who have attained world dis-Unetion in all paths of life—soldiers, statesmen, administrators, and ora: tors. In fact, one of them, Gen. Smuts, combines all these roles in his own'person. But we in Shanghai have been made to realize that your country is also fertile in the production of learned Jurists, for, in spite of the long distance they have to come, have we not already received two of them? There was Judge Feetham, the author of the famous report, who came to tell us how Shanghai could be governed under an ideal constitution; and there Judge Mossop, who helps to 4 it under its present imperfect oni think, perhaps, the latter has more' dificult task.
'A Veteran's Recollections The toast was endorsed by Mr, Canning, with the following pay tribute in allowing us to celebrate the to-d The Trade Commissioner Me. Andrew T. Brennan, Trade Commissioner for the Union of South replied to the toast with a brief The toast to the Guests was pro-'Judge A. G. Mossop, and brledly replied to by. Mr.
Crokam, President of the Anzac Republicanism Dead Judge Mossop took the opportunity to confirm Mr. Brennan's "emphasis fon the unity of South Africa in the freedom of the Empire. Republicanism was as dead as mutton. The eloquent address of the Union of South Atriea Parliament on the ocean sion of His Majesty's Jubilee was quoted to the company in proof of the loyalty of men, many of whom had fought against Great Britain in the field, and more of whom had had relatives so Aghting. Judge 'Mossop also quoted General Smuts' homely commendation of the King's character and personality to. the South African farmer and General HHertzoy's striking declaration of sith in His Majesty's Empire, on the eve of leaving Cape Town for attendance at the Jubilee celebrations in Lor don, Items of entertainment were contributed by Mrs. T. Boardman, Mrs.
G. Gain and Mr. Gerald FP, Sived.
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