At Holy Trinity Cathedrat on October 29 Mr. Robert Booth, Shanghai cricketer of fame, was married to Miss Florence Forrest, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Forrest of Seattle. The bride was attended by Mesdames A. G. Meise, L. F. Stokes, and William Lowe. The best man was Mr. G. S. Dunkley, and the ushers were Messrs. J. C. Jenkins, A. C. Sinclair, and 1A. G Meise.
Mr. T. Crosthwaite acted as toast master and. in proposing the health of the guest and wishing him future prosperity expressed the regret those present, and many others who were unable io attend, that Shanghai was losing so genial and popular an aificer. "As a memento of his stay in Shanghai, Captain Thomas was presented with a silver spirit flask by his colleagues of the Shanghai Club, his reply, Captain. 'Thomas regretted leaving the city where he made so many friends and hoped at he would have the pleasure of meeting them all, collectively individually, at "The Cathedral' in Salisbury, to which town he Is proceeding.
Mr, Erle Davies, the chief of the local Boilermakers' Union, took the opportunity of handing to the departing captain his. scroll of initiation in that institution, which serolt was impressively read by Mr. B. L. Hartropp and elucidated by Mr. J. A. Bonnyman, A spirited rendering of some of the local classics by Mr. W. MI. Weston and. individually expressed good wishes to the guest completed "the evening,
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