On the occasion of the seventeenth anniversary of the March on Rome, Shanghai's Italian community gatheret at the Italian Club, Rue Maresca, at 6 p.m. yesterday when Comdr. L. Neyrone, Italian Consul-General and Mr. L. Riggio, secretary of the
gathering and in a few well-chosen Shanghai, x Fascio, addressed the
words conveyed the importance of the to their audience. There was no other official function although a member of private parties were arranged.
TE, S Angus napbp of the United States Far Eastern Fleet, was dressed, while other men-o'-war in harbour flew the Italian fag.
The anniversary commemorates Signor Benito Mussolinis advent to power following his historical march on Rome at the head of his Black-shirts.
"On the very day we planned to hold our jubilee celebration I watched the shells fall on our buildings, tearing long. ginning of a larger and more usefal Grounds Ruined Tt was two weeks Tater before Mr. Fryer was able to get through the lines to see what was left of the build-had penetrated the buildings and fifty ings and grounds. Thirty-three shells
more made a crater out of the grounds. Had the Institution been able to take possession of the buildings at that time, Mr. Fryer states, shelling.
The year 1938 was the most critical year of the Institution's existence. The beginning of that year found the inmates housed in quarters loaned by the Director of the China Inland Mis-Sion. On July 28 they moved to St. Luke's Refugee Hospital No. 2 on Brenan Road, this move being made possible through the generosity of Dr. J. C. McCracken, Camp beds, extra tables and stools were purchased and the flock settled down to carry on their work.
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