Even the spacious reception room could not hold the crowds which thronged the new Y.W.C.A. headquariers at 990 Bubbling Well Road on Saturday afternoon on the occasion of the formal opening.
Practically all nationalities, includ ing Chinese, Japanese, Americans, British, Austrian, German, French and Czechoslovakian, were repre-ented "among those who completely lied the downstairs rooms and overflowed into the hallways and upstairs lounge and tea rooms, Following an Inspection of the bullaing and the women's hostel next door, with guests escorted by Girl Guides and Y.W.C.A. club girls, a tag mising ceremony presided over by Mrs, H, C, Mel, the chairman of the Chinese "Women's Club, ofleially opened the programme.
'Mra, 1. ¥. Ho, president of the Y.W.CA.. welcomed' the visitors and Mis. L. Soyka, the chairman of the International "Committee of the Y.W.CA., brought greetings from the Internati¢nal Branch which shares the building with the Shanghai Y.W.C.A.
Speech By Mayor General Wu Te-chen, the mayor of Greater Shanghai, was speaker of the day and after his address on informal programme was presented by, Diss Violet Chun and Mr, Gordon Chun in a Netherlands dance; Miss May Thompson and Miss Sophie Crawshaw a tap dance; Miss Woo Weleziu vocal solo; and Miss Mabel Pan inn An Innovation in Shanghai's defence mechanism was successfully demonstrated on Thursday when the Sikh Troopers of the S. M. Police went through mounted baton drill on Jessfield Road near Avenue Road. The Troopers are seen above, led by Trooper Sub-Insp, Goldsmith.
The batons they are carrying, and which were specially made for the Trooper Section, re as long as swords and Alted with guards similar to those of swords. Such batons have been successfully used In riots in other parts of the world, 4 plane solo.
Music was provided by the U. S. Marines orchestra and ten was served in the tea room and hostel dining
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