been appointed and will be in charge of preparations. Fellow members of the Club and other friends are being invited, The Tsingtao Amateur Dramatic Society is now rehearsing ° "Fresh Fields," by Ivor Novello, which will be presented at the Cafe Courort on February 19 and 20. This play had a very successful run in London in 1033 and though we can hardly ex ppeet the Tads to emulate the London production, yet the local effort will not be lacking in enthusiasm, Burns Nicht Observed About 34 admirers of Robert Burns sat down to a typically Scottish din riner at the International Club on the evening of January 25, under the aegis of the local chieftain of St. Andrew's Society, Mr. A. K. Campbell. HM. Consul-General, Mr. Handley-Derry, and Dr. Bracklo, German Consut, were among the guests. The picture of the Scottish Bard as per the ritual, was placed over the empty chair. "The toast to the King was given by the Chieftain and the tribute to the "immortal memory" was read by Mr. Gordon. The toast to the guests was given by Mr. T. Laughland and that to the lassies by Mr. Gidley Baird.
Mr," Griffiths, Tsingtao's Welsh Paderewski presided st the plane with his usual good nature and graciousness during most of the even-Ing, which came to a close at about 2 am, but such dynamic Scottish personalities as Major Colin Stockwell and Mr. Jock Drewett (who ha sad to say, passed 10 the great, yond) as mentioned by Mr, Handley-Derry during the evening, were sadly missed, as their presence functions in the past had given the party just that spontaneity and convivislity that made these Burns dinners go with a swing from commencement to break-up. 'The menu for the dinner comprised the following: Sheep's Heid Broth, Tatties and Herrin', the Haggis' (wit a the honours), Wild Bubbly Jock and To commemorate the fourth anniversary of the assumption of the Chancellorship by Herr Hitler, the German community gathered at their "Brown House" in the mountains beyond Titis Huk. Speeches were dell-vered, followed by tea and refreshments and January 30 will be another milestone remembered in the period of Germany's post-war recovery. ment for British Soldier Mz, Handley Derry and_mombers of the Brilish Cemetery Committee were out at the site of the British war graves on January 24, arranglog For the erection of stone to. the memory of a British soldier whose body. could not be found and' who was known {0 have been killed with his other comrades at the siege of Tsingtao, OMiial advice of his name and number has been received rom the War Office, who are bearing the ort of the stone and at long last th boy's name will be honoured together with those of his comrades, Mr. F. J. Hookham of the Shanghat office of ihe Yeo 'Tsoong Tobacco Ca, Selurning from. Home. leave, stayed over for a {ow days. It Ss understood that his daughter, whose professional ame Is Marge Fontaine and who re-cived her initia' training in Shanghai, has turned out to be one of the most promising ballet dancers in Groat Britain. Mr. F. A. Falrehild of Tsingtao can also claim distinction in this sphere, as one of his daughters now at Home is also doing exceptionally well at Sadlers Wells, Mr, G. C. F. Russellhas been under the weather for about. a. fortnight with high blood pressure and strangely enough Mr. A. R. Hogg has been laid up with just the opposite effect, ow blood pressure. Both are on the road to recovery.
Mayor Shen Hung-ich hi not it relurted "o" Tango. "After Fecent. trip to Fenghua to sce. the Generalissimo, he is now in Tsinan Visiting Gen. Han Fuchu, The former Mayor Chao Chi has been entertain~ Ing his foreign friends recently and among is guests were the American, Ain, British and German Consular officials, Admiral Mayeda, Commandant of the Port Arthur Naval Yard arrived here on Thursday and entertained and was entertained by a number of Chinese officials of the -Munleipal Government and others,
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