January 12 will go down in the annals of local masonry as a red~ letter day. This was the date of the ceremonies attending the consecration of their wowly erected Masonic Temple and installation of their new Master, Mr. W. J. Sulherlond, 'The following Masonic luminaries travelled up from Shanghai to attend: Messrs. J. J. Evans, W. O, Lancaster, W. Nation, "E. Lindquist and H. Olsen and Mr. P. H. Metntyre from Tientsin. Following the ceremony banquet' was held, the International Club "and Mr. and Mrs.
Herman entertained the visitors 10 cocktails one day previous, "Tsingtao's Philharmonic Society getting busy for the winter season and the following committee is secking Jocal talent and arrange. rehearsals:—Prof, Dr, Huebotter (president), Messrs. J. Smith (hon, sec. T, L, Bickerton, Mrs. R. H. Eckford, Messrs. Dramis Orchestra) Conductor, F. Weitz and R. Mueller.
Members of the Tsingtao British Residents "Association met at the Grand Hotel yesterday evening 10 discuss matters regarding the coming Coren celebrations and. tentative arrangements are being made for a Church service in the morning, sports and games for children in the atte noon and a dance in the evening.
Members of St. Andrew's Society celebrate Burns Nicht appropriately on January 25 at the Taternatio 1 Club with a dinner and concert. This annual event 1s Yooked forward to by many non Scottish friends who also bless the day of birth of this Scottish bard,
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