Mr. M. Reader Herns presided over the monthly luncheon of the Royal Society of St. George (Shanghai Branch) on Thursday, when Mr. H. A. Scott, the Canadian Government Trade Commissioner was the guest of honour. Mr. Reader Harris expressed the view that the new prac tice of securing trade representation for the British Dominions in Chino was deserving of commendation, should prove mutually beneficial bot to China and to the British Empire Mr, Scott. who came to. represent Canadian trade in China, was stranger to Englishmen, for he had Spent seven years in Liverpool, before was appointed to Buenos Aires Whence he continued his journey round the world to Chit, Mr. Scott briefly acknowledged the teest and intimated that he was vers happy to make the further acquainance of Englishmen through the society.
The late Earl Jellicoe was a View President of the Royal Society of St. George. Accerdingly Mr. Reader Harris, as Vice-President, in the absence of Judge A. G. Mossop from Shanghai, sent off the following telegram last week to Lady Jellicoe:—
St. George's Society, Shanghai, sends deepest sympathy. President The reply was as follows:
Thank you so much for your kind mastage of sympathy. Lady Jellicoe.
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